----- Original Message -----
From: Ty Hall
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:59 PM
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Petco Sucks
Sorry Ray, but in reality that only works some of the time. I constantly
advise my
customers on the best way to set up a tank, only to have them come back in a
couple of weeks and try to get me to fix the problems they are having with
the
setup they bought at Walmart/Petco/Insert "Big Boxer" Name Here. My prices
aren't
even that much higher and in the long run you and I both know it's cheaper to
do
it right the first time. Unfortunately people are always looking to save a
buck.
They buy those cheapo kits at Wally world along with a bag full of fish
(usually
Pacus and Redtailed Cats.) then head home to enjoy their new hobby. If the
fish
live more then two weeks they come in and want to trade with me for smaller
fish.
Ty
"R. W. Wolff" wrote:
> To play devils advocate-
>
<snip>
>
> What I think is happening at these stores is they stretch what can work to
> make a sale. It is too bad they do not realize that they can actually
> increase sales in the long run with correct instruction, and sometimes
> telling customers something they might not want to here. But, in two years
> later when all the fish they bought are still alive, the water is clear of
> dirt with minimal effort, and possibly some fish have spawned- that
customer
> will tell people and go back to that store again and again, foregoing even
> cheaper competitors that deal in junk and bunk.
>
> Ray
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