corals calgary (shops)

[Polscot]

sigh.....they all have cities i tell the stores down there that there going to be comming to canada, have them ship to oregon and then to here the nessisary paper work is all there, everyone is just focusing on the negative, yes i think alot of the shops in calgary are over prices hence wanting to get into the reefers community and deal with private sellers, and yes, i realise calgary has alot of good stores unlike other places, but at the end of the day...no offence i dont care about other places if u dont like where u are move, stop bringing negativity on me for simply wanting to turn to private sellers over go to a store.

[Chaloupa]

Originally Posted by Polscot

sigh.....they all have cities i tell the stores down there that there going to be comming to canada, have them ship to oregon and then to here the nessisary paper work is all there, everyone is just focusing on the negative, yes i think alot of the shops in calgary are over prices hence wanting to get into the reefers community and deal with private sellers, and yes, i realise calgary has alot of good stores unlike other places, but at the end of the day...no offence i dont care about other places if u dont like where u are move, stop bringing negativity on me for simply wanting to turn to private sellers over go to a store.

Wow, sounds like you have it all figured out and we just don't have a clue...good luck to you.

[kien]

Forget my gsp and birdsnest, I want YOU to ship me in some corals! If you can get CITIES for everything you bring in you should seriously consider openning up a small biz and selling locally. I would love to see some Sweet US livestock brought in!

[xtreme]

I'm in for some American stuff as well. May as well get a group order going.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Polscot

stop bringing negativity on me for simply wanting to turn to private sellers over go to a store.

Dude no one is bashing you for what you are wanting to do because most of us do it our self but we also support the good LFS because without them we would not be able to get the things we want or need without them. There are some great people here but when they feel they have been rubbed the wrong way something is going to be said.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by kien

Forget my gsp and birdsnest, I want YOU to ship me in some corals! If you can get CITIES for everything you bring in you should seriously consider openning up a small biz and selling locally. I would love to see some Sweet US livestock brought in!

Originally Posted by xtreme

I'm in for some American stuff as well. May as well get a group order going.

+1 on both of these remarks

[Coleus]

:-) Comparing US vs Canada price is wrong and then bashing LFS in your first thread instead introducing yourself or ask which store is best to shop is also does not go well here.

We do this as a hobby while LFS need to make money to operate a business. In the end, i think demand/supply rule applies, the LFS has to price it right to survive, price it wrong and they won't last. (Except for some expensive store that must has a super customer service )

WE NEED LFS and Calgarians are lucky to have some great LFS with fair price.

Btw, if we are doing group order from US that work out very cheaper, I AM IN.

[Gaffer]

I have considered putting in an order here http://www.mrcoral.com as he has everything 50% off right now.

He quoted me $80 shipping when I inquired about a 10 pack of zoas.

Andrew

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Any corals coming from the USA cannot be on live rock, or it requires CITES. CBS even frowns on frag plugs sometimes.

Regardless, shipping or bringing it from the USA requires CITES to make it legal, if you apply for it it will cost you $250, and up to 2 months to recieve the permit.

Then shipping is another issue, same day or next day shipping, any other way will not guarentee the livestoce to arrive alive.

That is the reason the cost of corals are more in Canada than the USA, they have more AquaCulturing facilities down there too. I have personally visited a few and some are huge, not basement operations.

Ken

[Eb0la11]

Hmmmm, as soon as everyone wants OP to get a group order going he disappears... Maybe we were dealing with Kein who created a new screen name to turn over a new leaf but its failing miserably?