Socal Tropical Fish July 4th Sale
- Thread starter Laker
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am i the only person that has a bad experience here? i went in and the prices seem OUTRAGEOUS, and there were only 2 ladies working that didnt really answer my questions and seeemed pretty rude to be honest...alot of times if a store has high prices i will give them a chance to get my business and price match like marinedepot or something and the lady like laughed at me...anybody agree? just to make sure this is the store in fullerton off of chapman right?....o and i drove all the way there one day to but some DIY T5 sockets and socket holders and got all the way home and they didnt even match up..i was sooo pissed...i know it was partially my fault but still made me mad! and to make it worse i paid with CC so it took like 2 weeks before it went on to my card..im sure this is out of their control but left a bad taste in my mouth!
ok im glad im not the only one! i go to Tongs in brea off Imperial and talk to Henry..he will give u good prices on fish...or Jason at Aquarium in Motion..or Jeremy at Mystic Reef and all those guys are willing to match prices or work with me a little bit...same with the fish store in fullerton its called The Reef off of 91 and state college..the owner there is a nice guy and he will make a deal for me...whenever i go to socaltropical fish i feel like im bothering the two women that work there...like excuse me im sorry to hassle u...can u asnwer some questions...lol and then it bugs me cuz they speak like Vietnamese and i always feel like theyre talkin smack...ahahhahaha ..the one time i called and actually spoke with Tom he was a nice guy and lowered the price on those T5 sockets..even though they ended up being the wrong ones anyway
I agree with the comment about feeling like your bothering the sister and Tom's wife...and I always feel like I'm being watched when I'm browsing around. It's not a very comfortable atmosphere at times. When Tom is there it's much better...even though I feel like the 2 ladies are still watching me. AND, I usually go in at my lunch hour and I'm dressed all Biz Professional... like I'm going to shove something down my dress shirt (behind my tie).
Anyways, I really don't have anything bad to say about Tom ad SoCal Tropical other than the issues with me shoplifting :0... RIGHT! haha
He has great prices on some dry goods fo sho!
Anyways, I really don't have anything bad to say about Tom ad SoCal Tropical other than the issues with me shoplifting :0... RIGHT! haha
He has great prices on some dry goods fo sho!
I've been dealing with Tom for a few a couple years now and he is awesome. The comment about the sister possibly ruining what he has built is spot on, though it is her store now.
Tom doesn't frequent this site anymore unfortunately so we are all talking to the air. I know the sister and have talked to her a lot and I still get the suspicious eye. Unfortunately the couple "wet pockets" out there have ruined it for the rest of us. Still, the best place for dry goods and his fish selection is much better now that he has moved. He always has nice wrasses in stock...
Tom doesn't frequent this site anymore unfortunately so we are all talking to the air. I know the sister and have talked to her a lot and I still get the suspicious eye. Unfortunately the couple "wet pockets" out there have ruined it for the rest of us. Still, the best place for dry goods and his fish selection is much better now that he has moved. He always has nice wrasses in stock...
i def will second the dry goods!..he has anything and everything and its all in stock..and his fish selection is pretty good too..but i went there to check it out and they were asking over $20 for the medium sized chemi pure elite...just so all u guys know i got it from marinedepot for $8.95!! thats a good deal...i dont remember if it was MD sale or if they price matched another site..but either way thats a hugeeee mark up!!!! but maybe there are other things there that he sells cheaper...i only really checked price on the CPE..and when i saw the price i turned and ran! lol
