Katharina Buczek
In fact, goldfish actually suffer when kept in small bowls and will usually die soon after. But, if they are properly cared for in the appropriate tank, the fish can live for numerous years.
So, she decided to politely strike up a conversation with the woman and explain that the small bowls were not suitable for goldfish. She also recommended the twenty-gallon starter kit, which was on sale at the store.
However, the woman was a bit combative and claimed to “know what she was doing.”
Her daughter, though, became upset by her mom’s response– and the girl said she did not want her fish to be sad.
“Then, they started arguing, and the daughter kept trying to insist on upgrading to a bigger size. I even showed them a cheaper ten-gallon starter kit, but the woman said no,” she recalled.
So, she was ultimately forced to reiterate that the 0.25-gallon bowl was not a suitable tank for any animal.
Afterward, though, the woman became seriously pissed off. In fact, the woman even started demanding she just hand over “the damn goldfish.”
But, at this point, she felt extremely uncomfortable with the situation and told the woman that, unfortunately, she did not feel comfortable selling her a goldfish that day.
This prompted the woman to completely blow up on her and demand to speak to her manager. The woman’s daughter also began to cry hysterically.
Thankfully, though, after the woman reported her to her manager and pledged never to go back to the store, her manager did say she was within her rights to deny the sale.
Nonetheless, her manager also said that she should “just give them the fish” next time and that it was a jerky move to deny the sale.
