The Beverly's Incident

Last week or so, I posted a "Six Weird Things About Me" meme. Apparently I might have forgotten something. I didn't include it because frankly I see nothing weird in this behaviour whatsoever. It would appear however that some people do.

Last night I went to Beverly's. It's sort of like a Michaels except they also carry fabric. And stuffed animals. Therein lies the problem. I am of the opinion that all stuffed animals should be treated with respect. Not crammed into shelves as if they're nothing more than fabric and stuffing. Not in my world, no way. But that's how they're treated at Beverly's.

So I did what I always do when I come across a situation like this. I put down my purse and began to rearrange the little fellows so they were all sitting upright and could see out. If you can believe it, some were lying FLAT ON THEIR TUMMIES while others were shoved into corners FACING BACKWARDS.

As I was busy rearranging a clerk came up to me.

"May I help you?" she asked.

"Nope," I replied. Couldn't this woman see I was busy?

"Well are you looking for something specific?"

"Nope." Generally I'm not this rude but lives were at stake here.

"What exactly is it that you're looking for, Ma'am?" she continued.

Obviously this woman was clueless and needed to be enlightened.

"I'm rearranging these toys so that they can see out. The way you have them mashed in here is atrocious."

Silence.

And then she started up again.

"Excuse you, but you can't put the pink toys in with the others, that's part of our Valentine's display."

I continued to rearrange. After all, it's bad enough that these poor toys were "seasonal offerings" (a case of obvious discrimination if I've ever heard one) but they had no room to move.

It was then that I was asked to leave the store.

It's a good thing I managed to get Busby out of there, it was clearly no place for a bear.