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Posted by William Marsh on May 13, 2006, 7:27 pm
Please log in for more thread options Most maybe but not all. My lfs is a salt water only and specializes in
reef. Yes not inexpensive but will also not sell me something just because
I want it. They have been helping me all the way. And yes made a profit but
also gave me some great deals and advice on every step of the way and that
means allot. I wish I could find a car dealership that was as honest as
these guys have made me feel. If I buy some thing from them and it does not
work out they have no problem with taking it back including livestock that
have not worked out in my tank. Guess I am the lucky one. Bill
>A good pet store will spend time with the customer explaining how to take
>care of the aquarium. Pet stores often have to pay almost as much for the
>product as one can get mail order. Imagine if you had a pet store, and it
>took you 15 minutes to help a customer decide which $2.00 fish they wanted.
>Now imagine trying to pay rent with that. Mail order businesses spend very
>little time with the customer, and have much lower rent, in fact customers
>will often ask for advice at the local pet store, and then use that advice
>for purchasing mail order. Most pet stores are not ripping people off with
>the price, but most pet stores *are* ripping people off with dishonesty.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
> Wayne@WaynesPets.com
>
>
> TheRock wrote on 5/12/2006 5:38 PM:
>> As you can all see by the last post: $400+ dollars for dead rock.
>>
>> I'm having a dilemma right now. My tank is looking pretty sweet right
>> now.
>> However I would like to get more diversity in the tank
>> by buying different corals...color and form.
>>
>> WHY DO THE LOCAL FISH SHOPS SELL LITTLE PIECE OF
>> CRAP CORALS THAT ARE MOSTLY BROWN FOR $60+ DOLLARS.
>> EBay is getting ridiculous as well...$10 for the coral and $50 to ship.
>>
>> Don't think I expect to pay $10 for little coral frags all the time
>> but where does a guy like me look for good deal ?
>>
>> I feel like these pet shop guys are taking advantage of us more and more
>> everyday.
>>
>> Example: Purple up LFS $19
>> Bigalsonline.com $12
>>
>> Filters...$60+ dollars
>> Online ...SAME FILTER NEW...$25
>>
>> What's up and where do we turn ?
>>
>> Thanks
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>care of the aquarium. Pet stores often have to pay almost as much for the
>product as one can get mail order. Imagine if you had a pet store, and it
>took you 15 minutes to help a customer decide which $2.00 fish they wanted.
>Now imagine trying to pay rent with that. Mail order businesses spend very
>little time with the customer, and have much lower rent, in fact customers
>will often ask for advice at the local pet store, and then use that advice
>for purchasing mail order. Most pet stores are not ripping people off with
>the price, but most pet stores *are* ripping people off with dishonesty.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
> Wayne@WaynesPets.com
>
>
> TheRock wrote on 5/12/2006 5:38 PM: