Shipping Question

sparty059

sparty059

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Does anyone know if there is anything for a first time buyer for shipping? I'm interested in buying a tang here as my LFS doesn't have any in yet and I just don't want to wait a week or two to get the tang. However, I can't spend $100 to buy what I only need (a tang) just to get the free shipping. Do you know if they'd drop the shipping price to $10 for a first time buyer or anything similar to that? I know shipping is expensive, but I figured there might be an offer for a first time buyer to drop shipping to $10/$15.
This is also directed to SWF.com, but just an all around question to everyone. Thanks in advance!
 
monsinour

monsinour

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you get 15% off your first order here, not sure if that includes shipping or not, but 15% is nothing to sneeze at.
 
sparty059

sparty059

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Yeah. I mean, I'd love to try SWF out. I just can't ever find anything to buy $100 for when if I went into my LFS I'd spend only $30 on anything that I would buy. You know? It's just my LFS doesn't have the fish I want this week and won't get anymore in until next week. I can't rationalize spending $69.99 for a Hippo Tang due to shipping instead of waiting a week and spend $30 or $40 at my LFS. But then everyone else would just say, well then buy $100 worth of stuff. But I can't just go ahead and buy $100 worth of fish when I can't just load them all into my QT. I surely can't get any extra coral because of my poor lighting, and there aren't any corals that I'd enjoy looking at that can deal with my lighting.
 
monsinour

monsinour

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Ricordea would probably do fine with your lighting and watching these things inflate during the day and deflate at night is rather cool. One of the most awesome things I ever saw my ricrodea do was catch and eat a mysis shrimp. I was completely taken back when I watch something that never really moves, transfer the mysis from the edge of the coral to the mouth and have it swallow the mysis whole. I would also imagine that you could get some zoas and place them towards the top of the tank.
 
sparty059

sparty059

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haha. I suppose I can't make a point that I wouldn't do that going into a LFS because I have the luxury of just walking in and saying I want one small $10 frag and then pay $10 and walk out because this is different. I'm just checking to see if there is anything where they drop the price of the shipping or anything. I doubt there is anything like that where they would do that just becasue again, shipping is so much, but I think it would be an awesome idea for them to make that promotion once or twice to a new customer or something.
 
sparty059

sparty059

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I WOULD have gotten the lion, the tang, and some CUC, that would have taken care of cost, but the freaking lion isn't on the page anymore! (Fu Manchu)
 
sparty059

sparty059

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Haha, I'll mark it to fl and have it forwarded to here haha.
I don't know if that includes fu. Wishful thinking.
 
monsinour

monsinour

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its the lions that are caught in the atlantic/carribean that are then sold for less. These fish do not belong here and there are no natural preditors for them here. Its actually causing a big problem because these lions are eating all the other fish and nothing natural around to stop them.
Sparty, I paid $40 in shipping for those 3 pieces of coral not to long ago. Could I have gotten them at my LFS and not paid shipping? Sure. Would I have paid $34 for 10 heads of duncans? NO! My LFS has 12 heads for $150. Find a deal that works for you and pay the shipping. Its actually worth it for the experience. I considered it $20 for shipping and $20 for the experience of opening a box filled with goodies that get to go into the tank. It was rather fun opening and acclimating. Our order from SWF.com will include a fish (maybe) so that not only can we do the same thing as before with the corals, but this time also have a fish in there! Cant wait.
 
gemmy

gemmy

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I also rationalize the shipping cost as a type of insurance, since every LFS around me has a 0 guarantee policy while SWF has a 14 day guarantee.
 
mylady

mylady

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Monsinourhttp:///forum/thread/383592/shipping-question#post_3356076
Sparty, I paid $40 in shipping for those 3 pieces of coral not to long ago. Could I have gotten them at my LFS and not paid shipping? Sure. Would I have paid $34 for 10 heads of duncans? NO! My LFS has 12 heads for $150. Find a deal that works for you and pay the shipping. Its actually worth it for the experience. I considered it $20 for shipping and $20 for the experience of opening a box filled with goodies that get to go into the tank. It was rather fun opening and acclimating. Our order from SWF.com will include a fish (maybe) so that not only can we do the same thing as before with the corals, but this time also have a fish in there! Cant wait.
Actually it was only $30 in shipping. Believe you me, when it comes to prices, I remember! And I figured when we were getting a 10 headed frag of duncans for $34, even with the shipping we could never get that deal anywhere here. Even at $64 it was a steal. Then add in the blue tubs we apid about $14 for and the rainbow ricordea that was $12 something, then they added two frags of free xenia. Can't beat that. I am a bargain shopper to the extreme!
 
saltwaterfish.com

saltwaterfish.com

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Sparty:
Shipping is a major expense and I'm sorry we can't do more to help you there. We do currently have a 15% discount on Marine Life for first time buyers, so I think that should help. I also think if you look at the quality, and what you get for the $$ spend you would be pleased. Regardless of whether you choose to support us or not, I hope you enjoy using the boards and we welcome you as a member.
Scott
 
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