Just a bit annoyed by my local LFS and wanted to share.
Usually they are ok although I sort of lost faith in them after an argument about a hygrometer I knew was faulty and they refused to refund me.
I am also a reptile keeper and have a local reptile shop who is perfect they can get anything and will the same week if I ask.
Recently though my LFS has just been getting on my nerves, maybe I am a difficult customer.
Anyway First there was the bogwood where I was told that they were unable to get any as it was nearly impossible to get hold of, this was clearly rubbish just about every fish shop under the sun stock it all the time.
Then they refused to order in aquatic mosses for me because it was messy stuff that ended up floating all over their tanks. Well I suggested they tied it down and got a look as if to say I was stupid.
And finally this weekend I asked about the pufferfish in one of the tank and the way she told me that all the info was above the tank like I was to stupid to read it just really annoyed me. Obviously I had read it and just wanted a bit more information. The actual expert on fish is usually alright and he has ordered in cherry shrimp for me in the past but the woman seems to think that since i am 16 i am too young to take seriously. I mentioned once I hoped to start up a planted aquarium and you could tell that she thought i was crazy when I told her the amount of lighting I hoped to fit and about injecting Co2.
I hate people that think they are the only source of information and do not take into account the amount of info someone my age can learn online.
Well sorry about my little rant.lol
Usually they are ok although I sort of lost faith in them after an argument about a hygrometer I knew was faulty and they refused to refund me.
I am also a reptile keeper and have a local reptile shop who is perfect they can get anything and will the same week if I ask.
Recently though my LFS has just been getting on my nerves, maybe I am a difficult customer.
Anyway First there was the bogwood where I was told that they were unable to get any as it was nearly impossible to get hold of, this was clearly rubbish just about every fish shop under the sun stock it all the time.
Then they refused to order in aquatic mosses for me because it was messy stuff that ended up floating all over their tanks. Well I suggested they tied it down and got a look as if to say I was stupid.
And finally this weekend I asked about the pufferfish in one of the tank and the way she told me that all the info was above the tank like I was to stupid to read it just really annoyed me. Obviously I had read it and just wanted a bit more information. The actual expert on fish is usually alright and he has ordered in cherry shrimp for me in the past but the woman seems to think that since i am 16 i am too young to take seriously. I mentioned once I hoped to start up a planted aquarium and you could tell that she thought i was crazy when I told her the amount of lighting I hoped to fit and about injecting Co2.
I hate people that think they are the only source of information and do not take into account the amount of info someone my age can learn online.
Well sorry about my little rant.lol