[nagdu] [Lady with Guide Dog kicked out of Ann Taylor]

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

I hope she gets a shopping spree. That's how you fix this issue.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 3:07 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] [Lady with Guide Dog kicked out of Ann Taylor]

Actually, now the store is waaaaaay backing down and says they released that statement about no harness in error, and that they're going to "make it right" with her. No idea what that means in real life.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Jun 22, 2012, at 2:38 PM, "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have seen this all over twitter several times now. It's a very very sad
> story. If anyone is interested, here is her blog:
> http://cruisinwithcricket.blogspot.com/2012/06/disappointed-in-ann-taylor.ht
> ml
> the news story and the information that the store has is different. The
> store claims that the dog did not have a harness. I didn't think it was the
> harness that made the guide dog a guide dog, but its training and for the
> tasks it does? Maybe I am wrong. And secondly, did the store employees not
> know what a harness looked like, to say that it was indeed a harness?
> Cricket is from GDB, so she would have been wearing a GDB harness. This
> outrages me. Its great Ann Taylor has issued an apology, but what about
> issueing national wide policies for this not to happen again?
>
> I know this was in STL, but Ann Taylor's are all over the country. Anyone
> while at convention want to visit a ann Taylor in a group? I won't have Emma
> with me, or I would go too. What would they do with 5 or 6 or more guide dog
> teams? LOL
>
> Marsha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 10:19 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] [Fwd: [Njagdu] Fwd: FYI Lady with Guide Dog kicked out of
> Ann Taylor]
>
> I don't know anything about this, but, hopefully, here's the video link.
> This happened in Salt Lake City.
>
> _Becky Andrews: Ann Taylor Kicked My Guide Dog Out Of Salt Lake City  Store
> (VIDEO)_
> (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/ann-taylor-becky-andrews-dog_n_161
> 2366.html?icid=maing-grid10|htmlws-main-bb|dl15|sec1_lnk3&pLid=1715
> 75)
>
>
>
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