Imagine pulling up to the drive-through window of a convenience store and being greeted by Cody, this chocolate lab complete with the requisite uniform shirt and name tag! This is the scene that greets customers lucky enough to drive through when Cody is on duty at a BP gas station/convenience store in Clearwater, Florida.
Cody belongs to Karim Mansour, the store's owner and his window greeting tour of duty began as an innocent exercise in which Karim merely took Cody to work with him. He was working the occasionally dangerous early morning shift and thought Cody might be good company as well as a protector.
Cody was allowed to patrol the store at will and as a joke, Mansour gave him a regulation shirt. All it took was the bell that rings when a customer pulls up to the drive-through window for Cody to figure out that if he jumped up, there would likely be a person there to greet him. And so it began.
There are few, even the burly contractor-types, who don't crack a smile. It wasn't long before Cody became a veritable celebrity and Mansour saw his business improve ever so slightly. His biggest competition is the Hess superstore down the street, but lately, "people might come the extra half mile or so to get the more personal service--or just to see the dog," he said.
What can we say? Cody gets them coming and going and he certainly seems to be worth the trip!
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