Kelly Clarkson’s $15,000 bird feud with a Brooklyn shop shows why winning the argument can cost you customers

A $15,000 mechanical bird, an unhappy celebrity customer and a Brooklyn small business defending its side of the story have turned an ordinary shopping dispute into a viral feud. In a post on X Saturday, singer Kelly Clarkson said she got the Pretty Woman treatment at Art of Play, a curiosity shop in Brooklyn Heights. She said a staffer looked at her as if she “couldn’t afford” the mechanical bird she wanted to buy. The store responded on Instagram that the bird Clarkson had her eye on, a singing and dancing automaton named Molly, is permanently attached to the wall, plays a role in the store’s magic shows and isn’t for…