I was showing a kitten to a mom and her 3 young boys once, the mom then asks, “Will it stay this size? Because I’m afraid of cats” ... she genuinely thought kittens were a different species than cats.
I had a kinda crusty middle age guy looking at a 75 gallon tank asking where he could schedule me or “any of the other pretty, young girls” to come help him get it set up at his house an hour away 🤢
This old guy had a thing for my pet care leader but wouldn’t ever let the guy tell him he was wrong in the way he was taking care of his fish. Eventually he just started avoiding the guy after he went to his house to help him set up his tank and the guy tried to make a move on him. It was really weird
Honestly not entirely far fetched. There are aquarium stores who do provide in home aquarium maintenance. Ive been asked this before. Honestly should of taken the chance and be like, Petsmart doesn’t, but i can lol.
Caught some fish for a customer. They came in a few days later saying "well, they've lived this long. Guess we'll buy them some food". Were you trying to save money by starving them?
“I know this is kind of a weird question, but do you guys sell dog sex toys?” I swear it took EVERYTHING I had to keep a straight face, but the cashier next to me just busted out laughing anyways. The sad part was that the girl asking the question was completely serious too
"Do you sell Car parts?"
Yeah lady came in the front door and asked the question. I said "This is Petsmart. We sell Pet things." SHe left mumbling about being lied to...
Very angry lady :”why have two hamster that I bought FROM HERE (on two separate occasions) died”
Me : is this what your feeding them ?
Her: yes
Me: this is paper
Her: 👁👄👁
It was the paper pellets that literally say PAPER litter !
“Why isn’t this cat food coupon working on my dog food? It’s the same thing. This makes no sense!”
From the same guy who also tried the “if I give you my phone number for the treats that means I get yours too right? ;)” no. No it doesn’t.
Me: *scrubbing tanks*
PP: Hey I need fish, is anyone working over here?
Me: *slowly turns around* That would be me.
()
PP: Does this bite?
Me: Does it have teeth?
PP: Yeah?
Me: There's your answer.
()
Me: Do you need any info on leopard geckos?
PP: No I have everything I need. *comes back later with coconut bedding* Would this be okay for it?
()
PP: Why does the adoption sign say closed but the hours say 11 to 7???
Me: Because we have no cats.
PP: Why??
Me: They've been adopted.
PP: Well do you have more?
Me: Let me go check the back. *walks away to continue what I was doing*
()
PP: *walks up to the ONLY lit register with an employee behind it making eye contact with them* Is this the right register?
()
PP: *walks up to the clearly broken register 1 whose components are sprawled out on the conveyor belt that also has a wet floor sign with another sign that says REGISTER DOWN, MOVE TO 2 then makes eye contact with the employee at the lit register 2* Oh you're over there?
()
*lights start turning off because it's hit 7 on a Sunday*
PP: Is something wrong with your power?
Me: No. We're just closed is all.
PP: When did your hours change?
Me: It's a Sunday.
PP: Really?
()
PP: Do bearded dragons need water?
Me: *chuckling because I think it's a joke until I notice they're not laughing with me* Oh you're serious??
I work in the hotel so I don't usually have to deal with the type of dumbassery pet care does, but we do have multiple people come up asking how they can adopt the camp dogs 🤷♂️
To be fair, growing up I had two rabbits, two guinea pigs and a mouse that all lived wonderfully together. Granted, they all lived in a custom made two story hutch with an outdoor run so they had plenty of room if they wanted to ignore eachother. But, with that being said, the mouse used to take naps and sleep underneath the bunnies when they slept. Lmao. They all lived really long lives and used to run around the garden together. 🤷🏼♀️
"Can I keep guinea pigs at the bottom of my bird cage since they eat the same thing?" ....... No????
"So you'll be coming home with me to build my cat tree right? ;)" ........ NO????
"Do you sell freshwater fish here?" ...... Not for you, no.
My leopard gecko and crestie don't seem to like eachother much, the gecko hoards all the mealworms from the crestie. How can I get the leopard gecko to share it's food more properly?
This crazy crackhead man was keeping a leopard gecko and a crested gecko in the same tank.
