In Which I "Tell Off A Customer.

[ralerin]

(First post from my ipad, yay! I might have to get Forum Runner but I've spent too much in the past 2 days so not yet.)

Another customer locked their dog in their car again. *sigh* Other Customer was getting completely up in his case about it and Guy was getting really mad at her. As gently as I could, I explained that she was right, the dog could overheat and to be careful next time. He calms down a little bit and leaves, very shamed. I don't think I was sucky, I tried being as gentle as I could. Ah well.

Bonus:Psycho

This happened last night just as the pharmacy is closing. Guy calls in and is talking extremely fast about Lorazapine before I even have the greeting finished yet. i say "Sir, you have the front store. The pharmacy is closing for the night." Guy goes BALLISTIC and starts freaking out that I shorted him his meds and he doesn't eat them like a fucking drug addict, blah blah blah. I transfer him to the pharmacy.

Seriously? Why do you ignore my statement of I am not a pharmacist?

[hinakiba777]

Ugh, I hate when people do that to their dogs. I mean the poor things can get really sick and dehydrated if they are left in the car, especially if the window is up. Though I do know people who rail against mistreating pets by leaving them in the car with the windows shut, then do the same thing to their children.

Also, crazy drug guy sounds scary.

WOO iPad!

[Tama]

When we took our dog out (a mini doxie) it was NEVER in summer when it was hot. When it was fall or winter, yes, but we would always fill the two back cupholders with water so she could have it to drink.

Some people, honestly...

[Marmalady]

It's not just in cars either - a couple of summers ago, a customer tied up their dog outside the front of our store and left it there, in full blazing hot sun (I mean it was merciless that day) with no water and no way of getting into any shade. The poor thing was panting so much it was making a wet patch on the ground.
We got water for it and kept shouting on the PA but nobody came so we got the RSPCA out. The owners were sat in the coffee shop, oblivious - until they came out and got torn off a strip by the RSPCA man.

[XCashier]

The owners were sat in the coffee shop, oblivious - until they came out and got torn off a strip by the RSPCA man.

Good! A serious public shaming is what's needed in many cases.

[Seshat]

Critters have feelings, well critters have feelings
Critters have feelings too, critters have feelings
Oh critters have feelings, what's a critter gonna do

-- Hoodwinked Soundtrack

[tropicsgoddess]

If she thought that dogs don't overheat while sitting in a car (regardless of the temps outside) then she's just plain a freakin' idiot. The other guy was a psycho plain out.

[Mnemjian]

he doesn't eat them like a fucking drug addict

With that kind of reaction, it sounds like he does

And people who treat dogs like that certainly don't deserve to have one. Last summer at the flea market someone left their Jack Russell in a car with the windows up on a very hot day. They announced it over the intercom a few times, but nobody answered. After a while someone smashed the car window and got the dog out. The poor thing was half dead.. it was really sad.

[Salesmonkey]

If the phone guy was talking about "lorazepam", it's used as part of detox for alcoholics. His Dr. might have prescribed it to him to stop the D.T.'s. So he might have been rushed because the little pink elephants were waiting to use the phone.

[Duncan MacLeod]

(First post from my ipad, yay! I might have to get Forum Runner but I've spent too much in the past 2 days so not yet.)

My ipad shipped from china yesterday! (sorry to threadjack!) Forum runner is great on my ipod touch, I don't think I will be able to resist...