My friend has a conure bird and he is adorable, but VERY high maintenance. She had to throw out all of her Teflon cookware and buy a whole new set of cast iron because apparently heated Teflon gives off something toxic to this breed of bird. And she has to keep the curtains shut tight during certain hours of the day when her neighbor is most likely to take his daily run because something about his hat scares the shit out of the bird, and the conure's "I'm freaked out" squawk is louder than a jackhammer. So I can totally see a bird owner returning something just for the sake of their pet.

Exactly! Birds can be scared by a lot of things in ways we don't necessarily understand. It's very easy for them to be injured in a panic. And, on the other side, if the bird reacts aggressively towards a new object, removing them can result in serious injury for the person. In bird households bird needs trump people needs easily.

Once, I had to return a coffee maker because my stupid cat liked the warmth and kept trying to nuzzle it, then would yell once he got burned. Every. Time. I taught him to stay off kitchen counters and never had a problem before this either.. After multiple burned noses/paws/whiskers with no lessons learned it was best to just cut losses and stick to instant coffee.

So am I safe in assuming that the bird in your profile picture is well adjusted?