26 July 2005
Addendum to Customer Rule #5
(That was the one about leaving garbage in the store. 'Cause, you know, ew.)
Rule #5 corollary: Don't let your dog (or child) poo in the store.
I have a pretty high tolerance for poo, having changed quite a few diapers in my babysitting days. It doesn't bother me the way it bothers some people. But... I really, really, REALLY don't think I should have to clean it off the floor of my store.
I can't quite figure out how the poo gets on the floor, anyway (well, ok, I grasp the biological functions, but...). I'm not a big fan of people bringing their pets in the store in the first place (obviously I don't consider service animals to be "pets"), but if you just have to bring Fido in while you shop for wallpaper, you should either 1) make sure Fido does his business before entering the store, or 2) be prepared to deal with it if Fido does make a mess.
So, when I have a customer tell me, "Ummm.... there's some poop on the floor over there," I get a bit cranky. One of two things must have happened: Either the pet owner didn't bother to clean it up/inform someone of the mess, or they didn't notice (!). Neither option is acceptable. 'Cause, you know, ew!
Rule #5 corollary: Don't let your dog (or child) poo in the store.
I have a pretty high tolerance for poo, having changed quite a few diapers in my babysitting days. It doesn't bother me the way it bothers some people. But... I really, really, REALLY don't think I should have to clean it off the floor of my store.
I can't quite figure out how the poo gets on the floor, anyway (well, ok, I grasp the biological functions, but...). I'm not a big fan of people bringing their pets in the store in the first place (obviously I don't consider service animals to be "pets"), but if you just have to bring Fido in while you shop for wallpaper, you should either 1) make sure Fido does his business before entering the store, or 2) be prepared to deal with it if Fido does make a mess.
So, when I have a customer tell me, "Ummm.... there's some poop on the floor over there," I get a bit cranky. One of two things must have happened: Either the pet owner didn't bother to clean it up/inform someone of the mess, or they didn't notice (!). Neither option is acceptable. 'Cause, you know, ew!
# posted by mamurd @ 5:41 PM 
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Holy Sh!t! (Pun definitely intended ;-) )
People actually do this?? I've never come across poo in a store. Either I've been lucky, or the store people move fast to fix the problem.
Geez Louise, people sure can be inconsiderate...
People actually do this?? I've never come across poo in a store. Either I've been lucky, or the store people move fast to fix the problem.
Geez Louise, people sure can be inconsiderate...
# posted by 
: 6:06 PM
: 6:06 PM
Sadly, it's happened more than once. Yesterday was just the first day that I had the joy and pleasure of cleaning it up. The worst part was that the customer who told me about the poo found it by stepping in it! So not only did she get it on her shoe, but it made it harder to clean up. Un-stepped on droppings were much easier to pick up.
# posted by : 6:44 PM
: 6:44 PM
Hey, my brother works at Target and they found poo in the middle of an aisle, like a pile of it! Everyone was scared to touch it so he had to clean it up. How does this happen?!
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