twintubdexter
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Why I shop at Stater Bros. and avoid Walmart
I have this thing about dogs in food stores. There's a California State Law that prohibits dogs from being brought into a grocery store, in fact any store that carries food items. The exception is supposed to be service dogs which require the owner to carry a permit. One of the hardware stores I used to work for had to pay hefty fine for allowing dogs in the store even though all they carried were dried fruit and nuts.
I used to occasionally go to one of the local Walmarts. I began to see more and more dogs in carts or on leashes. On one visit I counted 6 dogs. Then, while walking through a clothing area I stepped in a pile of dog poop. It was not pretty. I took a shirt off a rack, dropped the hanger and wiped my shoe off, then proceeded to their crowded customer service area and asked to see the dufus store manager. I handed him the stinky shirt and told him what happened and he replied "no one who works for Walmart is allowed to say anything to a customer about their dogs." It was the last time I was in Walmart store.
When I was in the local Stater Bros. market near me I did in fact see the store manager ask 2 guys with a poodle in their shopping cart to either show him proof that Fifi was indeed a service dog or to leave. He was professional and courteous. I'm not sure how others feel about dogs in food stores.
I love dogs, but my Holly (and her partner Maggie) stay home on shopping trips.
I have this thing about dogs in food stores. There's a California State Law that prohibits dogs from being brought into a grocery store, in fact any store that carries food items. The exception is supposed to be service dogs which require the owner to carry a permit. One of the hardware stores I used to work for had to pay hefty fine for allowing dogs in the store even though all they carried were dried fruit and nuts.
I used to occasionally go to one of the local Walmarts. I began to see more and more dogs in carts or on leashes. On one visit I counted 6 dogs. Then, while walking through a clothing area I stepped in a pile of dog poop. It was not pretty. I took a shirt off a rack, dropped the hanger and wiped my shoe off, then proceeded to their crowded customer service area and asked to see the dufus store manager. I handed him the stinky shirt and told him what happened and he replied "no one who works for Walmart is allowed to say anything to a customer about their dogs." It was the last time I was in Walmart store.
When I was in the local Stater Bros. market near me I did in fact see the store manager ask 2 guys with a poodle in their shopping cart to either show him proof that Fifi was indeed a service dog or to leave. He was professional and courteous. I'm not sure how others feel about dogs in food stores.
I love dogs, but my Holly (and her partner Maggie) stay home on shopping trips.
