The apples. They're not real.
Unfortunately, they (he/she) learned the hard way.
I remember this happening to Michelle Minch with a pear. See her post titled Fake Food is Not For Human Consumption. I still crack up reading her post.
Yes, my goal as a professional home stager is to allow the prospective buyers to envision living in the home. This includes, obviously, passing by a bowl full of apples and grabbing one to munch on. I'll take it as a compliment (smile).
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Cute... we must learn to be careful when stealing food.
Kathy - Who steals fruit? A cookie I could see. I guess we have some healthy thieves out there or maybe cookies weren't an option.
My grandmother had a bowl of wax fruit full of bite marks, some of them mine.
LOL Too funny! My brother tried to eat some fake fruit when he was younger...still cracks me up!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
Whoops! Somebody is going to need a good dentist if they're not careful. Agree with Michelle, cookies are open season, but fruit.....
Love the title and the post. Hilarious.
a little sign might be funny...
"the fruit is for display purposes only, and may contain waaaay
more fiber than you counted on".
Supplied by Kathy Nielsen, Home Stager.
I love Alan's idea for the sign! I guess the apple thief got what they deserved!
I had some friends of sellers put the fake bananas in the fridge for them so they didn't spoil/ cute@@
At least it speaks to the quality of the artificial fruit you use, Kathy! Too funny.
Bill - You just never know.
Michelle - A health conscious fruit thief. It seems so wrong.
Gene - and you're still with us which is great (smile).
Kathleen - the funny thing is is that I didn't realize it until I had uploaded the pictures.
Dick and Dixie - I hear ya on the cookie.
Thanks, Erik. Glad I could make you laugh.
Alan - Too funny.
Sharon - Hope they didn't break a tooth.
Kathleen - friends of mine had saved the top of their wedding cake so that they could celebrate their one year anniversary with a slice. Unfortunately, the top was frosted Styrofoam.
Maureen - Quality fake fruit is a must.
Kathy
Love your blog title Kathy and Alan is most definitely a hoot!
too funny! My kids have tried to eat my fake fruit but never a client! KH
The same Goldilocks who visited my model home and used the hand towel in the powder room to wipe off muddy shoes and left it in on top of the washer (!!!) must've tried your apple.
Thanks, Cynthia. I agree; Alan is a HOOT!
Hi, Kate. I think this is a first for me. I trust it won't be the last though.
Oh no, Holly. What the heck!
Kathy
that is so funny. I have had the same thing happen with bread that I sprayed with polyuthane. Now I leave a small dish of candy in most listings :)
Kathy, I have at least one of those. The client (an occupied) asked if I would replace the green apples with lemons because her 3 year old just didn't understand and kept grabbing for them, even after he took one "bite".
Kathy: We repeatedly find fake fruit and vegetables with bite marks. Most recently I had someone take a bite out of a bunch of fake sugar snap peas that were in a vegetable bowl near the kitchen sink. The kitchen counter is too high to reach for a child, so I can only assume it was an adult. OK, I can see taking an apple, pear or a cookie, but c'mon! Stealing vegetables! I wish I had a hidden camera :o))
I have a friend who took a claw off a fake lobster decoration on a buffet line once. Oops!
I remember Michelle's post of the pear also, how hysterical. I wonder how foolish they feel when they realize it's NOT real & then put it back ~ Oi-vey!
BTW - Love your title!
LOL! My apple collection bears many bite marks too. Glad I'm not the only one with this problem!
I have some just like that -- I also use cherries . . . oh, my, what if they choke? Better up my liability insurance!
fun post, Kathy!
Wanda - I'll have to start buying bags of candy. However, for those that are more health conscious, it may not do the trick.
Ginger - that's too cute.
Michelle - I love the idea of a hidden camera. I'm sure we'd see and hear a lot of interesting things.
Laurie - I've seen those at restaurants but haven't seen anyone take one. That's too funny.
Thanks, Connie.
Teresa - I'm going to have to check out my fruit before staging just to ensure I don't stage with them again. That, or make sure the bite mark is facing downwards.
Karen - yikes. I'd start putting those cherries in glass containers with lids and push them way back to the backside of the counter.
Kathy