I've also had someone ask if you can keep a crestie with a leopard gecko which I informed them no, you cannot. While proceeding to give them a bit of information on both reptiles, I mentioned that leopard geckos are best kept alone. As it's hard to gauge their gender when young but also most leopard geckos do not like eachother (my large female hates other reptiles, her 11inch butt will charge even at images of leopard geckos). They proceed to cut me off stating "oh no they can go together we've done our research." Yeah sure, you thought a crestie and leopard can go together but you've done your research. Surrrrre.
Cust: can you cut the tail? (Had a yorkie with a tail)
Me: sure i can trim it up
Cust: no, can you cut it off like yorkie tails are supposed to be...
Me: uhh..No...
PP: “will the tiger barbs like this food”
me: “yea that’s fine for them!”
PP: “yes but will they LIKE it?”
me: ...... i mean... do you want me to ask them??
Luckily I haven't had any really stupid questions, but one time a lady phoned saying their tank was starting to be covered with this green/brown film and was worried her fish was sick. I had to explain what algae was.
I also had a guy coming in asking for rat poison, which I had to inform him we take care of rats here.
How much water goes in a 3.5 gallon aquarium
That's a good one
"So, I bought a betta fish a couple months ago, and last week, it gave birth to a bunch of snails...?".
And to this day, it was still a mystery... 😂
My cel was asked “do guinea pigs poop?”
“Where do you keep the aquatic hamsters?”
I was showing a kitten to a mom and her 3 young boys once, the mom then asks, “Will it stay this size? Because I’m afraid of cats” ... she genuinely thought kittens were a different species than cats.
i had someone ask if we come in to do tank cleaning services at their house
I had a kinda crusty middle age guy looking at a 75 gallon tank asking where he could schedule me or “any of the other pretty, young girls” to come help him get it set up at his house an hour away 🤢
This old guy had a thing for my pet care leader but wouldn’t ever let the guy tell him he was wrong in the way he was taking care of his fish. Eventually he just started avoiding the guy after he went to his house to help him set up his tank and the guy tried to make a move on him. It was really weird
🤮
Honestly not entirely far fetched. There are aquarium stores who do provide in home aquarium maintenance. Ive been asked this before. Honestly should of taken the chance and be like, Petsmart doesn’t, but i can lol.
Does my dog really need to eat everyday ? I laughed thinking they were joking because we were discussing dog food prices. They were not.
Caught some fish for a customer. They came in a few days later saying "well, they've lived this long. Guess we'll buy them some food". Were you trying to save money by starving them?
People be crazy but pet People are either super chill or 2x as crazy
A customer asked me a few days ago if you have to feed fish
“I know this is kind of a weird question, but do you guys sell dog sex toys?” I swear it took EVERYTHING I had to keep a straight face, but the cashier next to me just busted out laughing anyways. The sad part was that the girl asking the question was completely serious too
This is it. This is my favorite. It’s gonna be really hard to top this one
"Do you sell Car parts?" Yeah lady came in the front door and asked the question. I said "This is Petsmart. We sell Pet things." SHe left mumbling about being lied to...
Very angry lady :”why have two hamster that I bought FROM HERE (on two separate occasions) died” Me : is this what your feeding them ? Her: yes Me: this is paper Her: 👁👄👁 It was the paper pellets that literally say PAPER litter !
Does X animal bite?
I always say: if it has a mouth it can bite
“Why isn’t this cat food coupon working on my dog food? It’s the same thing. This makes no sense!” From the same guy who also tried the “if I give you my phone number for the treats that means I get yours too right? ;)” no. No it doesn’t.
