TEENAGERS!!!!

So far, we've had the random critter stolen; that's expected in this business when we leave 25-50 critters out over-night repeatedly.

But, it's summer-time now ... the kids are out of school. Our delivery hours haven't changed to accommodate this .... yet!

Tonight, when I went to pick up a flock of flamingos, I got to meet the sender (I love meeting flockers!), and the receiver .... the sender filled me in on the events surrounding the birthday boys surprise flock!
She was unable to sleep in anticipation of the flock being delivered.
She peeked outside around 1:30AM, and saw it was there so she nodded off.
She went outside around 6:30AM just to check it out and read the Yard Card.
SOMEONE HAD VANDALIZED THE YARD CARD! Kids must have been out and about, and they changed the letters around to spell out nastiness! This poor woman spent an hour re-arranging the words to spell out the phrase she had requested! Luckily, she was a great sport and understood some things are beyond our control.

But, I ask .... what happened to the rules of 'be in when the street lights come on'? Oh, how I miss those days, and could really use them as our delivery hours suit ours & our customers needs quite well!

Keep your eyes peeled for the random kid on the street after midnight, looking for something to keep them occupied for a short amount of time - and, potentially destroy a birthday surprise for some unsuspecting person!

We are researching ways to make our Yard Cards un-changeable!