I'm out in California and haven't heard of anyone running a petstore off comission.

Chainstores don't hire anyone under 18 due to insurance issues But you're right, people get hired and told to sell. It takes a responsible employee to make sure animals go to good homes, and there just aren't too many of those out there. Call it a problem with society because good employees are hard to find anywhere :P
Don't condemn them all, just keep an eye out for that minority employee who could be a great boon to you. I had regulars that when I saw them I'd point out sales on things I knew they needed or take the time out of my hectic schedule to sit and talk to them about their animals or let them hold the ones at the store. Once in a while we get animals that are worth more than the store charges, and you bet those regulars were the first I pointed them out to. There's employees at other petstores I visit that I'll go to before others because I know they know what they're talking about.

Never hurts It's kinda like assuming all black dogs must be black labs. Wears the same color coat it must be the same, right?

~jenny
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1.2 normal ball pythons (Cindy, Darwin, and Periscope)
0.2 rescue chinese water dragons (Yoni and Linga)
0.0.1 Mountain Horned Lizard
1.0 rex rat (Scurvy)
1.0 gerbil (Yerbul)
0.1 mice (Cute Girl Mousy)
0.1 bunny (Spazz)
1.1 betta fishes (Vicious and Killer)
2.2 great danes (Shasta, Odysseus, Merlot, and Watson)
1.0 fat fuzzy mutt (Smokey)
1.1 cats (Thidwick and Turtle)
3.0 horses (Buddy, Sam, and Scout)
1.0 goat (Billy Jack)
1.25 chickens (Ugly the rooster and his harem)

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