Is it the fish/corals you went to see, or just the equipment and supplies you needed because Big Al's was a fish death trap.
If I was going to open a store in the south, I would really want to go the Aquarium Illusions route where they have a totally seperate quarantine system and do not release fish for sale for about 4 weeks after they are recieved.
I have never gotten a fish from them that had any problems. They are more expensive, sure, but factor in any of your losses and it easily covers itself.
When I go into WAI's once in a while (Golds is the best in the city IMHO) I always get frustrated by the condition of the fish and the HUGE mortality rate of everything I have ever bought there. Add to that the insane cost for the fish (they are priced like they have been quarantined for 3 months!) and this for me is the recipe for how not to run a store.
Anyways. End RANT.
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Originally Posted by Delphinus
All together now! Bring Big Als Back! Bring Big Al's Back! Bring Big Al's Back!
... seriously, I don't care if it's Big Al's or not, but *somebody* should totally open a store in the south. Maybe Albert and Dennis should franchise out a "Gold Aquariums -- the sequel" or something.
And yeah, I know the last time I whined about this, people in Tuktoyuktuk complained that they have a 57 hour drive to their nearest LFS (or something .. I don't remember) and I'm sure that sucks too, but the fact is, this about *me* feeling sorry for myself, not me feeling sorry for them!! I live in Calgary, we just hit 1 million people (hooray us), but we can't have a LFS in the south end of the city!
Wah, wah. Sigh ... anyhow just thought I'd mention that I feel your pain there Steve.  |