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Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 07:58 AM Dec 2015

Cat Comes to Safeway Store Every Morning to Hang out with Customers

Source: LoveMeow

A cat named Cecil has been a loyal ‘usher’ to the Safeway store in Portland, Oregon. He comes to the store almost every morning and spends his time greeting customers, making friends and napping away.

Sometimes he waits by the door and greets the customers as they walk in from the parking lot.

Some customers wonder if the cat is lost, so they call the number on his collar and get a message from his humans. It says if you’re calling about Cecil at the Safeway, don’t worry he just likes to hang out there. It also says that he lives nearby and “will find his way home when he’s ready.”

When Cecil is not greeting customers, he is on top of a stack of soda boxes by the window, watching the day go by or just napping away.





Read more: http://lovemeow.com/2015/11/cat-safeway-store-every-morning/

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Cat Comes to Safeway Store Every Morning to Hang out with Customers (Original Post) Little Tich Dec 2015 OP
K&R darkangel218 Dec 2015 #1
Why didn't you post this in Late Breaking Mews? TexasTowelie Dec 2015 #2
LMAO Rockyj Dec 2015 #14
Good morning Cecil! Tripper11 Dec 2015 #3
Aww, such a sweet kitty. BeanMusical Dec 2015 #4
So cute! I love cats!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2015 #5
Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #6
I bet he considers this his job! CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #7
He considers the store part of his territory. DinahMoeHum Dec 2015 #8
He looks so like my Dubya who was killed by a stray dog last July! Even sits like him. sinkingfeeling Dec 2015 #9
You named a kitteh Dubya?! KamaAina Dec 2015 #18
He was a feral that came to my house in 2003. Scared to death of everything, so called him Dubya. sinkingfeeling Dec 2015 #24
Snarf! KamaAina Dec 2015 #25
Sweet story Iwillnevergiveup Dec 2015 #10
The cat came back ryan_cats Dec 2015 #11
Fond thoughts of teaching elementary schools and the howls of laughter as they sang each chorus. libdem4life Dec 2015 #30
Corporate America is hiring cats as greeters now!?!?! Yavin4 Dec 2015 #12
Hopefully he stays out of the produce section. yellowcanine Dec 2015 #13
He's got the fish case and deli counter covered. TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #21
awwww, what a sweetie. and I am so glad that this safeway has not freaked out about this niyad Dec 2015 #15
Humph. San Jose kittehs are far better educated. KamaAina Dec 2015 #16
We had a little cat coming in to work every day for awhile arikara Dec 2015 #17
I'm in yer storez, makin yew smile. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #19
Don't be fooled by this cat's placid manner. bvar22 Dec 2015 #20
"First the Fancy Feast..... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2015 #23
Nah, kitties will take over the world in a Velvet Revolution. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #32
My cat has big mitten paws with extra toes too Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #34
I love polydactyls! Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #38
Damn...Safeway still exists? Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #22
Some remaining in calif Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #36
I imagine that this is a mouse free establishment. nt ladjf Dec 2015 #26
What a cool cat. nt valerief Dec 2015 #27
Hey!1 *I* love shopping, too!1 UTUSN Dec 2015 #28
Smart cat knows where the attention is. Rex Dec 2015 #29
Cecil is more Thespian2 Dec 2015 #31
k&r Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #33
I like this story, thank you Jim Beard Dec 2015 #35
Nice story. montana_hazeleyes Dec 2015 #37

Tripper11

(4,338 posts)
3. Good morning Cecil!
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 08:22 AM
Dec 2015

Now there's a store I wouldn't mind having to go back to because I "forgot" something.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
7. I bet he considers this his job!
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 09:39 AM
Dec 2015

Cecil has appointed himself a Safeway greeter/ambassador.

That is so cool.

There is nothing like a cat who loves people. I've had many cats during my lifetime. Loved them all, but cats who really love people and crave their affection and attention are so fun.

We had a cat that used to walk around the neighborhood and hang out with people. When my daughter was younger, she put a pink tutu on him. A couple of days later I was on the driveway, and I saw the cat wandering home--still wearing the pink tutu.

I hope the world was kind to Mr. Jingles.

DinahMoeHum

(21,794 posts)
8. He considers the store part of his territory.
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:22 AM
Dec 2015

And it doesn't hurt that just the smell of a feline is enough to keep the vermin at bay.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
30. Fond thoughts of teaching elementary schools and the howls of laughter as they sang each chorus.
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 12:03 AM
Dec 2015

Big favorite...even just the plain old everyday book.

niyad

(113,361 posts)
15. awwww, what a sweetie. and I am so glad that this safeway has not freaked out about this
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 02:24 PM
Dec 2015

wonderful kitteh.

arikara

(5,562 posts)
17. We had a little cat coming in to work every day for awhile
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 03:25 PM
Dec 2015

All the clanging and banging in the back didn't bother her a bit, she'd walk around and greet everyone then curl up on a chair in the boss's office. It was especially funny because the boss says she isn't a cat person and she'd sit there glowering while the cat slept.

I think her family must have moved though because she hasn't been in for a few weeks.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
20. Don't be fooled by this cat's placid manner.
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 04:41 PM
Dec 2015

He is planning a TERRORIST attack.
That is how they do it.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
32. Nah, kitties will take over the world in a Velvet Revolution.
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 01:46 AM
Dec 2015

The first phase is to make us their willing and eager servants. Mission Accomplished on that one.

The next phase is for them to evolve thumbs. They are working on that:




 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
38. I love polydactyls!
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 01:48 PM
Dec 2015

One of the strays we took in when I was a kid was a friendly poly we named Sasquatch. What a great cat!

Thespian2

(2,741 posts)
31. Cecil is more
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 12:18 AM
Dec 2015

intelligent than the entire Repukkkian presidential primary field...

I love intelligent cats...


 

Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)
35. I like this story, thank you
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 01:51 AM
Dec 2015

I'm glad some uptight customer didn't try to cause problems like calling every agency to get rid of the cat.

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