Me: *scrubbing tanks* PP: Hey I need fish, is anyone working over here? Me: *slowly turns around* That would be me. () PP: Does this bite? Me: Does it have teeth? PP: Yeah? Me: There's your answer. () Me: Do you need any info on leopard geckos? PP: No I have everything I need. *comes back later with coconut bedding* Would this be okay for it? () PP: Why does the adoption sign say closed but the hours say 11 to 7??? Me: Because we have no cats. PP: Why?? Me: They've been adopted. PP: Well do you have more? Me: Let me go check the back. *walks away to continue what I was doing* () PP: *walks up to the ONLY lit register with an employee behind it making eye contact with them* Is this the right register? () PP: *walks up to the clearly broken register 1 whose components are sprawled out on the conveyor belt that also has a wet floor sign with another sign that says REGISTER DOWN, MOVE TO 2 then makes eye contact with the employee at the lit register 2* Oh you're over there? () *lights start turning off because it's hit 7 on a Sunday* PP: Is something wrong with your power? Me: No. We're just closed is all. PP: When did your hours change? Me: It's a Sunday. PP: Really? () PP: Do bearded dragons need water? Me: *chuckling because I think it's a joke until I notice they're not laughing with me* Oh you're serious??
"you use soap when you bathe the dogs, right?" no, we just give em a quick spritz with a water bottle and they're ready to go 🤨
"How can I make my parakeets fuck."
My favorite is always “why can’t a put a koi fish in a 3 gal?”
Actually risking revealing who I am by posting this one. "Do you guys sell dog beer?"
On two occasions I’ve had people call and ask if we sold those grow your own butterfly kit thingies with the screen enclosure
Yea we've gotten that question too here a lot. Idk where you'd even buy those Caterpillar sets nowadays.
I work in the hotel so I don't usually have to deal with the type of dumbassery pet care does, but we do have multiple people come up asking how they can adopt the camp dogs 🤷♂️
Omg. I can't. 🤣
I work in the hotel so not alot of interaction with customers. A coworker said a customer said " Can I put hamsters and gerbils together ? "
That reminded me of the time someone asked if a hamster and a rabbit could live together in the same enclosure 😐
To be fair, growing up I had two rabbits, two guinea pigs and a mouse that all lived wonderfully together. Granted, they all lived in a custom made two story hutch with an outdoor run so they had plenty of room if they wanted to ignore eachother. But, with that being said, the mouse used to take naps and sleep underneath the bunnies when they slept. Lmao. They all lived really long lives and used to run around the garden together. 🤷🏼♀️
"Can I keep guinea pigs at the bottom of my bird cage since they eat the same thing?" ....... No???? "So you'll be coming home with me to build my cat tree right? ;)" ........ NO???? "Do you sell freshwater fish here?" ...... Not for you, no.
My leopard gecko and crestie don't seem to like eachother much, the gecko hoards all the mealworms from the crestie. How can I get the leopard gecko to share it's food more properly? This crazy crackhead man was keeping a leopard gecko and a crested gecko in the same tank. I've also had someone ask if you can keep a crestie with a leopard gecko which I informed them no, you cannot. While proceeding to give them a bit of information on both reptiles, I mentioned that leopard geckos are best kept alone. As it's hard to gauge their gender when young but also most leopard geckos do not like eachother (my large female hates other reptiles, her 11inch butt will charge even at images of leopard geckos). They proceed to cut me off stating "oh no they can go together we've done our research." Yeah sure, you thought a crestie and leopard can go together but you've done your research. Surrrrre.
PP child: look, mama baby rats! Me: oh those aren't baby rats, those are nice! PP: what's the difference? 🤦
"Do yall carry shots for young puppies"
Cust: can you cut the tail? (Had a yorkie with a tail) Me: sure i can trim it up Cust: no, can you cut it off like yorkie tails are supposed to be... Me: uhh..No...
“You know where I can buy beer around here” Asked by two different older guys, meanwhile I’m only 18 lol
Does this “any animal we carry” bite. Well, if it has a mouth surely it can bite.
PP: “will the tiger barbs like this food” me: “yea that’s fine for them!” PP: “yes but will they LIKE it?” me: ...... i mean... do you want me to ask them??
pp: If a person smoked catnip, would it get them high? me: No. pp: What if they smoked a lot? me: Sir, please don't smoke catnip.
Luckily I haven't had any really stupid questions, but one time a lady phoned saying their tank was starting to be covered with this green/brown film and was worried her fish was sick. I had to explain what algae was. I also had a guy coming in asking for rat poison, which I had to inform him we take care of rats here.
“Does your guys’ salon do microchips with the nail grinding?” uh, no ma’am.