Why are (Some) Men so Mean?
In the past, Topiary had supported the Madison Ace Hardware, despite their high prices and the crotchety old men who worked there, because they adopted 3 Katrina cats to live in the store.
Any time you went in there, the cats were happily lounging on a feed bag or patrolling for mice.
Well, the store was sold to new owners, and they got rid of the cats. When Topiary went in there yesterday and looked around for the cats, the salesclerk said: "They ran off."
Well, cats with a warm home, who had lived in the same place for over two years, who are fed regularly in that warm home, do NOT just run off! Cats like to be in their same place.
When Topiary said as much, the salesclerk exploded in rage. "Are you calling me a liar?" thundered the old guy. No---just doesn't seem likely that they would "wander off." "You're calling me a liar---you need to take your business elsewhere."
Well, no problem there.
Topiary just feels sorry for the cats, thats all. People who dump now-unwanted pets by a road to be killed by cars or to starve to death (because they're pets, they don't know how to live in the wild), are the worst people in the world.
Moo!
Any time you went in there, the cats were happily lounging on a feed bag or patrolling for mice.
Well, the store was sold to new owners, and they got rid of the cats. When Topiary went in there yesterday and looked around for the cats, the salesclerk said: "They ran off."
Well, cats with a warm home, who had lived in the same place for over two years, who are fed regularly in that warm home, do NOT just run off! Cats like to be in their same place.
When Topiary said as much, the salesclerk exploded in rage. "Are you calling me a liar?" thundered the old guy. No---just doesn't seem likely that they would "wander off." "You're calling me a liar---you need to take your business elsewhere."
Well, no problem there.
Topiary just feels sorry for the cats, thats all. People who dump now-unwanted pets by a road to be killed by cars or to starve to death (because they're pets, they don't know how to live in the wild), are the worst people in the world.
Moo!
posted by The Topiary Cow at
7:25 AM
12 Comments:
That's double terrible. To treat the cats that way is horrible, but to follow that up by treating customers like that is stupid.
Grr...
I hope the cats got in a good scratch or two!
I'm all about supporting the local stores, but not at the cost of customer service.
I can get rude service at Lowe's for a cheaper price.
And I hope those cats are purring away some place nice. :-(
Amen.
Jerk.
~:<
Topiary thanks you all for your support.
Topiary often wishes the world were just a nicer place....
Moo!
That is just so awful! I am with SM, I can go to superstores and get bad service any day. . It's just a shame people would be that way. Which location was this? I want to be sure never to visit.
If I do it will be to roll their yard.
Hmm.
Hi Christy.
Madison Ace Hardware, located on Highway 51 just south of the Madison Library and US Post Office.
Moo!
Can I just say that the word "some" is missing from the title of this post?
Ah, very astute, Mr. Andy.
Cow is rectifying this immediately.
Moo!
thanks for telling me about this ,, definatly won't do business there would have cats home for them if I had known
family has farm in delta would have loved to have taken them there
Does that mean I get a Dr. Pepper or something? ;)
Just leafy greens.
Alas.
Moo!
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