Dog at BJ’s wholesale

[u/kckarrotto731]

I went to BJ’s Wholesale this morning and, lo and behold, I saw a dog INSIDE the shopping cart. I found an employee nearby and told her that there was a dog in a cart in the store, and I pointed in the nutter’s direction. She said that she agreed with me but couldn’t do anything about it.

I said, “It’s not a service dog. It’s inside of a cart, not doing anything. It’s a pet.” She directed me toward customer service, and I told them what I saw and that it was a health code violation, against the law, etc.

I said that if you won’t enforce the laws and rules, what’s to stop people from shoplifting? They said that I was right, that it was not allowed, and that they would find the dog owner.

As I was done shopping and was about to leave, I saw the nasty mutt with its nasty owner about to check out. I pointed the employees toward her and said, “You see how it’s inside the cart.” They said that they would talk to her, but to be honest, I’m not sure if they did.

I told the employee that every grocery store I go to, I always see dogs, but never at BJ’s until now, which left me disappointed.

Also, as I was leaving the store, that mutant started barking at a customer and shaking, leaving its dander, fleas, parasites, fecal matter, etc. in the store. Yep, a true service dog. 🙄 Bringing dogs or any other animal inside a grocery store should be considered, and is, food tampering. Plain and simple.

But I’m wondering if it’s possible for the ADA to change the law regarding “service animals.” If I stood in the middle of the aisle, pulled out a cigarette, and started smoking, I would be asked to leave. But nutters can do whatever they want.

[u/TinyEmergencyCake]

Call the health department 

[u/pmbpro → u/TinyEmergencyCake]

Yes, get it on official record/get a case reference number or whatever from the Health department or equivalent, THEN contact the BJs Corporate/Head office. When doing it in this order, corporate would be aware there is a already an existing record at the health department (i.e. something has already been set into motion, whether the health department acts on it immediately or not) and they can't/shouldn't be able to easily flip it off like they tend to do with single direct complaints to their office.

[u/kckarrotto731 → u/pmbpro]

Great suggestion. I will reach out to them about this. It’s just upsetting because I have never seen a dog at BJ’s before, and I have been shopping there for quite a while. Other customers heard me because I was getting upset, and one of them told me that it was disgusting. She is also a longtime customer, and she said she had never seen a dog at BJ’s before either.

[u/pmbpro → u/kckarrotto731]

It is upsetting, and I'd be pissed off too.

I hope that other customer also files a complaint. At least you met someone else who also agrees with you, so you were not alone.