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Old 04-09-2008, 04:15 PM
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talk to the nice old guy that works in the saltwater section, mention your buying 30 lbs and see what he says, he'll probably offer you a dollar of per lb, then tell him you'd buy more if he offered you an even better price, that's how it worked for me and I bought almost 70 lbs....
Robert/Bob is the name of the friendly older dude in the sw section I think.

I spoke to Ron & said I only wanted to pay $4/lb and we settled on $5/lb.

I think it probably helps with bargaining if they know your face.

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Old 04-10-2008, 05:27 AM
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I just got 130lbs from J&L in the last month. Total cycle time was 7 days. The rock was fantastic and looks great. I've had them ship most of my tank equipment as well and have had nothing but good experience after good experience with them.
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Old 04-10-2008, 02:30 PM
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Robert/Bob is the name of the friendly older dude in the sw section I think.

I spoke to Ron & said I only wanted to pay $4/lb and we settled on $5/lb.

I think it probably helps with bargaining if they know your face.

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I would imagine from my experience there the key is to make them think you're gonna walk out unless the give you what you're looking for.
I counted my cash right in fron of him and thats when he offered me a discount and then I asked him for a bigger discount if I bought more than the 30 lbs I first said I was getting, it's all about making them think they are upselling you when in fact you are downselling them....
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