I'd have to agree. A few stores I've visited don't know how to take care of their reptiles. Or the people they hire just don't give a crap. Like you, my roommate and I always alert one of the employees to the status of bad looking reptiles (and small animals).

I hit up one Petco, where I got Sabbath, and the guy in charge of the reptiles definitely knew what he was doing. He was very knowledgeable about feeding, morphs, care and the like.

However, when it comes to getting an animal in the future, I will stick with a breeder

Kudos to ya for alerting one of the workers, though!