STORE CLOSING

Really sorry to hear that Gary

 

Sorry to hear that hope the best for you in the future.

 

Sorry to hear that, how late will someone be around wednesday?

 

sorry to hear that gary, best of luck to you and the family

 

Seemed like a good store. Sorry to hear that. Why can't a decent fish store survive? Probably not enough traffic... or maybe people like to come look but don't spend much. I try to support my LFS... and when you want something in a hurry it is sure better than waiting for a delivery from the internet.

 

Sorry that things didn't work out for your store. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif

 

I have never been to your store but i am sorry to hear about you going out of business.

-Bill

P.S. Do you have any 200gal or bigger tanks?

 

i got my first compact flouresent light system at bobo's , I wish there was a way to help fish stores survive, i guess theres just not much money in this dying hobby /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif

 

I don't think the hobby is dying...to the contrary, I think it's growing.  I would blame the economy...people have had to tighten up their budgets a bit leaving less discretionary funds for things like their hobbies.  And from what I've heard, the pet store business is like the food business, it can be really tough to get started and make a go of it.
--AJ

 

its not dying on the internet, in the last few months alone i have heard of over 4 fish only stores closing, its not the furry critters that are being left out of the loop, its the fish, over the 10yrs that i have been keeping fish, i am 22, i have seen a dramatic decline in fish. the economy has a lot to do with it, but even before that, our fishy friends have been over fished, our worlds reefs have been being destroyed, and a lot of our favorite fish arn't even in the wild anymore, i do know that irresponsible greedy fish catchers arn't helping our cause.
i feel for the lfs as much as anybody, i would rather drive three hrs to get to a local pet store then to be forced to make purchases off the internet.

 

Gary sorry to hear that, I'll come down this week and buy some livestock.

 

the economy has hurt the industry as well as the internet. i would say the internet more so. warehouses buy straight from the manufacturer saving a ton of money and dont have the overhead selling it for cheaper so people naturally want to save $50 plus on items especially in these troubled times

 

Is the phone number still correct?

 

But fish at an LFS are cheaper and people like to see what they get before they buy.  I guess I do spend way more money on maintenance crap on-line than I do at my local stores.  Saving 50% is nice.

 

If you're low on frozen food, Gary is offering 25% of on frozen food.

--AJ