(While closing up shop alone one night, two gentlemen walked in and the following conversation took place.)
Customer #1: “So, uh… how much experience do you need to groom dogs?”
Me: “Well, none to start out. They start you as a bather, and then after about three months they send you through an academy to learn how to groom dogs.”
Customer #1: “You gotta go to school for this?”
Me: “Yes, it’s actually not as easy as it looks.”
Customer #1: “You make a lot of money?”
Me: “Well, that’s hard to say. We work on commission, so… it just depends on how many dogs you can do in a week.”
Customer #2: “You think if you’ve got a cruelty to animals charge, they’ll let you work here?”
Me: “…no.”
Customer: *calling on the phone* “Hello, I’d like to make an appointment with the groomer. My dog won’t get up and walk around, and every time I touch his leg, he whimpers. I think it may be broken.”
Me: “Well, ma’am, I don’t think the groomer is the best place to take an animal with a broken leg. Your best bet would be to call a vet, and have them look at the animal.”
Customer: “Vets are expensive. A groomer deals with animals as well. Shouldn’t they know everything a vet does?”
Me: “Ma’am, bringing a dog with a broken leg to a groomer is like bringing a kid with a broken leg to a hairdresser. I think a vet would be a much better choice.”
Customer: “Well, I NEVER! That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
Me: “I wont lie to you; that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever had to say. You have a nice day.” *hangs up*
