Saltwater Workshop Feb. 7th @ Petco in Coralville

i would go but i will be in California. im tired of all of this snow so im going to take a month break from it.[script removed]

 

quitter

 

There just trying to sucker us into coming in there to buy there diseased saltwater livestock.

 

Thats exactly what went through my head when I read that flyer. Those poor fish /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif

 

You know, the same goes for any retailer...I would imagine that when you go through a very high volume of fish, some of them are going to be sick and diseased. If they kept them in quarantine for the amount of time that most experts recommend and treated things as needed, they wouldn't be able to sell them for what they would need to get out of them to pay for the care to keep them in quarantine. It's a give and take, you have to be picky about what you buy. You decide what you put in your tank and whether or not you quarantine it, not PetCo.

It sounds like the poor decisions of their corporate offices contribute to the reputation that they have earned over the years. Either way, it sure would be interesting to hear what kind of advice they're giving noobs and would probably be a great opportunity to distribute club business cards or our flyer targeted to beginners. If anyone plans to be there, let me know and I'll see if we can get you hooked up with the appropriate materials.

--AJ

 

It would be interesting to hear what they are telling people.

At least they are trying to get people in the hobby so then in the long run they will find us.

 

Please don't get me wrong. I strongly support the actual Fish Counselors at Petco. Most have seemed very knowledgable of their fish and their needs. I just hate how the head of the franchizes don't seem to take that little extra care the fish need. I work at Petland in Iowa City and I know exactly what Brandon is going through everytime he gets in a shipment of sad/sick fish. It plain old sucks! But we do our best to get them ready for new homes. In no way did I intend to sound like I was attack any of the workers at Petco, merely the franchise owners who don't care quite as much as they should, IMO.

Haha, so yeah, if anyone ever goes to Petland in Iowa City, I work as a double as a Fish Nerd and a Pet Counselor. Feel free to say Hi and come chat sometime! )

 

i would like to thank eric for posting this flyer. i am going to try and attend this event. Also would like to thank Eric and Aj for how they handled the way this topic started to go. I am sure no one meant for it to sound too negative but things can be taken out of context very easily. I feel this thread was beening moderated without a corporate attitude like some other forums. Which is a totaly different discussion. Thanks again.