In a newspaper interview, the owner came across as being a bit peeved at the SWAT team; dogs had been sent in and didn't find anyone, but I guess they didn't believe Fido and decided to play with the tear gas anyway.dwsUSA wrote: . . . The Austin SWAT team tear gassed the place because they didn't know if anyone was still in the store. I asked a lady working there if they had much damage. She said that the big pain for them was having to send all the clothing out to be cleaned because of the tear gas.
Despite having a nice selection, McBrides is one of the most, if not THE most, expensive place in town to buy stuff.