- A. wait patiently in the area
B. wonder away in search of someone else
C. stomp your feet, sigh and/or glare at the employee
2. you have no interest in actually buying an animal, you are just here to look so you:
- A. walk around quietly looking at the animals
B. look at the animals and tap the glass
C. demand an employee let you pet an animal and/or stick your fingers in the cages
3. your pet pees, poops, barfs, makes a mess in the store, you:
- A. clean it up yourself using the nearest clean up station
B. tell an associate so they can clean it up
C. walk away and pretend it didn't happen
4. you come in with the intention of buying a certain animal but the associate informs you that animal may not be the best pet for you, you:
- A. listen to the associate and consider other options
B. buy the animal any way but make appropriate adjustments to accommodate it
C. yell at the employee, threaten to take your money elsewhere and/or say "it's just going to die any way"
5. you see an animal acting strange in the store, you:
- A. immediately notify the nearest employee
B. tell an employee on your way out
C. make a big fuss, accuse the store of not caring for the animals and/or do nothing
6. your pet is with you in the store and starts to exhibit signs of distress, you:
- A. leave the store and get your pet appropriate medical care if necessary
B. ask an associate for help
C. ignore it and/or accuse the store of causing the problem and threaten to sue
7. your pet is aggressive, you:
- A. don't bring it to the store
B. bring it in muzzled/ restrained appropriately and maintain control over it
C. bring it in unrestrained and blame everyone else for the resulting issues
8. you need something on a high shelf, you:
- A. get an associate for help
B. stand around and wait for an employee to walk by
C. attempt to get it yourself, curse loudly when it falls on your head and/or storm out of the store
9. you think your new pet may be sick so you:
- A. call a vet
B. ask an associate for advice (which will most likely be to see a vet)
C. hand it to the employee and say you don't want it any more, abandon it and/or leave it and see if it dies
10. you need help deciding on a product for your pet, you:
- A. ask an associate
B. read the packaging and/or do some research on your own
C. drop the products on the floor, knock over the display and/or throw things at people
total your points!
for each A answer you pick give yourself 2 points. for each B answer give yourself 1 point. for each C answer you get 0 points.
how did you do?
15-20 points: you're all set to go to a pet store
10-14 points: not quite perfect but welcome to go shopping
0-9 points: please GTFO!
all answers in this quiz are based on actual events. yes, people really are that stupid.
