Kent Pro Scraper

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by andrewsk

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.

Seriously, it was just the idea that they were there, that I'd get the urge to go pay the LFS's a visit (all or any of them, not just BA's). Now that there's nothing nearby, I lose that little bit of motivation.

They weren't perfect, but let's be realistic. No LFS is. There are some places that are better than others, for sure, but they all have good days, and they all have bad days. That's reality.

What sets aparts one LFS from another, in my opinion, is the customer service. As a customer you know when you're treated right (or wrong, for that matter) and that's what you're going to remember. It's funny though, how some people have great experiences with one store that others have terrible experiences with. I guess it's human nature -- you get along with some people, and won't get along with others.

So anyhow, yeah I do miss Big Al's, but not because they were the "perfect" LFS, but because they were the "perfectly located LFS" for me.

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.

Why limit that idea to the south? I'd love to see more LFS's adopt that kind of approach.