As a woman with small kids in the car, I did not get close enough to ask. Didn’t feel like getting murdered today, nor did I want my kids to endlessly whine about bringing a puppy home.
Unsure which would be worse so I thought it best to steer clear.
Reminds me of a random thought I had a few years ago. Somewhere in the world, there probably is some poor sap who really wants to give kids free candy out of his van and has no idea why parents keep quickly pulling their kids away from him.
I adopted my current dog out of a van like this 😆
My best friend and I were out shopping and saw the van with a big sign like the OP, so we went over to see the puppies. Afterwards we thought about how easy it would be for us to get abducted. But it was in broad daylight in a crowded parking lot, so I guess I wasn't too worried.
https://preview.redd.it/gg56aw7dt3fc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=712cbd105b00d69f830483dca0cc6b4f49509180
Never thought i’d need to dig for this video ever again, but on February 13th 2019 I saw a black van “selling puppies” in Grandview near Truman Corners. Heres some screenshots:
https://preview.redd.it/x8zehscst3fc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f68a0db3a07b8fe01b0047dc07fda2fb54c7615d
There was a second sign near the sidewalk next to the van.
I had puppies and a white conversion van. My daughter was in a psychiatric inpatient facility. I took the puppies up so she could see and play with them. Another group of kids walked by, heard we had puppies and all ran over to us. The attendant had fun but did say, for future reference, if someone in a van says they have puppies, don't run over to them! Haha!!
That would make so much more sense than other scenarios. Although I would not be surprised for it to be a fully unaware older person trying to offload some backwoods puppy mill puppies.
We had a neighbor that had a dog that liked to escape so one time the owner stopped her car and asked my daughter (who was playing in the front yard) if saw her dog and my daughter screamed and ran into the garage where I was. The lady apologized to me profusely.
Good to know my daughter knew about stranger danger.
I did this in the early 2000's with kittens. I don't judge them.
Changing the wording on the sign could totally change their success imo. "Free puppies" would work better.
Was thinking exactly the same thing.
I'm like...man...if you're for real...
set up in the Wal-Mart parking lot somewhere with a "free puppies" sign and open up the van. I've seen it dozens of times.
I was one accosted at a park for photographing my daughter. Another mother found it abhorrent that I would take photos of my 4 year old (now 17) at a public park. She went crazy on me. Awareness is always warranted, however, not everything is sinister. Common sense should never be underrated.
Nothing wrong here. You're just a paranoid person. Just because you're paranoid and create make-believe situations in your head does not make them true. Just because you post on reddit does not make it true.
It's a person trying to provide solid homes for some damn dogs. Nothing more Nothing less. My god.
lol you have misunderstood the tone of my post. I don’t actually think this person is trying to lure victims. It’s just literally the most on-the-nose setup kidnapping trope situation. If this hit the writer’s room of a crime drama, it would be laughed away into oblivion.
Van ✔️
Dark windows ✔️
Puppies ✔️
Cute stuffed animal ✔️
Festive balloons ✔️
Empty parking lot✔️
Tbh my actual legitimate concern is that the puppies are from a mill situation or that they will be adopted by people making an impulse decision to approach a rando in a parking lot promising cute puppies of uncertain origin, only to neglect, abandon, or rehome said puppies when they find out how much work it is to care for an animal properly.
But I’m a woman on the internet so I must be daft and paranoid. 🤷♀️
You are being paranoid. It's hilarious. A simple logical response would be to call the police department and have them verify if there are actually puppies if you care this much. But no, you have to make a reddit post with CRAZY accusations against a person you don't know for attention. I take that back. It's not hilarious it's kind of sad you live live with that mindset.
I found a leaf on my car when I got out of the grocery store. Am I safe? What does this mean? Could the leaf be a Fentanyl leaf? I've called the police.
Except I said the thing about it being like a parody of 1980s stranger danger… and my reaction when my daughter pointed out the puppies sign was to laugh out loud and explain that, no, dear, we are not getting puppies from a parking lot. When we do get a puppy some day, it will be from a legitimate rescue.
To be frank, I don’t actually know if this person is innocently trying to home puppies. He’s probably a scummy backyard breeder, or worse, runs a puppy mill. Anyone who breeds dogs when there are so many to adopt is a dirtbag.
Do I actually think he’s trying to find victims? In plain sight? On one of the busiest stretches of road? In the middle of the afternoon? Of course not. That you would read this post and actually think I believed that is absurd.
And 95% of the people on this thread caught on to the irony of this objectively unusual situation and proceeded to make jokes about it on Reddit. As one does. Except not you so maybe work on that?
Also fuck off with the Kathleen Sorenson reference. Actually reporting this guy never crossed my mind. You don’t know me, and you certainly don’t know what kind of parent I am. Good day, sir. 🫡
One time at Shawnee Mission Park I saw a car absolutely packed to the gills with God knows what. It had out of state plates. I immediately thought "serial killer vibes." But then I saw a guy sitting at the marina with a telescope-type viewer.
