Have You Tried Checking The Sewers?

Customer: “I would like to learn about your turtles.”

Me: “I’m sorry, we don’t carry turtles.”

Customer: “Well, what about that one up front?”

Me: “That’s actually a tortoise.”

Customer: “Oh, where can I find little turtles?”

Coworker: “It’s actually illegal to sell and own turtles under four inches in New York State.”

Customer: “Oh, okay. Do you know where I can buy an illegal turtle?”

Coworker: “Umm… A state other than New York?”

(Thinking she might not be understanding what illegal is, I decide to chime back in.)

Me: “You could get arrested for having a turtle that size.”

Customer: “Okay, I guess I’ll have to search around, then. Thanks!”