Please Do Not Pet The Managers
I shop at a dollar store near my house frequently. I know pretty much all the employees, and they know me and my service dog. I’m in one day and the manager happens to be ringing me out.
The customer behind me sees my service dog and leans down to pet him.
Me: “Ma’am, please don’t touch him.”
Customer: “Oh, come on! He’s so cute!”
Me: “Yes, and he’s working. Please leave him alone.”
Customer: “You can’t control me! If I want to pet him, I’ll pet him! I don’t care if he’s working!”
The manager speaks up.
Manager: “I’m cute, too. Will you pet me?”
The customer looks at him: a six-foot, heavily-built man.
Customer: “Well… I… Hmph!”
Manager: “Yeah, that’s what I thought. If you ain’t gonna pet me, you ain’t gotta pet a working dog.”
And that’s part of why I always shop there!
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