brotymo
Well-known member
Grrrrrr....I had another frustrating experience at Walmart today in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. As I was leaving the store to go to my car, I noticed a woman standing at the back of an SUV in one of the parking spots at the end of a row closest to the storefront. She was near the entrance to the right of the store and I was going out the other entrance, so she was about 6 rows over from where I was, but I could hear her. She was holding something and yelling REAL loud. I thought she was in trouble or holding a baby in trouble and was yelling for help. I started to walk that way and then I could hear what she was saying ....
"FREE PUPPIES!"
"FREE....AW come on sir, you know you want one...it is a pit-bull mix."
"FREE PUPPIES! Get one for CHRISTMAS!"
"Hey mam, take a puppy, they won't get too big."
(these were all things I heard her say, though I was still about 3 rows away)
She was yelling at people, many who were clearly trying to avoid her. She was hawking these things like hotdogs at a football game.
When I went by her, she hollared at me about them being pitbulls and said, "Hey, come get a FREE puppy!" I could only hold up my hand and shake it "no". I was too mad to walk over to her.
I couldn't help thinking about how all that lady wanted to do was unload those pups on someone. She didn't care that whoever took one was obviously doing it on impulse (always a bad thing) and that by advertising that they were pitbill mixes would attract the dog-fighting sort which we have plenty of around here, unfortunately. That poor pup she was holding had to have been miserable getting his ears shouted into like that. It was very cold and windy, too.
I handled the situation by calling the manager of Walmart from my vehicle and reporting her and how obnoxious she was being to the customers. The manager said he was going to run her off. I didn't stay to see if they did, but I hope they did.
With the economy so bad, I worry people would take a puppy as a "free" present for their kids (though anyone who has owned a dog knows there is no such thing as a "free" puppy). Poor little critters...that would be a future I wouldn't want to see...that or a short life as dogfighting bait.
"FREE PUPPIES!"
"FREE....AW come on sir, you know you want one...it is a pit-bull mix."
"FREE PUPPIES! Get one for CHRISTMAS!"
"Hey mam, take a puppy, they won't get too big."
(these were all things I heard her say, though I was still about 3 rows away)
She was yelling at people, many who were clearly trying to avoid her. She was hawking these things like hotdogs at a football game.
When I went by her, she hollared at me about them being pitbulls and said, "Hey, come get a FREE puppy!" I could only hold up my hand and shake it "no". I was too mad to walk over to her.
I couldn't help thinking about how all that lady wanted to do was unload those pups on someone. She didn't care that whoever took one was obviously doing it on impulse (always a bad thing) and that by advertising that they were pitbill mixes would attract the dog-fighting sort which we have plenty of around here, unfortunately. That poor pup she was holding had to have been miserable getting his ears shouted into like that. It was very cold and windy, too.
I handled the situation by calling the manager of Walmart from my vehicle and reporting her and how obnoxious she was being to the customers. The manager said he was going to run her off. I didn't stay to see if they did, but I hope they did.
With the economy so bad, I worry people would take a puppy as a "free" present for their kids (though anyone who has owned a dog knows there is no such thing as a "free" puppy). Poor little critters...that would be a future I wouldn't want to see...that or a short life as dogfighting bait.