Why didn't she just say the fish died? She obviously thinks her "shoppers" are that stupid that they wouldn't notice after all the fuss she made originally then to not show them at all. A lot of her hinchers will have been out and got flip and flop's of their own too. She could have said they were more work than she anticipated and gave them to her niece, even if it were a lie. I just find it bizarre that she thinks by not saying anything people will forget and not query it