I'm tired of seeing "frag packs" at retailers

[Magickiwi]

They do the same thing in the gemstone trade. They will two a few of their best stones and bundle them together with a bunch of crappy ones. If you want the nice stones you have to pay top dollar for their crappy ones too.

I prefer buying individually myself and I can wait until I find just the piece I'm looking for.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Magickiwi

They do the same thing in the gemstone trade. They will two a few of their best stones and bundle them together with a bunch of crappy ones. If you want the nice stones you have to pay top dollar for their crappy ones too.

I prefer buying individually myself and I can wait until I find just the piece I'm looking for.

This is not gemstones. I could put five stones in my drawer and call it a day.

But I don't want to have to buy five corals when I want one or two.

Especially when they say they won't sell it to you cause there are no individual frags.

Ok. I keep money and spend it elsewhere. The competition. So does the vendor win by refusing to take a coral from his pack. Or did they just witness a customer leave with his money.

It's funny they prefer no sale over a happy customer that just walked out with a coral they desired.... And will probably return.

[jorjef]

I'm can hear all the retailers muttering under their breath after reading this thread. You know they are in the exact same situation, well not EXACT but when they put in order to their suppliers. sure there will be the "gotta have" few corals that they can request but then need to fill out the order with "give me two frogspawn, three torches, five brains, 10 zoa colonies etc etc. and end up with some nice ones and the sub par corals that sit in their tanks for weeks. They are really in a tough situation trying to move the ugly betty's

Riceboys idea sounds interesting.

[Reef Pilot]

Haha,... reminds me of the cable companies with their "bundles". I only ever watch about 10% of the channels I get, but have to pay through the nose for all of them.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Haha,... reminds me of the cable companies with their "bundles". I only ever watch about 10% of the channels I get, but have to pay through the nose for all of them.

Yup. We just got Netflix. Barely use the cable now. Dropped all packages but the absolute basic.

That's an example of taking money elsewhere.

Good one.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by jorjef

I'm can hear all the retailers muttering under their breath after reading this thread. You know they are in the exact same situation, well not EXACT but when they put in order to their suppliers. sure there will be the "gotta have" few corals that they can request but then need to fill out the order with "give me two frogspawn, three torches, five brains, 10 zoa colonies etc etc. and end up with some nice ones and the sub par corals that sit in their tanks for weeks. They are really in a tough situation trying to move the ugly betty's

Riceboys idea sounds interesting.

Sure. But that's not my problem that they bought subpar corals. That's something they need to discuss with a supplier. I should not have to buy ugly corals to pad an owners pocket and cover their stock issues (if that's truly the case).

And the frag Packs I have seen do not have poor pieces. I would have bought any one of them, if I could have. But I don't want five.


The only ones as single were a joke... And another place had "no individual".

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Sure. But that's not my problem that they bought subpar corals. That's something they need to discuss with a supplier. I should not have to buy ugly corals to pad an owners pocket and cover their stock issues (if that's truly the case).

And the frag Packs I have seen do not have poor pieces. I would have bought any one of them, if I could have. But I don't want five.


The only ones as single were a joke... And another place had "no individual".

I guess you're damned if you do or damned if you don't.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by jorjef

I guess you're damned if you do or damned if you don't.

Nope. Just disappointed I can't just walk in and buy something anymore. If its on the shelf... It should be for sale. No questions. No gimmicks. No problems.

It costs money for a staff member to spend time with a customer, and bad business is when the customer leaves empty handed and buys from the other guys. At least it used to be bad for business.

Maybe business is too good?

[paddyob]

Maybe the retailers can chime in... The ones that remain anyhow.

maybe they can explain why it's better to lose a sale than break a package up.

[jorjef]

I think you should start up a shop and run those other non comsumer friendly S.O.B's out of business.