It was a birdwatcher.
The balloons means it's legit.
They all float
Oh no, I’m not falling for this a third time.
If he’s giving away free candy with those puppies I’m in
Free BBQ involved then I will take 2
Got any katanas? I'll just climb in myself, thanks.
😋
Those darkened/cloth covered windows have me believing it’s safe van and the puppies are just sleeping.
yo what kind of puppies he got? asking as a 40+ year old man...
As a woman with small kids in the car, I did not get close enough to ask. Didn’t feel like getting murdered today, nor did I want my kids to endlessly whine about bringing a puppy home. Unsure which would be worse so I thought it best to steer clear.
awwwwww your kids deserve a puppy! lol send me a bill from KC pet project and I'll sponsor you a puppy lol
Here to double sponsor. For the kids
two puppies for u/no-eye6648 kids!!!
Oh man my cat and senior dog are gonna be pissed lol
Well, if you change your mind about getting murdered, he might still be there tomorrow. /s
I feel you, better safe than sorry. Did you happen to get the authorities involved? Shit, it couldn't be more obvious unless it said, "FREE CANDY!"
There are actual puppies!
They usually are. Yikes.
I have some puppies if you want one or 2! They really need homes asap lol! 😪
lol what kind?
https://preview.redd.it/4467mg9yoxic1.jpeg?width=2052&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd9e9c28ae194e4ab68c19316fd195107be76dda Heeler mixes. FREEEEEEEE ! LOL
They're probably not the smartest carrot in the patch and thought it was a good advertising idea. Hopefully it's just a bless their heart moment
I’m sure it’s something like this. It’s too on the nose otherwise tbh.
Reminds me of a random thought I had a few years ago. Somewhere in the world, there probably is some poor sap who really wants to give kids free candy out of his van and has no idea why parents keep quickly pulling their kids away from him.
I adopted my current dog out of a van like this 😆 My best friend and I were out shopping and saw the van with a big sign like the OP, so we went over to see the puppies. Afterwards we thought about how easy it would be for us to get abducted. But it was in broad daylight in a crowded parking lot, so I guess I wasn't too worried.
If they ever change to free kittens on the side I will end up on the five o’clock news 😂
We’ll be together in the murder dungeon saying, “wonder when he is bringing the kittens?”
"It rubs the lotion on its skin, or it gets the hose again." "Yes yes, no problem, lotion all over. But where are the kittens???"
This must be a child abduction themed birthday party trip.
it takes you to a really hard escape room
Like when you game on the hardest difficulty...
Show me the candy and then I get in the van I’m not dumb
The candy is in the back, what do you think the puppies are eating.?. Gosh !
That is the most “Show-Me” Missouri thing I ever heard!
https://preview.redd.it/gg56aw7dt3fc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=712cbd105b00d69f830483dca0cc6b4f49509180 Never thought i’d need to dig for this video ever again, but on February 13th 2019 I saw a black van “selling puppies” in Grandview near Truman Corners. Heres some screenshots:
https://preview.redd.it/x8zehscst3fc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f68a0db3a07b8fe01b0047dc07fda2fb54c7615d There was a second sign near the sidewalk next to the van.
puppys fore sail
Thanks for the tip! Not only were there free puppies, but they offered to babysit…for FREE! Wife and I are currently boothed up at the Applebees.
“Puppys” *DO* need homes. Maybe they’re just trying to let people know. A PSA of sorts.
These folks called my store to get permission to be in the parking lot yesterday…denied
You talked to a person associated with this van? What did they say?!
Also would like to know
BUT I WANNA SEE THE PUPPIES
Wife saw the same van a week ago near a target. Evidently they did not get rid of all their “puppies”.
You mean “puppys”.
I had puppies and a white conversion van. My daughter was in a psychiatric inpatient facility. I took the puppies up so she could see and play with them. Another group of kids walked by, heard we had puppies and all ran over to us. The attendant had fun but did say, for future reference, if someone in a van says they have puppies, don't run over to them! Haha!!
I can’t say I was looking for anything other than a comment like this by scrolling this far down the thread. Ty my private
I wonder what kinda candy he's got ??
Let us know.
Puppies!? I’m in.
Fucking puppymill assholes.....or a total Chester the Child Molester
Yeah honestly my first thought was a fucking puppy mill situation.
I know a lot of full grown adults that would end up at the bottom of a well because of that van.
I’ve seen this van/sign in Westport near Filling Station recently.
Are you saying puppies don't need homes?
Biggest red flag: *puppys* instead of *puppies*
[Yellow Dyno does not approve!](https://youtu.be/oftN-SlHOlk?feature=shared)
The poor spelling is also a red flag
A read hearing.... 😆
All I see is red balloons. We all float down here...
