Black Doll Priced Cheaper Than A White Doll... SA Shoprite

November 24, 2015

Black doll priced cheaper than a white doll? In an attempt to quell the furore, Shoprite said on Monday that it was "regrettable" that the incorrect placement of the price tag of a black doll in a Botswana store had erupted into a racial storm on social media.
Black Doll Priced Cheaper Than A White Doll... SA Shoprite
Black Doll Priced Cheaper Than A White Doll... SA Shoprite
Photos posted on Facebook - and which quickly spread to other social media outlets - appear at first glance to show a black doll priced cheaper than a white doll.

This prompted critics to accuse the supermarket chain, one of the biggest in southern Africa, of deeming a black doll inferior to a white doll.
In its response, Shoprite said the black and white Cutie Baby dolls were displayed next to a bear and that the bear's price tag was mistakenly displayed underneath the black doll, prompting the outcry.


It pointed out that the label under the black doll clearly refers to the bear.

"The fact of the matter is that in Shoprite Maun in Botswana the price card of R99.95 for a plush bear was moved to underneath the Cutie Baby black doll displayed next to it. Its cost is R149.95, exactly the same as the white counterpart." , ,