Window Clings

So our grooming salon has windows right?
To both the outside of the store and the inside of the store.

Basically we call their area the 'fish bowl' because people can just look in through the windows and watch the groomers do their job. 

Though a couple of years ago they put thicker coverings on the outdoor windows so people outside couldn't look in.
But the windows inside the store? Yah you could still see the groomers clear as day in there. 

Though this past couple of weeks I've noticed that we had a row of bins filled with dog beds sitting in front of those grooming windows. 

Which I figured we were just trying to sell the beds.
And didn't think much more on it, beyond the fact that some of the beds were piled high enough it was hard to see into the grooming salon and it definitely made it difficult for customers to stand there.

But today.

Those bins filled with beds vanished.

Why?

We had a couple of workers come into the store to install some new window clings on those windows.

Which the clings were basically the look of a bubble bath.

With the white shade thick enough at the bottom to block the sight of the groomers...but still thin enough that you can see the shadows of the groomers inside. 

Plus the handy dandy spaced bubbles means that customers can still look through those bubbles inside the grooming salon, but the puppy dogs can't see out. 

Which makes sense as the manager stated that it's safer for the groomers and the dogs if the dogs can't see their owners lurking nearby.

But one of the groomers was also excited for the window clings because apparently they would often have kids come up to the windows and tap on the glass to get the dog to look at them. 

And that could pose risks to both dog and groomer if the dog moves at the wrong time. 

So the window clings are to discourage tapping on the glass, but as well as to keep the dogs from seeing their owners and such.

It's going to be an interesting thing to get used to for sure.

But the groomers are rather happy about them I think. One less stress for them to worry about. 

-Sarnic Dirchi