Just Pet Store Things

Customer: “There’s dog poop in the parking lot. You may want to tell someone to go pick it up.”

Me: “Oh is by our door?”

Customer: “No it’s over behind the carts out there.” *gestures beyond the cart return, a good 200 meters from our door*

Me: “Oh sorry, sometimes dogs poop out there, we just clean it up if it’s in our store or out in front.”

Customer: “I nearly stepped in it! Tell someone to go clean it up!”

Customer: “I don’t like donating to you guys, I never know where the money goes.”

Coworker: “Well, 30% goes to…”

Customer: “Do you know where the Humane Society donation bin is? The one that used to be on *street name*?”

Coworker: “I don’t, sorry. You could always just drop off your donations at the actual humane society on *road name*.”

Customer: “I didn’t ask you where the Humane Society was, I asked you where the Humane Society DONATION BIN was!! Weren’t you listening?”

Coworker: “I don’t know where the donation bin is. I’m sure you could google it though.”

guess what

animals are a fucking luxury to own. you do not have any need or right to own animals. they are LUXURY and you should be GRATEFUL that you get to own them. care for your animals properly. don’t feed animals shitty food. don’t buy animals you can’t ever spay/neuter. don’t buy animals you cant house properly. dont buy animals you’re going to leave outside to get fleas and other fucked off diseases. don’t buy animals and have no vets in the area. dont buy animals you don’t have time for. don’t buy animals you can’t fucking afford?? 

The lock on our turtle tank has recently been getting a little iffy, which means sometimes you can still pull the drawer out even if it’s supposed to be locked. We’ve put in a request to have the lock fixed, but it’s still broken for the time being.

We walk by the turtle tank and this family has not only pulled out the drawer, they are PICKING UP THE TURTLES. We rush over to rescue the poor things, and the parents are so dumbfounded as to why it’s a big deal. Your kids are shaking around a delicate animal and poking at it. No, that’s cool.

I’m doing go-backs when I hear “You! Come here!” Bracing myself, I walk back to the fish food/treatment aisle, where a customer is tapping her foot, holding up a bottle of ick remedy.

Me: “Hi! What can I help you with today?”

Customer: “I’m furious. Do you know why I’m upset?”

Me: “I’m not sure, what seems to be the problem?”

Customer: *shoving bottle in my face* “There’s only this huge bottle left! I only have a 15 gallon tank! What am I going to do with a huge bottle like this?”

Me: “Sorry, I see there’s a spot for a smaller bottle, we’ve just sold out. If you need a smaller bottle, you can go to *lists other pet stores and aquarium stores in the area* to see if they have more what you’re looking for.”

Customer: “No, I’m going to buy this ****ing lifetime supply. Just know I’m very unhappy.”

Sorry that other people bought it before you. Sorry that you had to spend a whopping $2 more.

Every retail worker should know that.