Pet store idiots

[reggi-BP]

I think you messed up a wonderful oppertunity to educate both the employee and the people who were interested. You didn't state what you said that got you kicked out of the store, but I'm guessing if you had calmly explained BP behavoir instead of arguing they wouldn't have kicked you out.

how could i have messed up an opportunity that wouldn't even happen if i didn't u my common courtesy? i did explain. the manager came out an told me that i don't work there i had no right to try an give them info in his store an to leave his store, because his employee was right. i didn't go in there rude. the worker did i'm not gonna stand there an yell ball python facts while i'm being walked out of the store if i wouldn't have walked up to them they wouldhv learned what they did. nobody cares about what u say if they work there an u just a random person.

[Kinra]

how could i have messed up an opportunity that wouldn't even happen if i didn't u my common courtesy? i did explain. the manager came out an told me that i don't work there i had no right to try an give them info in his store an to leave his store, because his employee was right. i didn't go in there rude. the worker did i'm not gonna stand there an yell ball python facts while i'm being walked out of the store if i wouldn't have walked up to them they wouldhv learned what they did. nobody cares about what u say if they work there an u just a random person.

If you were calm that whole time then great but it shouldn't have come to you being escorted out of the store. You can't fix stupid, so if they don't want to listen you just need to walk away. It's hard to see animals suffer because of ignorance, but you can't save them all.

[ODoyle90]

I'm screwed then! My BP balls up all the time!

Locally owned petstores are the best route, of course, due to the fact they (normally) actually care about their animals. I always prefer petsmart though. Petco is right around the corner, but I went there today on my way to work and saw several underfed snakes with partial sheds. Grrr...

[mommanessy247]

before coming here to bp.net i thought petsmart & petco were awesome stores not knowing the info they were giving out was mostly inaccurate. then coming here and seeing all the stories & getting some experience of my own after the fact is the reason why i try like heck to avoid those stores.

wow wilomn - dont bite MY head off for sayin this but despite how you think the OP may have been in the wrong it was a bit harsh to lash out with insults & such strong critisism. i mean your entitled to your opinion, yes, but c'mon was all that really necessary?

[MasonC2K]

OP. No offense man, but it would be more helpful to the rest of us if you at least wrote you post in somewhat normal english. I have to translate and guess at some of the stuff you wrote.

If English is not your native language then I can cut you some slack but you're from LA. You should just have an accept while; talking not while writing.

[Skiploder]

i cant wait to go back to petsmart an tell them what happen its sad who they hire to take care an educated people about these animals

I think it's adorable that you are going to go to a Petsmart to complain about Petco.

Maybe you could follow up on that by going to Burger King to complain about the fat and salt content of the food at McDonald's.

[Kinra]

I think it's adorable that you are going to go to a Petsmart to complain about Petco.

Maybe you could follow up on that by going to Burger King to complain about the fat and salt content of the food at McDonald's.

[wilomn]

wow wilomn - dont bite MY head off for sayin this but despite how you think the OP may have been in the wrong it was a bit harsh to lash out with insults & such strong critisism. i mean your entitled to your opinion, yes, but c'mon was all that really necessary?

Surely you know me well enough to know that I must have thought it necessary or I wouldn't have bothered at all.

This is neither the first nor last time I've seen this. If that's the best one can do, doing nothing would be the better course of action. YOU may not have problems with people like this making first impressions of reptile keepers on non-reptile keepers, but others know the damage done.

If bragging about stupidity is your thing, as it seemed to be with the OP, perhaps another site would be more appropriate.

[ballpythonluvr]

I totally agree with Wes here. This situation could have been dealt with a much more mature manner then what the OP did. We can all agree to disagree here but Wes is correct. He does not sugar coat things and tells it like it is and I respect him for that.

[Ham]

I am just gonna say one thing here, you DO have a right to free speech anywhere, even in a private buisiness, it is guaranteed by the Constitution under the First Amendment. However a private buisiness also has the right to kick your butt right off their property, it is called the right to refuse service...

I will also mention that both Petco and Petsmart are death camps for not only reptiles but all of their small animals, and they are ridiculously overpriced on their pets, it is pure profit for them when you purchase any small animal from them, do not shop there and you will not support their monstrous appetite for sick and dying reptiles...

Why do people always think Free Speech means you have the right to yell at people, argue and generally be a pain? It was written to protect you from getting arrested and imprisoned for criticizing the government, not so you could scream at your neighbors, I digress however, I enjoy giving ignorant savages a piece of my mind as well, but it is better to give the new reptile owners a positive and calm explanation for why Petco is a worthless pile of dog feces, instead of looking like a lunatic and being escorted out of there. Don't get me wrong I totally empathize with the whole situation, but now that young couple think your a nut, and they are gonna listen to the terrible advice of that brain dead Petco employee, which is a guaranteed death sentence for their poor new snake...

PS: Sorry for my brutally long run on sentences...