A Costco manager kicked a customer out of their shop after he refused to wear a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The customer, who filmed his encounter with and posted the footage on Instagram, refused to comply with the request because he "woke in a free country".
In the clip, the manager is seen walk away with the trolley and calmly the customer to "have a nice day".
But the customer gives his Costco membership card to a woman who came with him to the store and states, "I'm not an f***ing sheep."
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Costco issued a new policy from May 4 requiring all customers and workers to wear a face mask inside its stores and petrol stations.
"The use of a mask or face covering should not be seen as a substitute for social distancing," the statement read.
"Please continue to observe rules regarding appropriate distancing while on Costco premises."
The rule was met criticism among some shoppers who took to social media to slam the move.
'I will not comply with your mask rule!,' one person posted on Twitter.
Others blasted the move an "abuse of power".
"You have hit a new low... you are an American corporation with an obligation to support our American values, dictating face mask for your workers is one thing but forcing this on your loyal members who paid for a membership is a complete abuse of power," one man wrote.
Experts advise Americans to wear face masks when venturing out of their homes into places where it is difficult to socially distance.
So, some Twitter users have supported the manager in the clip.
"Good on @Costco ...they made the announcement weeks ago that every member will be required to wear a mask..this a------e went in there just to cause a scene! So everyone else is wearing masks to protect him..but he won't wear one to protect others??
"Enjoy your Rona Sir," one Twitter user wrote.
So far, there have been more than 1.5 million confirmed cases in the US of the coronavirus, which has been blamed for more than 92,000 deaths.
