Another pet store closing the doors!
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Ok....I was meaning to say that there are more stores out there. We may be just a little harder to find now. But I do have to say business has been good for us...as it has for you since they can afford to pay you to work LOL.
Anyways back to the topic I wish the best for Shawn and his family and hope they have somthing in the wings waiting for them.
Anyways back to the topic I wish the best for Shawn and his family and hope they have somthing in the wings waiting for them.
All that I can say is there are a few people in this hobby that think that fish stores are over priced. I can say I have offered good size pieces of coral for the same price, if not lower than alot of people are selling frags for. And for as dry goods my prices are not much different for what you find on the internet, plus I dont charge for shipping. I am probably one of the few stores that sell stuff cheaper than the average shop, and I was very honest with my customers. Last thing I have to say is SUPPORT OUR LFS or there is going to be more stores losing to the internet, for one day when you want to go buy a fish or anything for your tank and the store is not there, go home and look in the mirror ask yourself why the store is not there!
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The problem is it takes retail pricing to keep a retail store open. With 90% of the manufacturers bowing down to the mega mail order houses when it comes to pricing it's much harder to make the required profit to stay afloat. Sure, you can at least come close to price matching on each individual item but the gross profit on those accumulated sales don't equate to the needed net profit to stay afloat. Now in some cases you need to sell 3-4 items instead of the one to obtain the same net. With the limited audience a LFS has that's not really possible.
SteveU
SteveU
I do but not alot of high end stuff. I have Brightwell products, pc bulbs, fish food (frozen and flake, pellet), some uv sterilizers, test kits, alot of reptile stuff, reptiles, dog food, alot of odds and ends. If you are looking for something in general give me a call. I have alot of freshwater fish, and quite a few snakes. Thank you guys, for your support.
