Pet Store Sexing Unbelievable!

[Mrl249]

I was off and bored today so I decided to test different pet stores reliability. (call it what you will). I grabbed our MALE albino and spider, then I was off! (I grabbed 2 so one male wasn't getting popped all day)
So I set out to Store A, (all the stores I chose were affiliated and sold reptiles, even some morphs!! Walk into the store, I tell one of the guys in the reptiles section that I need a ball python "popped", he looked at me as if I were speaking Vietnamese. So I then told him "sexed" or "probed" he then knew what I was talking about but still had to call another employee to assist him. They both looked at our spider for about 8-10 min and then guaranteed me it was a female. I said ok thanks.
Store B, also assured me that my spider was a female even though they were very quick about it.
It wasnt till I got to store C, that I finally got an accurate reading!!! He popped our albino and right away he knew it was a male! I know where I'm going from now on!
Sadly Store D didn't pass the test either, even though they had 3 different people look at it!
It's horrible knowing that it doesn't take much knowledge about reptiles or
pets in general to work at a retail pet supply store. I dont support them and will continue not to, ( at least towards my herps).

Three of four stores gave me false information, and we all know that males and females are a big price different most of the time. What if I went into one of those stores looking to buy a female albino??? If I didnt know any better they could just hand me a male, sell it to me for female price and then send me on my way!!

Four hours and a tank of gas later I got what I needed and I hope it helps someone in the long run!! Just because they say it doesnt mean it!!!

Thanks for your time!

-M