I’m almost too tired to voice my opinion on this whole Ellen fiasco. I said, almost.

I love you Ellen, but you’re wrong. Not necessarily for not reading the fine print, who reads the fine print, but you were wrong for taking a private matter to a public forum.

To Mutts and Moms, you’re wrong too. No Ellen doesn’t deserve any special treatment because she’s famous, I hate special treatment, but could your organization perhaps gone into the home to see if the new family was qualified to take care of Iggy. This isn’t about what’s in the best interest of the dog, this is about your policy and how nobody, not even Ellen, can break it.

When we have conflicts with people, it’s best to privately go to that person and work it out. Don’t broadcast the problem and collect your army of supporters. Ellen you know you are very influential and have a large following of people who adore you. Now, their organization is the target of death threats. To the other side, your policy seems to be one of haste and a bit inhumane. Pun so intended. Now we have divisions among two groups of people who don’t know all of the facts, but are adamant about who’s at fault here, myself included. I say give the darn dog back.

I’m convinced that people who don’t extend mercy have never been shown mercy. (If I can’t get a break, then why should you?) No they can’t do this for everyone who doesn’t read the fine print, but would it really hurt to look at the individual situation and then make a decision based on knowledge and not law.

I went into Annie Sez a few months ago and bought a pair of slacks that was a final sale item. When I got to the register to pay, the cashier looked at the tag and said, this item is a final sale. I said I don’t know what that means. She said, it means that once you buy it, you cannot return or exchange it and no store credit. I knew they would fit and I said okay, that’s fine. The cashier made sure there was no doubt in my mind that she did not want to see me again with those pants unless I was wearing them in the store to buy something else. FINAL SALE. I got it.

It seems odd though that Ellen was just unaware of this stipulation. Again, we don’t know all the facts, so it should have been kept a private matter.

Now I just have to get this image out of my head of Ellen pleading and crying on t.v. My mother says she’s full of crap.