peoples thoughts and opinions on calgary lfs???

[Reef_Geek]

having worked in a LFS for a decade...

"people they know" should be replaced with "customers with strong prospects of continued spending power"

so it's not really unfair, but it's volume-adjusted pricing.

If the people they know became reluctant to make further purchases and have reached their point of diminishing returns (tank full, not up sizing or getting another tank, have everything they need, just comes in and tries to beat down prices on the few things they need)... then I suspect the degree of discounts offered will likely change.

[Proteus]

Personally I shop at two stores. I have given these stores 95% of my bussinuss and never asked for a discount but have bartered with them. I ussually get a fair price and even discount for multiple purchases. This is what kept me coming back along with great staff. Even though I don't buy fish anymore I check in regularly to see what frags or hardware is avalible.