I don't know if you have been following this thread from the beginning.
I was not the originator of the "That Pet Place Bashing". I was simply
commenting on web-based pet stores in general.
Rick Rego
On Sun, 03 Dec 2000 15:14:16 -0500 Jane Knaub <hjknaub_at_netrax.net>
writes:
> Richard
> I want to defend That Fish Place. It is a large fish store in
> Lancaster, PA that
> also sells a lot of goods by mail-order and on-line.
> thatpetplace.com is part of
> this large business. They have a huge well stocked warehouse which
> is also their
> store. I live a half hour away, so it's easier for me to just go to
> their store,
> but they have been around a long, they stock a lot of fish in
> addition to supplies,
> and I have found their staff to be knowledgable. My point is that
> they are just
> another LFS only bigger and with more choices.
>
> Harry Knaub
> York, PA
>
> Richard J Rego wrote:
>
> > It just shows that if you want service, and service that makes
> sense,
> > visit your LOCAL FISH STORES. If it's not in stock, they will
> probably
> > order it for you, no 24hr operators, 500 buttons to push to
> "maybe" get a
> > real person to talk with, ups/fedex/post office to deal with
> either.
> >
> > We all go on-line to get goods prices, but is the hassle worth it
> > sometimes? I have realized that many times, the money saved
> (after
> > shipping/handling, etc) is only a few dollars. I would rather
> give that
> > extra couple of dollars to my LFS, where I can actually go and
> look at
> > the fish, and talk to someone who might actually know what a fish
> is!
> >
> > Just my 2 cents on
> web-based pet stores
> >
> > Rick Rego
> >
> > On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 04:22:09 "Travis Haas" <madtom15_at_hotmail.com>
> writes:
> > > Within the past few months I ordered a tube of silicone, a
> filter and
> > > a test
> > > kit (I helped a friend of mine get into the hobby right- I
> helped
> > > him build
> > > an aquarium).
> > >
> > > All of my stuff came in 2 weeks. The stupid thing was that the
> test
> > > kit and
> > > filter came in one box and the silicone came in another (the box
> > > contained
> > > mostly newspaper). What is this world coming to?
> > >
> > > Respects,
> > > Travis Haas
> > > Hazel Green, WI
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: BR0630_at_aol.com
> > > >Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > > >To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > > >Subject: Re: NANFA--thatpetplace.com
> > > >Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 23:06:29 EST
> > > >
> > > >I placed an order about 2 weeks ago with thatpetplace.com, they
> > > said they
> > > >had
> > > >everything in stock, took my charge card number and I've heard
> > > nothing
> > > >since.
> > > > I just went to their site and it said they were temporarily
> not
> > > >available.
> > > >Has anyone else on the list done any business with this
> company?
> > > >Bruce Scott
> > > >
> > >
> >
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