At the DFS Galleria Store in Guam, the children mannequin are on a ledge. Built like an H, the ledge marks the Children Department. (That part of the store has 20-foot ceiling). To change the mannequins, the Visual Merchandisers have to climb up there.

One day, while Sheiglagh was changing the kid mannequins, she heard a gasp from a Japanese tourist, and Sheiglagh found herself being stared at by a whole tour group. Later, a Japanese translator told her that she gave a woman a scare of her life because the woman thought that a mannequin has come to life.

Sometimes, mannequins can distract people from the most unexpected places. This story happened in Honolulu, Hawaii.

While cleaning up the VM Warehouse, the Director found that one mannequin was so badly off (one missing arm, nose broken off) that refurbishing it was not worth it. So, it was decided that it has to go to the dumpster. As it turned out, one of the legs of the mannequin was sticking out. When the garbage man arrived, it gave him a scare that he went inside the VM shop and asked if someone was missing.

Store owners sometimes get "attached" to their mannequins.

Alice Seifullah is the proprietor of a vintage clothing store in Cleveland, Ohio. She started her mannequin collection because of her business. From her own words, "I have adopted my mannequins. One of them I have to build from parts of different mannequins. That is what you call personality. And they do have personalities. Each of my mannequins in my store is an individual."

At times, taking care of a mannequin is an act of fate.

Jim Rhine, became Leia's Papa by accident. There was a going out of business sale in the area where he worked. He passed by and saw a smiling mannequin. He could not help himself but save her from the dumpster. Quote from Jim, "She tells me what she wants to wear! It sounds nuts, but I change Leia's clothes once a week. And everytime, there is a little voice in my head telling me exactly what I should put on her."