2quills
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Originally Posted by smartorl http:///forum/thread/383945/the-new-grooming-bus/100#post_3369331
My friend who used to own Fish Wish had a 100% markup on fish, sometimes more if the supplier had a special on it. She would have a weekly "sale" fish that would be discounted to about 75%.
I think the recession changed the way many LFS's do business. I am no longer seeing the stores stocking alot of dry goods like they used to.
While internet shopping is convenient, for me it doesn't replace the going into the store and seeing things for myself. It's nice to see the fish eat and to see the size. I can see several fish and have the opportunity to take the smaller one or the one with brighter coloration.
Agree, which is probably why I have yet to make a purchase for any livestock online. I want to hand pic what I am getting and look for the healthiest specimines. I probably will do some online purchasing once my other system is ready to go but more than likely it will all be WYSIWYG stuff. And besides, who doesn't like just popping into the lfs every now and then just to look around?
The stores down here for the most part have to moved to the request system. Instead of keeping alot of stock on hand they'll just order what you're looking for if you request it.
I really like this new place though. They do alot of their own breeding and aqua culter which probably helps cut some of the cost. And consiquentially is probably why they have much better prices and why they've become so popular in town. Pluss, everything about their operation is wide open for all to see. You can walk around and check out their breeding tanks and quarantine tanks where they treat all incoming fish for two weeks, you can browse their notes and schedules for treatement dosages, times and water changes as well as salinity and specific gravity level. They pretty much do it how I would like to see it done if I were ever to venture into the business.
Originally Posted by smartorl http:///forum/thread/383945/the-new-grooming-bus/100#post_3369331
My friend who used to own Fish Wish had a 100% markup on fish, sometimes more if the supplier had a special on it. She would have a weekly "sale" fish that would be discounted to about 75%.
I think the recession changed the way many LFS's do business. I am no longer seeing the stores stocking alot of dry goods like they used to.
While internet shopping is convenient, for me it doesn't replace the going into the store and seeing things for myself. It's nice to see the fish eat and to see the size. I can see several fish and have the opportunity to take the smaller one or the one with brighter coloration.
Agree, which is probably why I have yet to make a purchase for any livestock online. I want to hand pic what I am getting and look for the healthiest specimines. I probably will do some online purchasing once my other system is ready to go but more than likely it will all be WYSIWYG stuff. And besides, who doesn't like just popping into the lfs every now and then just to look around?
The stores down here for the most part have to moved to the request system. Instead of keeping alot of stock on hand they'll just order what you're looking for if you request it.
I really like this new place though. They do alot of their own breeding and aqua culter which probably helps cut some of the cost. And consiquentially is probably why they have much better prices and why they've become so popular in town. Pluss, everything about their operation is wide open for all to see. You can walk around and check out their breeding tanks and quarantine tanks where they treat all incoming fish for two weeks, you can browse their notes and schedules for treatement dosages, times and water changes as well as salinity and specific gravity level. They pretty much do it how I would like to see it done if I were ever to venture into the business.
