Kroger...yea the GROCERY STORE

[BunnyCates]

A friend of mine works at Kroger, and she called me to tell me they got a huge shipment of bettas in this week. They are selling them - in VASES with a rose - as valentines gifts. The staff were not given any instructions on how to change the water, feed, or anything like that. She was so excited, thought I would be too, thought I would "run right over' and see them all..

She didn't understand why I was not.

[Bambi]

....did they check to make sure roses aren't poisonous to fish?
And the thorns?

x.x Not to mention the vase thing as a whole....I know I link to a betta care sheet if you have acess to a printer, make a couple copies for people to pick up?

[AngelicScars]

That kind of sucks.
A care sheet is a good idea though!

[Bombalurina]

I *hate* it when people can't see beyond profit, especially concerning living creatures.

[Badjer]

OHMYGOSH we could also sell puppies with little Cupid wings and chocolate hearts!!! ...what? That's animal cruelty???? HMMM....

Seriously though, as if I already didn't hate Valentine's day and all of it's profit making.

[Zappity]

Oh. My God. O_O ajkgsoahgs That's soo freaking horrible.
*Runs to Kroger to save the bettas*

[AngesRadieux]

So... For Valentine's Day you can give your girlfriend a fish that if given the chance will kill its mate when they're not in the process of breeding? Does anyone else find that kind of strange?

[Olympia]

^ LOL. "this is how I feel about you. a fish that will burn in it's own ammonia since you won't take care of it I'm sure"

[MistersMom]

LOL ^^ these last 2 comment.....are....the best! but i hope the roses had no thorns...

[neonlights]

whoever came up with that idea is an idiot. I used to work at kroger a few years back, never saw anything like that then. but yeah its most likely people with the mindset that fish are just for decoration........and I hate valentines day too.