Kiwibird
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- Jul 12, 2012
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- 1 BFA- Kiwi. Hatch circa 98', forever home with us Dec. 08'
So, I had to stop in Petsmart today for some replacement cartridges for the newt-tank filter. While walking up to the register, I saw some adorable "halloween" themed squeak toys for dogs that was a soft plastic Kiwi likes to rip up. Now, I ALWAYS examine EVERYTHING I give Kiwi to play with (whether it's intended for birds or not) for potential safety issues. So I was probably looking over this pumpkin a little *too* carefully when the sales lady came up and asked if she could help me. I politely said "I'm fine". Now, I'm simply not the type to launch into my life story with anyone who says hello, but this lady continued to press "well, what kind of dog are you looking for". Slightly annoyed at her hovering, I replied "I don't have a dog, I have a bird and he likes chewing soft plastic".
The look on her face was priceless. A mix between confusion/shock/anger and then taking on a VERY snobby tone with me, she said "well that isn't ok to give a bird, the BIRD TOYS are over there". I told her as nicely as I could (while growing ever more annoyed) that "I make him toys out of all kinds of stuff". She (now almost fuming) told me he would "eat the plastic and could die" then huffed off. LOLOLOLOL! Honestly, he's no less likely to swallow a bit of a plastic than he is a bit of wood or cardboard or plastic off a BIRD TOY I would bet a million bucks this lady has never even owned a bird Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, I didn't think the toy would be safe anyways, as it had some kind of paint on the stem I wasn't sure about. Still, I wasn't going to tell that lady and let her "win" in her own little mind:20:
The look on her face was priceless. A mix between confusion/shock/anger and then taking on a VERY snobby tone with me, she said "well that isn't ok to give a bird, the BIRD TOYS are over there". I told her as nicely as I could (while growing ever more annoyed) that "I make him toys out of all kinds of stuff". She (now almost fuming) told me he would "eat the plastic and could die" then huffed off. LOLOLOLOL! Honestly, he's no less likely to swallow a bit of a plastic than he is a bit of wood or cardboard or plastic off a BIRD TOY I would bet a million bucks this lady has never even owned a bird Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, I didn't think the toy would be safe anyways, as it had some kind of paint on the stem I wasn't sure about. Still, I wasn't going to tell that lady and let her "win" in her own little mind:20: