Others fear wine stores may take them out of their proper section, and place them in the "organic ghetto" -- some floor shelf behind the counter next to the kosher wines. It gets lonely there.

Put other items where they belong. Instead of laying something on a counter, table, or floor, take a few seconds to put it where it belongs.

Teach a cat or a dog to stay off the counter, say, by arranging sheet pans in a pile that will clatter to the floor if he jumps up. The counter, not you, will become the thing to fear.