You know you have a good LFS when....
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LadyMinion
Fish Addict
The staff actually know their fish by scientific name off the top of their heads. ( well done Shotgate Aquatics!)
MrMashashin
Fish Addict
When they give you a perminant 20% discount for buying 10 or more fish from the store.
Perminant meaning any time you come in no matter how many fish you buy.
10 being the minimum amount bought before you get the card that is.
GoGo Quality Feed and Pet
Perminant meaning any time you come in no matter how many fish you buy.
10 being the minimum amount bought before you get the card that is.
GoGo Quality Feed and Pet
MissClaire
Fish Crazy
When...... they know your name and never get tired of you ringing up and asking questions
When....... they happily exchange fish
When....... they know exactly what they are talking about
When....... they dont try and sell you product you dont need
Yay for G&S Aquarium!
When....... they happily exchange fish
When....... they know exactly what they are talking about
When....... they dont try and sell you product you dont need
Yay for G&S Aquarium!
bshockstubb
Fish Addict
knowing you personally...
and giving you stuff for what they paid and even lower!
Riverea Reef AZ
and giving you stuff for what they paid and even lower!
Riverea Reef AZ
Also giving us some FREE river shrimp because it was my birthday, even though it was the first time we'd ever been there...although we had just spent £200...LadyMinion said:
-cAtFiSh-
Fish Herder
when they immediately recognise you when you walk in to the store.
when their fish are nice and healthy
when they give you free stuff and discounts
when they know what they are talking about
go Aquarium Treasures!!!
when their fish are nice and healthy
when they give you free stuff and discounts
when they know what they are talking about
go Aquarium Treasures!!!
-cAtFiSh-
Fish Herder
thought of another one:
when they have no dyed fish!
when they have no dyed fish!
--When they constantly pester you to join the fish club to become "further enlightened" and the manager is already a prominent member.
--When the manager phones you immediately when something of your interest comes into shop.
--When they bring in request items (esp. plants, yay!) and have lots of selection
--When they differ you to another LFs with different specialty in light conversation. ie "Hey, have you checked out Unlimited in the next town? They specialize in high out-put lights and fixtures."
--When the manager phones you immediately when something of your interest comes into shop.
--When they bring in request items (esp. plants, yay!) and have lots of selection
--When they differ you to another LFs with different specialty in light conversation. ie "Hey, have you checked out Unlimited in the next town? They specialize in high out-put lights and fixtures."
Aquamick
Fish Crazy
When they.....
give you 5m of airline free when you buy a tank
have no dyed fish
have no dead or dying fish
quarantine for weeks
tell you when interesting Corydoras species arrive! (that one's specific to me!)
remember you, give you free water tests and live food
QSS Aquarium & Koi Centre, Bradford.
give you 5m of airline free when you buy a tank
have no dyed fish
have no dead or dying fish
quarantine for weeks
tell you when interesting Corydoras species arrive!
(that one's specific to me!)remember you, give you free water tests and live food
QSS Aquarium & Koi Centre, Bradford.
Netherways
New Member
Erm...people...lots of very "HELPFULL" stores here and Im sure that getting free stuff is important to you but for me a good LFS is one that provides its fish with adequate tankage/filtration/spacing/grouping/food while they are there. All the fish are properly quarrantined before being sold and they give you an adequate method for transporting the fish home.
It would appear that most of your priorities would lay with them knowing your name and giving you free stuff.
As for my local fish store the guy stays for 3 hours after closing to clean the tanks and check for broken items or fish that look ill. And gets in 2 hours before opening to make sure all the fish are fine and have developed no problems over night. He also regularly checks his stock items for defects and clearly labels any defects found and marks the price down accordingly, only selling it to people once he is sure they know of any problems.
In the 7 years I have known the owner of the store he has offered me many "free" items. All of which I have refused and paid for in full. Why? Because I know that the profit he makes from that will help to keep a GOOD store running and help to keep the fish he sells in tip top condition.
Anyone who accepts such free items may infact be taking that £2.00 or whatever it was away from a new tank the store was thinking of setting up to give their fish a better environment.
Remember: It is your store and you have to make sure you give as much support to it as you take. We all love free gifts but in the fish industry where money is tight and wages are low it is best for that money to go back into the store and keep those fish even better for next time you want some!
Harsh words? Possibly. But I am just trying to make sure people think about their actions. Because we all love fish and that is why we are here. Right?
It would appear that most of your priorities would lay with them knowing your name and giving you free stuff.
As for my local fish store the guy stays for 3 hours after closing to clean the tanks and check for broken items or fish that look ill. And gets in 2 hours before opening to make sure all the fish are fine and have developed no problems over night. He also regularly checks his stock items for defects and clearly labels any defects found and marks the price down accordingly, only selling it to people once he is sure they know of any problems.
In the 7 years I have known the owner of the store he has offered me many "free" items. All of which I have refused and paid for in full. Why? Because I know that the profit he makes from that will help to keep a GOOD store running and help to keep the fish he sells in tip top condition.
Anyone who accepts such free items may infact be taking that £2.00 or whatever it was away from a new tank the store was thinking of setting up to give their fish a better environment.
Remember: It is your store and you have to make sure you give as much support to it as you take. We all love free gifts but in the fish industry where money is tight and wages are low it is best for that money to go back into the store and keep those fish even better for next time you want some!
Harsh words? Possibly. But I am just trying to make sure people think about their actions. Because we all love fish and that is why we are here. Right?
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