Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Charlie, the Indoor Hunter
Carlie was a kitty drop off with LadyBug, Rickie, and Purry.
Charlie is Jamie's baby. She has an attitude of a teenager, one minute she
loves you and the next - wants nothing to do with you. Carlie stays with the
inside PeopleCats, she says it's too big in the outside world for her and she
gets scared. Carlie has a fun game (fun to her): she plays around 2:00 am in
the morning, she loves to drag random items down the hall (socks, toys,
shirts, even blankets) in her mouth MEOOOWWWING as loud as she can. She then sets
the items down on her human's bedroom rug and waits for her human to say
thank you. We're pretty sure her hunting instinct is off...
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Mommy Moe, meep-meep!
Moe is the oldest of the indoor PeopleCats. She came to us six years
ago. She is a Siberian, these are sold as hypoallergenic cats... Unfortunately
for Moe's previous owner, she is not hypoallergenic! Lucky for us she is a
purrrrfect fit.
Moe is the mommy cat to all others. She takes all new People under her wing
and shows them around. She is a very sweet purrrson, and very smart. She
loves turning lights off on you and playing fetch with her toy mouse. Siberian
cats have a very unique meow. It is actually more of a "meep-meep", there is
no eowww part!
Q: I learn a lot from your emails and it is one of the few subscriptions that I actually (usually) open and read. I don't mean to be negative but I'm not really a fan of the cat content that you now feature above the plant content. I'm surprised that you dedicate so much space to material that really is off-topic... I'm glad you guys are in business and you educate as much (or more) than you sell. I actually drove to your location to buy stuff a few years ago and most of what I bought is still alive. My neighbor also bought a cocoa plant from you and it is thriving!
A: Thank you for your comments and orders with us. We really appreciate your interest in our newsletter.
As far as cats, we added regular Cat of The Day section because it became so popular and many customers asked for it ;) While we all know that the World is made of 2 halves - CatPeople and DogPeople, most PlantPeople are PetPeople and they find this combination fun and garden-productive!
Besides, TopTropicals Garden Center is a cat-friendly Plant facility, so the cats are part of our business, as a matter
of fact... Not only do they help us with our daily hard work, they also give us so much love, and helps us to become better people. Our employees take care of them; the cat care is on their daily task list!
Do not worry, our plant content always comes first, and more interesting
stuff coming every week! Thank you for staying with us.
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Gordon Freeman: the Veteran, son of the Veteran
Gordon Freeman is one of the oldest cats, a True Veteran, and a Son of
the Veteran.
He was born at our old location back in Punta Gorda on November 11,
2008, when our son Alex just came back from Iraq, where he was on a military
mission. So Gordon adopted him!
Along with Alex, Gordon Freeman is taking care of our Country security, and
is an active supporter of our Troops. This Veterans Day, his daddy Alex is
again on a mission overseas, protecting our Freedom. Gordon Freeman is waiting
for him to come back soon.
Our prayers are with our Soldiers. Stay safe and sound, and get back
home soon!
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. King: the King of the Nursery
King runs the nursery... when Duck Dobi has a day off. So technically,
he is only an Assistant Manager.
As you remember, a few months ago King got in trouble protecting his
property from invaders, and got a serious injury. He was rushed to the hospital
and had a big surgery. The King was saved! Many customers reached out with
help, placed orders for our special "Save the King" fundraiser and even sent
donations to help him manage his medical bills. We want to thank you all again
for your support, and for staying with us!
King will make sure his Homeland Security is always alert. We are safe
here. Welcome to TopTropicals!
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Fearless Mr Barcy, the Boss
Mr Barcy is the Boss. He owns the property, the street, the
neighborhood, and the City of Ft Myers. Once he told us that he owns the whole State of
Florida too but he won't go any further... for political reasons he preferred
not to disclose.
Along with Chief, Mr Barcy is one of the oldest cats of TopTropicals.
His story is, some 10 years ago, he was sitting in Animal Control shelter
in Sebring, FL with no one wanting to adopt him... His "time" expired and he
was supposed to be put down on Friday... Someone sent us his picture in a
shelter cage and... on Wednesday, we picked him up (along with a few other
"scheduled" cats). Since then, Mr Barcy has been living with us, running the
business, and being the smartest Purrrson we ever met.
As a Boss, Mr Barcy has his own GPS tracker - and he walks 3-4 miles every
day (not bad for a senior purrson ah?) around his premises, keeping
operations under control, and himself in great shape.
In his leisure time, Mr Barcy prefers mice- and snake- hunting, keeping the
neighborhood safe and monitored. He can walk a human without using a leash,
and his tail is ALWAYS up!
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cat of the Day: Marco
Cat of the Day: Marco
When you visit TopTropicals
Garden Center, the first Purrrrson that greets you will probably be Marco.
He likes to chill out right at the parking lot under the shady oak!
Marco is a long-hair Russian Blue, and it is too hot for him in Florida.
So he gets a fashionable Lion Cut every couple of months!
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cat of the Day: Chief
Shipping Department Supervisor
Chief is one of the oldest PeopleCats at TopTropicals. And of course the
most experienced one. So he is in charge of the Shipping Department.
Chief likes to chill out in front of the nursery gate together with Marco, Lil S*t and Dobi Duck.
Chief doesn't like car rides to his vet and when it happens, he is very
loud. The sound he makes is "Oy-yo-yo-yooooy!!!"
Chief likes milk. He has a white spot on his black face - from drinking
so much milk! No matter how much milk we buy for him, there never seems to
be enough. Chief even has a refrigerator for his milk. If you come to visit
Chief at TopTropicals Garden Center, you may bring him a small bottle of fresh
milk!
Thank you for your purrrrrrchase for Chief!
PeopleCats of TopTropicals: Shipping
Department cat - Lady Bug
We have been getting many messages from customers saying they really
love the postings of our Cats and Dobi Duck... and they want more updates. So we
decided to open this new section for the animal fans.
As you well know, TopTropicals is not just a plant Nursery. Like most of
the gardeners and all Cool Plant People, we love our pets and we have many
of them here, enjoying the Garden. Our cats and the Duck are members of
TopTropicals Team. They help customers, participate in packing plants, and of
course keep the nursery mice-free. As employees of the marketing department, they
get their paychecks, free lunches, and other company benefits like full
healthcare coverage and stuff... They are taken care of by TopTropicals Shipping
Crew every day: whether its a meal or taking a medicine, it's all scheduled in
our daily task list!
This First Issue of PeopleCats Fan Club is dedicated to our Shipping
Department cat - Lady Bug. Originally she came to our nursery 3 years ago in a
box with her other 3 baby brother-sisters and they just opened their eyes.
Someone dropped the box with the litter at our gate... guessing this is the Good
Place! When Lady Bug grew up, she became a Shipping Department Supervisor,
helping Chief the Cat to manage plant shipments.
Lady Bug went missing a few days ago and all our team is crying for her.
We are praying she is OK. We miss you, Lady Bug! Please come back and bug us
again!
As a friendly reminder to our local walk-in customers: you are welcome
to visit TopTropicals ZOO, just please do not feed or pick up the animals!
Some of them are of old age, have special needs or special diet. All our pets
are friendly, however, we ask you to please do NOT pet them. They work hard all
day long and may have their own rules and emotions.
