fuckyeahretailrobin:

[Image Description: Background is several triangles in a circle like a pie alternating from true red, scarlet and black. A robin is sitting on his perch looking to the right.

Top Text: “Sketchy guy walks around pet store”

Bottom Text: “Breaks 6 ferrets’ necks and leaves blood all over small animal room”]

I have a horrifying retail story. 

My now store manager worked as a cashier at one of our old locally owned (outside of Milwaukee, WI) pet stores a few years back. One day a guy came in and was looking through bins of toys and such but his entire demeanor was creepy. She thought he was going to steal something so she kept a close eye on him. He went into the small animal room and she kept watch on the door and waited until he went out of the room. She went in to make sure he didn’t steal any animals or anything, and she did not expect to find the horrifying scene he had left in there. There was a bin in the middle of the room with 6 ferrets in it and the man had snapped all of their necks and blood was splattered all around the room. 

She reacted as quickly as one can in such a situation, and grabbed a huge rawhide bone and ran in the direction she saw him leave the room in. She was ready to beat this guy to a pulp. She searched the whole store and parking lot but he was gone. A few weeks later, still shaken from the incident, she saw the man’s face on the news one night. He was featured because he was in custody for a string of really gruesome murders. 

The man was Jeffrey Dahmer. I sincerely wish I were joking about this but he was actually a regular customer at one of our other locations at the time. He bought a lot of fish and had a decent customer/retailer relationship with one of the old owners. Almost makes me appreciate the normal pissy customers I’ve had to deal with.