To Get A Pet

The other day I had a customer and her daughter come into the store.
Why?
Because the daughter really wanted a Guinea Pig.
So the mom had brought her, so they could learn a bit of information about the animals in the store and price things out, just to see how much it would cost.

I don't think originally there was an intention of buying anything.
Though the daughter -typical young spoiled young teenager- really really wanted a pet.

The Mom was less inclined.
Mostly because her husband wasn't keen on the idea of another pet. Especially not a Guinea Pig, though the mom planned to talk to her husband about it.

They were also curious about the hamsters as well.
So I told them about those as well.

The Mom was considering going more of the hamster route.
As it would be more easier to keep secret from her husband.

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Secret huh?
Apparently the husband wasn't the most observant sort.
As they've had pets before without him realizing.
And figured that the hamster could be hidden.
Though the daughter was set on the Guinea Pig.

Oh wait. No she wanted the Hamster.
Oh wait.
No she actually just wanted both of them.

They could get the hamster now.
But couldn't afford to get the Guinea Pig until the Mom got paid that week.

I suggested that they could wait.
But daughter was impatient.
She wanted a pet now.
I suggested they could just stick with the hamster.

But the daughter wanted both.

*shakes head*
I left the customers to let them decide while I saw to other tasks and other customer needs.

Still confused....
As to why the Mom would go ahead and get her daughter a pet if her husband didn't want it?
Furthermore. She mentioned waiting until Saturday to get the pet, because her husband would be going out snowmobiling that day. And he's always in a good mood when he gets back, so he'd be more likely to accept the Guinea Pig. Especially if it was already there in the house.

But why?
I know you want to make your daughter happy...but is it worth it at the expense of your husband?
Why would you go behind his back and get a pet when he didn't want it?
Why not bring him into the store and make him part of the process.

*shakes head*
I dunno.
I was hoping she'd think about it.
But daughter won the day.

When I got back to them like half an hour later.
They'd decided to get not one, but two hamsters.
TWO hamsters.
When I'd told them that one would be just fine.
I had no idea why they got it in their heads that they needed two.
Especially when they also informed me that they were going to come back and get a guinea pig.

So...You came in to check out prices...
And now you're leaving planning to get potentially up to four pets.
-Because they were talking about getting more than one guinea pig as well.

All because you can't say no to your daughter?

In any case.
I managed to talk them down to one hamster.
For the specific reason that two hamsters don't get along once they're mature.
They fight.
They can kill each other.
Not.
A.
Good.
Idea.

So they left the store with one hamster.
With plans to come back once the Mom got paid.

The weekend came....
And so did the Mom and her daughter.
To get their guinea pig.
Just one for now. Maybe another in the future.

They still love the hamster.
Now they're ready for the Guinea Pig.
-At least the husband is aware of the possibility he's coming home to a Guinea Pig to the house.

But they got a Guinea Pig.

Husband is still unaware of the Hamster.

..... I'm really curious how this is all going to turn out.

Guess we'll see....

-Sarnic Dirchi