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Title: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Balog on June 16, 2008, 02:30:10 PM
Wow, you can't make this stuff up. Where did she get 6 bengal tiger cubs, and why in the world would she try to sell them in a parking lot?  shocked

Link leads to a video.
http://www.yahoo.com/s/901244

Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Tallpine on June 16, 2008, 02:59:57 PM
Cool!   cool

You could feed it in a cage to adulthood, then turn it loose and shoot it.  Cheaper than going on a safari.

Used lions are cheaper, though  laugh
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Bigjake on June 16, 2008, 03:15:20 PM
Or don't feed it all that much and fit it with an invisible fence collar.  keep the yard free of irritating neighbors pets and small children.  police
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Balog on June 16, 2008, 03:17:13 PM
Raise until dog size then sell to rapper for $100K minimum. Wink police
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Gewehr98 on June 16, 2008, 03:26:44 PM
I heard Siegfried and Roy could use another tiger or two...
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: MicroBalrog on June 16, 2008, 08:11:51 PM
There was time that baby crocodiles were a hit with mob bosses in the Holy Land. Then they realized the crocs were becoming huge, and started setting them loose in the Yarkon. Bad idea.
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: LadySmith on June 16, 2008, 10:39:54 PM
Tiger cubs for sale in the parking lot?  shocked They have the coolest Wal-Marts ever in TX.  cheesy
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: roo_ster on June 17, 2008, 05:59:08 AM
And I thought selling puppies in Bass Pro Shops parking lots was a neat idea.

That is good, but the tiger deal is grrrreat!
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: The Annoyed Man on June 17, 2008, 06:19:42 AM
Tiger cubs for sale in the parking lot?  shocked They have the coolest Wal-Marts ever in TX.  cheesy
I know you wished that you had been there to buy the whole lot yes? laugh
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: MechAg94 on June 17, 2008, 06:58:29 AM
Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property.  Cheesy
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: xavier fremboe on June 17, 2008, 07:09:22 AM
Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property.  Cheesy
But Wal-Mart drove the local mom and pop Tiger Store out of business.
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: seeker_two on June 17, 2008, 07:15:07 AM
Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property.  Cheesy
But Wal-Mart drove the local mom and pop Tiger Store out of business.

Too bad.....you could special-order tigers at the mom-&-pop tiger shop......at Wal-Mart, you gotta buy whatever is in stock......

...but, you can buy the slightly damaged overruns of tigers at Big Lots.....  grin
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: wmenorr67 on June 17, 2008, 07:16:04 AM
Yes but Wal-mart also asks for ID before you can purchase a tiger also.
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: HankB on June 17, 2008, 07:20:27 AM
This probably helps explain the sales of "gangsta" style clothing with the TIGER CHOW label . . .
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: MechAg94 on June 17, 2008, 10:49:27 AM
Or you could release the Tigers into the wild somewhere and then get on Monster Hunters on the History Channel saying some big cat killed your dog.  It would make a better episode than the Alligator Gar show.  They could have at least hooked up with some bowfishing guys for that one. 
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Bigjake on June 17, 2008, 10:51:38 AM
do they walk you to the front of the store when you purchase a tiger?
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Parker Dean on June 17, 2008, 12:45:33 PM
Where did she get 6 bengal tiger cubs, and why in the world would she try to sell them in a parking lot?  shocked



A local radio news cast yesterday mentioned something about her being the owner of some sort of exotic wildlife ranch upstate.

What I want to know is just how suspicious-looking you have to be to get noticed sitting in a Wal-Mart parking lot. People sit in their cars all the time at those places and no one bats an eye.
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: xavier fremboe on June 17, 2008, 03:33:00 PM
Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property.  Cheesy
But Wal-Mart drove the local mom and pop Tiger Store out of business.

Too bad.....you could special-order tigers at the mom-&-pop tiger shop......at Wal-Mart, you gotta buy whatever is in stock......

...but, you can buy the slightly damaged overruns of tigers at Big Lots.....  grin
That's where I bought my tiger.  Saved 50%...
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Stand_watie on June 17, 2008, 03:34:12 PM
Tiger cubs for sale in the parking lot?  shocked They have the coolest Wal-Marts ever in TX.  cheesy

     I'll start with the caveat that I don't think owning a tiger is a good idea, unless you're a specialist in handling big cats (see Sigfreid & Roy, they were specialists and still had a problem, joe average would be about a million x more likely to get killed by their big cat..) but tiger cubs are definitely pretty cute and cuddly looking.

     I remember when I first moved to Texas I was amazed at the fact that roadside sales seemed to be unregulated.
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Boomhauer on June 17, 2008, 03:37:39 PM
Or, you could just get your tigers at TigerDirect

All you need is a credit card...UPS will have your tiger(s) to your doorstep in 3 to 5 business days...

Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on June 17, 2008, 03:40:36 PM
how much was she asking for em?
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: xavier fremboe on June 17, 2008, 04:09:25 PM
Or, you could just get your tigers at TigerDirect

All you need is a credit card...UPS will have your tiger(s) to your doorstep in 3 to 5 business days...
Yeah, but the special is for a Celeron with 802.11b.  I want mine with a dual core and Wimax...   laugh
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: Tuco on June 17, 2008, 06:48:33 PM
how much was she asking for em?

That's my question, too.  What is the going rate for black market tiger cubs?
Do males cost more than females?   Are premiums charged for specific stripe patterns or color variations?

I also tried to find an oblique "Only in Texas" comment, but had to give up.
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: griz on June 18, 2008, 01:35:30 AM
Another Wally World critter story:

http://www.wavy.com/global/story.asp?s=8078113
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: LadySmith on June 18, 2008, 02:17:39 AM
I know you wished that you had been there to buy the whole lot yes? laugh
Oh yes.  grin

Another Wally World critter story:

http://www.wavy.com/global/story.asp?s=8078113

shocked
I'm going to have to take a road trip just to visit various Wal-Mart parking lots around the country.  cheesy
Title: Re: Tx woman busted selling tigers in Walmart parking lot
Post by: seeker_two on June 18, 2008, 07:52:48 AM
Bad idea.  Those Tigers are not made in China.  Can't have that on Wal-Mart property.  Cheesy
But Wal-Mart drove the local mom and pop Tiger Store out of business.

Too bad.....you could special-order tigers at the mom-&-pop tiger shop......at Wal-Mart, you gotta buy whatever is in stock......

...but, you can buy the slightly damaged overruns of tigers at Big Lots.....  grin
That's where I bought my tiger.  Saved 50%...

....and they grill up just as good as the ones you buy at Wal-Mart....  grin