What you are seeing is endemic to the entire nation. Local shops are disappearing
and being replaced by large national chains. While these are great and fill a
niche, they should not replace those local establishments that make each city and
town unique. I tell people all the time, support your local merchants. Wether they
are Pet Stores or Hardware Stores. If you do not exercise your right to shop in
these local establishments, they will soon disappear and you will have no choice
but to go to Walmart, or some other national chain.
Ty
BG Granier wrote:
> Ty,
>
> I have no doubt that you also have your problems, I was just simply stating
> what the local (Baton Rouge) business environment has been going through in
> the past four to five years. If I were you. I'd update my security systems.
> Just a hint to the wise.
>
> I don't really care about getting rid of my fish, but would rather see some
> LFS's survive the afore-mentioned invasiaon of poor-quality, even poorer
> service, bulk, chain store type environments that really SUCK as far as
> quality stock goes.....their fish are all imported without the slightest
> care as to the species's purity or viability
>
> Better watch over your shoulder......somebody's watching!
>
> BG
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ty Hall" <tyhall-in-mia.net>
> To: <nanfa-in-aquaria.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 1:48 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- pet store forays
>
> > From an LFS point of view....Often times I get people coming in trying to
> unload
> > fish on me. Unfortunately it is not always possible for me to take them. I
> do what
> > I can but I don't keep empty tanks around waiting for free Oscars or other
> large
> > fish that have outgrown their owners tanks. My tanks are usually full of
> fish and
> > there is simply no room-in-the inn.
> >
> > On the original topic, I like to do this-in-one of my large distributors.
> They
> > very often have "odd" fish mixed in with the other tropicals. I haven't
> found
> > anything spectacular yet, but it's fun to look.
> >
> > Ty
> >
> > BG Granier wrote:
> >
> > > Casper,
> > >
> > > Wish that I could, but the LFS's have all but gone out-of-business down
> > > here! The Petsmart's and Petco's have taken over and are not
> user-friendly
> > > at-all...........
> > >
> > > Had a friend that was breeding African Cichlids by the 1000's and guess
> > > what, he arrived-in-his aquaculture farm one morning to find that all
> his
> > > stock had been poisoned, sabotaged and therefore ruined his operation.
> > >
> > > They didn't burn him out, just used chemical methods to ruin him and
> that's
> > > what I find so suspicious, if you know what I mean!
> > >
> > > Maybe I'm paranoid, but I don't think so. Have you ever tried to even
> "give"
> > > fish to a big retailor that I've previously mentioned? They say that
> they
> > > have no way to accept them........hummmmmm.
> > >
> > > BG
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