Homeless patrons have long been an issue in Libraryland. Librarians believe strongly in everyone's freedom to access information. They also believe that if Crazy Pete doesn't take a bath soon they're going to heave all over the circ desk. It's a dilemma and librarians are stuck in the middle.
Especially when a house-holding citizen makes a worse kind of stink about "those people" being in the library. Mrs. Callous loudly complains about some poor bastard taking a catnap in the reading room. Here at Gouger, we believe silence is golden. Think about who's making the noise.
Most homeless people cause no problem. They want to rest, read, surf the net, and be left alone. Sure, some are smelly, crazy, or weird. So are many of your "homeplus" users. They add or subtract no more from the library ambiance than people with a roof over their heads.
The next time Mr. Real Citizen bellows that Princess Cheryl From the Plant Venus is disturbing him by looking bizarre dispense some Gouger Empathy Drops nearby. Within a few seconds this fast-acting elixir will remind Mr. C that it's not a crime to be poor or different.
Gouger Empathy Drops. A liquid reminder that all good people are welcome in the House of the Books.
Item #076-Gouger Empathy Drops-$9.95
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