Cretin

[The-Wolf]

I got called a cretin today by a customer.

Customer
I'd like 6 Lemon Goldfish please
Me
What size pond are they for and how long has it been set up?
Customer
They are for a coldwater storage tank.
Me
are you seriouse ?
Customer
Yes!
Me
I'm sorry. I refuse to sell anyone fish if they can not house them properly.
Customer
Fine I'll take my bussiness elsewhere. You're a cretin!

with that he started to walk out. I stood there momentarily unsure that he had actually said what I thought he said.
Me
Excuse me? I'm a cretin? you're the cretin for having such little reguard for life.
Customers wife
F... off you little twerp.
Me
Get out and don't come back. You're barred!.


OMG some people!

 

[timmystood]

YAY!! Power to the people Wolf!!

The only problem is you have to be careful as the customer is always right!

 

[maryjason]

Lmao !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PlecMama]

Invariably, I have found that the customer is always a dckhed. If it's your shop, knock yourself out

 

[furryrabbit]

i wish you were my lfs then .............. heres a little convo i had with a guy at my lps when i started out < i go the extra couple of miles to a diff. shop now >

ME: so these balas will do fine in this rekord 60
HIM: yep , no problems son...........

took me ages to find a home for them!

 

[collegeboy_89]

YAY!! Power to the people Wolf!!

The only problem is you have to be careful as the customer is always right!

Invariably, I have found that the customer is always a dckhed. If it's your shop, knock yourself out

i have worked in a pet shop for almost 4 years, although we dont sell animals we still sell everything else, its amazin how many customers ask for your help or your opinion, and still take no notice and do what they think

Ced

 

[catxx]

wait wait ... a coldwater storage tank?! like the one you get in the loft kind of thing? or something else?

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeebus!!

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

Right on! You go Wolfie!!!

 

[black angel]

Isnt it the american equivalent to a rubbermaid? Those have been used for years to temporarily house goldies and some that are small enough become permanent homes. If it can hold a filter then i dont see a problem, but as a temporary solution.
I was looking at them in B&Q and they held about 75 gallons. I thought they would be good as quarantine tanks for pond fish.
Its better than some things ive seen fish housed in.

 

[saboy]

Yes ! ! Put those customers in there place !


But then again if you didnt have customers, you would have no shop,


But seriously , a storage tank ? Yea, but as black angel says, it is possible ! with adequite filtration, etc

 

[The-Wolf]

wait wait ... a coldwater storage tank?! like the one you get in the loft kind of thing?

yes exactly that.

 

[Wendy-Jane]

Well said Wolfie and well done for staying soooo 8)
I would have been more like

Wendy

 

[linda1503]

Good on yer!!!!

 

[pica_nuttalli]

wait wait ... a coldwater storage tank?! like the one you get in the loft kind of thing?

yes exactly that.

Ok, could somebody translate this into American English?

 

[The-Wolf]

Picca
here in the UK many houses have a tank for the storage of coldwater in the uppermost part of the house, usually in the loft/attic. This is to feed hotwater storage tanks as and when they need topping up, IE replacing what comes out of the hot tap.

HTH