Janis Dean This is Me

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1. 1. Punishment fits the crime - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington

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   Published on: 6/29/2006   Last Visited: 6/29/2006

   A good example of that accountability is what transpired between Janis Dean, owner of Popinjay on Capitol Way, and a man in his 20s charged with tagging her shop with graffiti. The young man walked into her store and said he had been "caught testing some paint on your wall." His city-ordered restitution: Talk to the store owner and paint over the graffiti. "It felt way better than having someone punished," Dean said.

2. 2. Downtown lawbreakers trade jail for cleanup duty - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington

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   Published on: 6/27/2006   Last Visited: 6/27/2006

   Janis Dean, shop owner at Popinjay on Capitol Way, supports the new program. Last month, a man in his 20s walked into her store and said he had been "caught testing some paint on your wall." His city-ordered restitution: talk to the store owner and paint over the graffiti.
   
   "It felt way better than having someone punished," Dean said.

3. 3. Learn how to navigate the gift-return maze / Living -The Olympian

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   Published on: 12/22/2003   Last Visited: 12/23/2003

   "We have a seven-day limit for refunds, then it's an in-store credit," said Janis Dean, manager of the Popinjay in downtown Olympia.
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   "On holiday merchandise, we'll do exchanges but not refunds," Dean said.