Reply #173: exactly, no sense in creating a customer base

[edgineered]

for more than 20 years i lived just outside the city limits of naples, fl and never spent a cent within their city limits

a woman on the beach did not like that my daughter had collected starfish, even though they were still alive in a pail of water. i said if there was a law against it, i would put them back, otherwise, my daughter wants them and we are keeping them.

the police were called and the officer told me it was against the law. the starfish went back in the gulf. a short time later i observed the woman and the cop in a 'more than friendly' embrace and knew i had been scammed.

the next morning i called the florida marine patrol and asked of the legality. they laughed at me, saying the law applies to some shellfish, starfish are not shellfish. needless to say, my next call was to the duty sergeant (who stated he knew this was going to happen)

So go ahead, kick them out. They'll forget all about it and come running back someday. And in another 15 or so years they will start dropping their children at your doorstep. Oh, wait a minute. Kids aren't allowed - forgot. Good luck to you merchants, may your customer base live forever and never need replacing.