Right Before Close

I don't understand why people come into a store to do shopping right before close.

Like...the past two nights we've had people in the store half an hour before we close. 

The last two nights we've had people walking in the door to do their shopping ten minutes. Five minutes. Even two minutes...before we close for the night. 

Tonight was even worse than last night. 

We had a customer and their young kids come in wanting to change out light bulbs for their bearded dragon that they're watching and had a ton of questions.

Another couple came in right before close with a ton of questions about how to care for their leopard gecko that their child was leaving for them to take care of for 4 months and they had no idea what to do with it.

And another couple came in needing milk replacement for a bunch of kittens.

But like.....

I had to wonder the entire time we were helping these customers out.

While also trying to check out everyone else who came in within the past fifteen minutes. 

*exhales*

Like....how do people not get stressed out trying to do all this shopping right before close?

How come you didn't come in....like earlier?

Like...we've been open ALLLL day. What in the world was going on in these customer's lives that they decided they couldn't shop until right before close?

What was going on that they decided they had to 'go out right now!" and 'fix' the problem?

What was sooo 'important' that they couldn't wait until tomorrow to get?

Like why not wait to get crickets until the morning? Gecko isn't going to starve to death overnight if you don't feed it.

Kittens...maybe slightly more important to make sure they're getting milk.

But honestly....

Most of the customers who come in right before we close....really could have just waited until tomorrow....

Until you next find these words;
I'll be watching the leaves. 
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi