New Vancouver area store!

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

Yes I would be interested in buying from this store.

Realistically though a store like this doesn't have a chance in hell.

Among serious hobbyists there are two stores in the Vancouver area that have a lock on the business, one more for equipment supplies and fish and the other more for corals. For casual hobbyists who don't know any better there are the mega-stores selling stuff too.

When you look at the investment of time money and effort I don't think it is worthwhile opening a new reef store in the Vancouver area. It can only lead to grief. Sorry I don't want to sound discouraging but think up another business plan.

This is a good point...Why is there not one store that you can go to for both supplies and livestock. Im not sure which two stores you mean for sure but I would agree that NO store in vancouver is GREAT. Just a few good ones. I lived in Florida for a while and I think I got spoiled! If someone opened a store in Vancouver based on how a few of the great shops down there are, it would be amazing! And Im not talking about the "big" chain stores in Florida, I shopped at a smaller one that would blow any shop in Vancouver out of the water.

To say that opening a reef shop in Vancouver would be a failure is a joke. You can ALWAYS do things better than the competition. I think thats one problem with shops in Vancouver, not enough competition...