What do you want from your local store??

spit.fire · #1 08-22-2013, 04:06 AM

A couch

brotherd · #2 08-22-2013, 04:15 AM

More elbow room to browse the merchandise. Most stores are very cramped. And please be diligent on removing dead or terminally diseased livestock from displays.

monocus · #3 08-22-2013, 05:31 AM

i'm surprised no one said lower prices.definatly more colourful corals rather just browns and greens

Dearth · #4 08-22-2013, 05:31 AM

A reliable local store or as another poster said would like to see J&L open a sister store further north. As it is a good reliable LFS with lots of livestock and product is 9 hrs drive away south to Vancouver or east to Edmonton from PG.

Evilweevil · #5 08-22-2013, 05:53 AM

Naked women and beer , free stuff , jeep only parking out front and really hot naked women for staff , yup that's about it for me

Proteus · #6 08-22-2013, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Evilweevil

Naked women and beer , free stuff , jeep only parking out front and really hot naked women for staff , yup that's about it for me

I do believe there are stores like that but they don't sell fish.(so to speak...)

daniella3d · #7 08-22-2013, 06:40 PM

What I would really like to see is something like the liveaquaria diver's den, where fish are going through a full quarantine and when you buy fish from diver's den you know for sure you wont introduce any parasites, none what so ever.

They should have at least a section isolated from other shipments and tanks and keep those well quarantined with proper treatment to make sure fish are 100% clean of disease and parasites.

I would pay more for these fish. Just the pleasure to be able to acclimate and tus the fish in the main tank right away would be great!

AquaticFinatic · #8 08-22-2013, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Evilweevil

Naked women and beer , free stuff , jeep only parking out front and really hot naked women for staff , yup that's about it for me

If only we could lol.

Alberta-newb · #9 08-22-2013, 02:38 PM

I look for service that's honest and without the "hard sell". I often ask questions I already know the answer to just to hear the response. I'd rather hear "I don't know" or an answer that deters a sale rather than some "BS" answer designed to either make a sale or make the salesman sound intelligent.

General condition of the livestock is also my deciding factor. If I see dead fish or badly diseased ones I don't buy. It takes what 2 seconds to pull out a causality? Don't leave it in there until its rotten and half eaten by the CUC!

Francis

michika · #10 08-22-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Evilweevil

Naked women and beer , free stuff , jeep only parking out front and really hot naked women for staff , yup that's about it for me

Go on! At least you'd know there was no theft happening from the staff right?!

I'd like to see a certain regularity to some products specifically Calcium reactor media. I'm finding except for a few niche places a lot of the daily maintenance chemicals are kind of hard to find with any regularity. I know 2-part is all the rage right now so product is pretty easy to obtain, but older methods like reactors that aren't so in favour anymore is what I'm refering to here. And it certainly could be a supply AND demand issue, but I'm noticing this often.

I also buy a lot of stuff in bulk and I really like the option to continue to do so. Bringing 5g pails to fill with chems is both cost efficient and a little more environmentally friendly when you're reusing old salt buckets. I usually buy chemicals, pellet food, and some other dry goods this way and it translates into some huge savings for me and continued business for others.