Hermit Crab Mayhem

Impatient Customers.
I hate them.

Can't they understand that we're busy.
And you're supposed to wait.

We had a customer come up to the register.
And ask our cashier.
"Do you have a box I can put these in?" She asked.
Holding out two hermit crabs.

Apparently, she'd reached into the tank, -removing the lid covering the tank.
And grabbed two hermit crabs.
Apparently not taking the time to ask a coworker, if she could just take the hermit crabs.
Impatient.
My coworkers were busy helping other customers with fish and other animals.

So she went up to the cashier to buy those hermit crabs.

Unfortunately for her.
She skipped a couple of steps.
For one.
Only certified associates are allowed to handle the animals. If a customer wants to handle one of our animals we have to be present for them to do so.
For two. If they decide to purchase the animal, they need to be contained. And only we can grab those containers as they're locked up.
For three. They have to fill out paperwork and listen to our spiel about the animals.

So the cashier told the customer to return the hermit crabs and wait for one of the associates to get to her.

She had to wait for a bit.
As my coworkers were busy.

But.....what really irritates me.
Is that the woman had two children with her.
Two girls from what I heard.
And apparently one of the girls took a hermit crab.
And shook it.
Shook it.
Shook it.
Basically shook the hermit crab to death.
And then handed it to the other girl saying "I hope it doesn't die."

*eye twitch*
And the mother did nothing.

Ooooo.
Too late to take back those hermit crabs.
I really hope the bad treatment didn't harm the hermit crab.
I would think it wouldn't, as they tend to hole up pretty tightly in their shells and don't really budge if they don't want to come out.
But I do hope that that girl gets pinched by one of the two hermit crabs for being so inconsiderate of another creature's life.
Or to her sister for the matter.

-Sarnic Dirchi