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I am also posting this to the BBB. Be warned: This...

I am also posting this to the BBB. Be warned: This is a long and factual story. I scheduled an appointment with portrait international on 3/19/19. I pre-purchased my 12x18 and set time for 3:00 pm. Me, daughter, mom, and grandmother showed up for pictures on day of appointment 3/23/19 around 2:30. There was one family in front of us and we only waited about 15 minutes. The hostess was friendly and took my information and informed me of how the process works. When it was our turn we walked to the green screen area and I said hello how are u to the older male photographer. He replied and who are u, and who s who kind of aggravatedly. I introduced my family and we started. First he instructed my 70 year old grandma to sit on a child size bench. She said she couldn t practically laughing and he said yes u can . Then he decided she could stand behind me and my daughter. Then he pulled my daughters favorite stuffed animal away from her. I asked if the bear could be with her in pictures at some point. He sighed okay. He then comes around tells my mom and grandma to stand behind me and my daughter; picks up my feet and shoves them towards my behind and does same to my daughter very hastily. Does not ask if he can touch and move my/or daughters legs or feet before he does. Also, Mind u we were sitting on the ground in dresses. Then he says prominently this looks sloppy, but I will take the picture if you want. At that point I felt humiliated and violated towards myself and daughter with a room full of people watching so I said loudly come on everyone, we are leaving. Me and my family left and my husband went back up to get our refund. After the photographer basically begged my husband not to press charges against him, he gave him back the $20 deposit, not the $5 sitting fee. I am posting this to fore warn anyone of coming within 5 feet of this older male photographer. His pupils were also very dilated and he was sweating.

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