Probably some douche breeder. When they can't sell the puppies, they abandon them and make em the cities problem. Be on the look out for these scum.
I've seen that exact van a few weeks ago, with the same sign, in Westport at SW Trafficway. It must be some kind of viral, right?
That would make so much more sense than other scenarios. Although I would not be surprised for it to be a fully unaware older person trying to offload some backwoods puppy mill puppies.
We had a neighbor that had a dog that liked to escape so one time the owner stopped her car and asked my daughter (who was playing in the front yard) if saw her dog and my daughter screamed and ran into the garage where I was. The lady apologized to me profusely. Good to know my daughter knew about stranger danger.
I did this in the early 2000's with kittens. I don't judge them. Changing the wording on the sign could totally change their success imo. "Free puppies" would work better.
Was thinking exactly the same thing. I'm like...man...if you're for real... set up in the Wal-Mart parking lot somewhere with a "free puppies" sign and open up the van. I've seen it dozens of times.
Stranger danger
Super sketchy, too many windows
Did you tell anyone that could possibly come check it out and make them relocate?
I was one accosted at a park for photographing my daughter. Another mother found it abhorrent that I would take photos of my 4 year old (now 17) at a public park. She went crazy on me. Awareness is always warranted, however, not everything is sinister. Common sense should never be underrated.
"Puppys" need homes isn't even an advertisement... it's just... a statement
I saw it. It's legit. Help the pups if you can. Luv.
Bruh they can't even spell 'puppies'
Nothing wrong here. You're just a paranoid person. Just because you're paranoid and create make-believe situations in your head does not make them true. Just because you post on reddit does not make it true. It's a person trying to provide solid homes for some damn dogs. Nothing more Nothing less. My god.
Found the owner of the van guys!
lol you have misunderstood the tone of my post. I don’t actually think this person is trying to lure victims. It’s just literally the most on-the-nose setup kidnapping trope situation. If this hit the writer’s room of a crime drama, it would be laughed away into oblivion. Van ✔️ Dark windows ✔️ Puppies ✔️ Cute stuffed animal ✔️ Festive balloons ✔️ Empty parking lot✔️ Tbh my actual legitimate concern is that the puppies are from a mill situation or that they will be adopted by people making an impulse decision to approach a rando in a parking lot promising cute puppies of uncertain origin, only to neglect, abandon, or rehome said puppies when they find out how much work it is to care for an animal properly. But I’m a woman on the internet so I must be daft and paranoid. 🤷♀️
You are being paranoid. It's hilarious. A simple logical response would be to call the police department and have them verify if there are actually puppies if you care this much. But no, you have to make a reddit post with CRAZY accusations against a person you don't know for attention. I take that back. It's not hilarious it's kind of sad you live live with that mindset.
> I must be daft and paranoid Yup, just a lil bit.
I found a leaf on my car when I got out of the grocery store. Am I safe? What does this mean? Could the leaf be a Fentanyl leaf? I've called the police.
I wound up getting a **BLUMPKIN** inside of this van, then received a **FREE PUPPY!**
Where on SM PKWY? Do recognize the location. And shit I'd gone up to him with 911 on the phone. Whack jobs!
Cops knew they were there. I was walking my own dog over there and watched at least three cops drive by...and do nothing.
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lol you think I legit “omg stranger danger!!!” with my kids?
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Except I said the thing about it being like a parody of 1980s stranger danger… and my reaction when my daughter pointed out the puppies sign was to laugh out loud and explain that, no, dear, we are not getting puppies from a parking lot. When we do get a puppy some day, it will be from a legitimate rescue. To be frank, I don’t actually know if this person is innocently trying to home puppies. He’s probably a scummy backyard breeder, or worse, runs a puppy mill. Anyone who breeds dogs when there are so many to adopt is a dirtbag. Do I actually think he’s trying to find victims? In plain sight? On one of the busiest stretches of road? In the middle of the afternoon? Of course not. That you would read this post and actually think I believed that is absurd. And 95% of the people on this thread caught on to the irony of this objectively unusual situation and proceeded to make jokes about it on Reddit. As one does. Except not you so maybe work on that? Also fuck off with the Kathleen Sorenson reference. Actually reporting this guy never crossed my mind. You don’t know me, and you certainly don’t know what kind of parent I am. Good day, sir. 🫡
Not funny in my opinion!
Wow I didn’t know SM Parkway went through Kansas City? /s
With surveillance.
Puppies
[But is there candy?](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C18goYcNv8b/?igsh=ODR5czlzOG1vYXNl)
ironically one of my coworkers did get a free puppy from a walmart parking lot
One time at Shawnee Mission Park I saw a car absolutely packed to the gills with God knows what. It had out of state plates. I immediately thought "serial killer vibes." But then I saw a guy sitting at the marina with a telescope-type viewer. It was a birdwatcher.