Be Careful

I just have to relate this story from my teacher, Edgar, today. I'll try to do it justice, translated just the way he told it.

Yesterday he wanted to buy a thermos for his 3-year-old Sebastián, so he went to Estilos, a local department-type store which is actually among the more modern and "trustworthy" in town. He went to the kitchen section on the third floor and soon found a small lunchbox (with thermos inside). He asked the saleswoman the price, and when she went to find out, he found another that was bigger and sturdier. Upon opening it, though, he was surprised to see that the thermos already had water inside! In his shock, he spilled some on his hands and other papers he was carrying. When the saleswoman came back, he informed her of the "used" product, and asked for a different one. She inspected the thermos, gave it a sniff, and said, "Señor, ésta no es agua. Es pis." The thermos was actually filled with urine! EEEEEEEEW!! Can you imagine?? They had no idea how it got there, though most likely a mother had a young child with an urgent need, and she looked for the nearest thing - then of course closed it up and set it back on the shelf. Sadly, as Edgar said, not entirely acceptable, but not all that surprising either. He went to the bathroom to wash off (as usual, it had neither soap nor toilet paper), then had a few words with the woman and left, never to return.

The awful conclusion is that, from what he could see, the saleswoman took the thermos to the back room, washed it out with disinfectant spray, and set it back out to be sold again. What in the world??