*sigh* I'm loosing my touch. (Warning: Hi-jacked by Em)

[EmtheFishLady]

I do miss Spook. I miss you all, but Spook is and always has been sort of special. I'll give him a call, although changing a Spooks mind is almost impossible...even for a Queen.

 

[Wisher1000]

Try this.....

 

[sourland]

Does Alaskan know we don't have a northern gate?

Spook on hiatus huh? I'll have to see what I can do to fix that.

Alaskan, 'know'? That's sort of an oxymoron.

We all miss Spook - he had a rough year.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Well I batted my eyelashes and said pretty please....didn't work. He just shook his head and went through the door. Literally...he went THROUGH it.















But then I reminded him that there'd be donuts and brownies and cake...he said he might stop in later.

 

[Wisher1000]

Don't forget the Sour cherry pie, it's a tradition.....

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Isn't anything baked a tradition?

It's Friday, and it isn't the 13th...We aren't even open yet and already I have had some doozies come into the store...This lady just bought a mouse and asked me for the birth certificate...

I do hope I didn't hurt her feelings too much by laughing...

 

[Wisher1000]

You should make one up on the computer, reduce it to the size of a stamp, and print it out and give it to her!

I always loved it when people would stand and watch the big birds (Cockatoo, Macaw, African Gray) eating a peanut or other treat. After a while, they would look sad and ask what happened to it's leg. The first time it happened, I was confused. "What do you mean?" They said that they noticed that the bird only had one leg.

They stand on one leg and hold what they are eating in the other, up by their beak.......

No joke, this happened three times that I remember.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

My favorites are the "Do you have puppies?" "no, we work with the local animal shelter, and do not sell puppies or kitttens." "Well, can you order me a chihuahua?" "We don't sell dogs or cats." "Oh, yeah I know, but could you order me one?"

Or there's the guy who wants me to get him a skunk, but what will it look like?

 

[Wisher1000]

One day, I bought a box of poodle puppies from a lady that brought them in. I didn't normally do that, but it was special circumstances. They were dropped off while another person was in the store to return a dog. It had been sold to him at below cost a week before, because it had been in store longer than I liked to keep them. I told him when he bought it that is was sold "as is" (all vet paperwork was current and went with the pup) and he couldn't bring it back if I sold it at the price he paid. After a heated discussion that lasted over an hour, I finally said, fine, here's your money.

He pocketed the money and then pointed to the puppies and asked how much those were. I said those will not be for sale until they have been vet checked and have health certificates. He asked how much if he bought one before that. I knew where this was going and had no intention of selling him another puppy. How much will you sell them for after the vet check? - $400 (actually it was half that) How much if I buy it before it goes to the vet? - $500 How much if I get it without a warranty? - $600 How can it be higher? - $700 But that is ridiculous! - $800 Oh, I see how it is! - Evidently not, - $900.

He walked out. I didn't do that with customers, normally, but he was special.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

We just have a small store. Not big enough for puppies, and I don't like the idea of it anyway. We do mainly reptiles, fish, and are rapidly becoming known for our exotics.

In fact, meet Meeko