I just moved to the Blue Hill area at the beginnin...

I just moved to the Blue Hill area at the beginning of January. Very stoked on the fact that this quaint little town had a food co-op! I was a daily visitor to my local food co-op, back home in Buffalo, NY. Upon arrival to Blue Hill me and my big family of 7 knew we needed a membership because we d be frequenting the co-op often. Today, I stoped in to the co-op to pick up some items for dinner & epsom salts with my daughter. I quickly remember I needed more face lotion and local goodies to send back home for friends/family like handmade bar soaps etc. As I was in the aisle where all these things are located, I notice an employee come down the aisle and start pretending to face items while staring at me the entire time. She was shortly followed by an older managerial looking woman, who unprompted started saying excuse me, excuse me, miss!? Can I help you? I responded by stating that I was looking for something, this older woman continued to pester me until I stood my ground and told her no. My daughter and I felt very uncomfortable and offended. My partner shops in the store everyday and I told him how we were treated, as if we were filling our pockets with things. I don t know if this is common for this area but it was very unsettling.
Perhaps the coop should work on being more welcoming to unfamiliar faces, or I should dress up as a man and won t be bothered at all.