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I was buying a jardini from a pet store near me. When the guy put it in the little water scooper after netting him, he went to go get a bag. When he turned around, the fish was on the floor and he couldn't react quick enough to not step on it.. So he proceeded to pick it up and put it in the bag. The fish swam around a little and looked like it would be ok, so I took it home. A couple hours after putting it in the tank, I looked in there and the jardini's stomach had exploded! So I took it back and got my money back and I haven't tried buying a jardini since.
 
fayfay;3116199; said:
Overhearing a conversation at one of the lfs, waiting for my turn.

Employe: Can i help you?
Customer: Yes, i just finished cycling my new big tank, so im looking for some big robust cichlids. Have any tips on which ones would go together?

The employee starts talking about the various cichlids they have, which go together, which doesnt. Sounds like he knows what hes talking about.

Employe: Before you pick your favorite, i should ask how big your tank is, to avoid overstocking or selling you a fish you eventually have to sell.
Customer: I have a 50 g.
Employe: Ok, did you like any of the dwarf cichlids?
Customer: No, i want one that gets big..
Employe: The blue acara then? Or the convicts? The blue eyes?

The customer doesnt want any of those, she points to a vieja synspila, a tanganyika humphead, a rio grande and some oscars.
She thankfully gets told that those get way to big for her tank, she gives him the lesson that 1 litre = 1 cm of fish... the employe tries to stay as calm as he can, keeps explaining, hoping it will get through.

It doesnt, this is also a chain store that cant refuse sales. He gives up, she gets her little fishes... they are probably dead by now. If not, they probably wish they were.

Working in pet stores sucks.
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I wanna strangle people like this
 
Heres a story I remember form years ago. Its not really a funny story though. Ok, there was these 2 kids in the store, both were like little hoodlums. They were buying a betta and wanted another one so it could fight. I seen them talking with the LFS guy and kept saying what their intent was and they wanted to put another male betta in the cup with the other. So they do this and leave. The kids come back like 5 mins later saying they are not fighting and they want another one. So the LFS guy puts a different one in the cup, the kids arent satisfied so they keep removing and putting a different one in. Finally they get to one that starts swimming aorund really aggressive in the cup with the other. The kids get all excited and say "Yeah I want this one". So both leave with 2 male bettas in a cup that are swimming around eachother aggressively.

I jsut thought how poor those fish were. They are gonna fight and whatever one lives will live a slow painful death cause I dont even think those kids were gonna feed it or take care of it. Basically the purpose is to have them fight then the fish suffers and dies form neglect. I cant believe the LFS guy even allowed this.
 
Pyramid_Party;3133305; said:
Heres a story I remember form years ago. Its not really a funny story though. Ok, there was these 2 kids in the store, both were like little hoodlums. They were buying a betta and wanted another one so it could fight. I seen them talking with the LFS guy and kept saying what their intent was and they wanted to put another male betta in the cup with the other. So they do this and leave. The kids come back like 5 mins later saying they are not fighting and they want another one. So the LFS guy puts a different one in the cup, the kids arent satisfied so they keep removing and putting a different one in. Finally they get to one that starts swimming aorund really aggressive in the cup with the other. The kids get all excited and say "Yeah I want this one". So both leave with 2 male bettas in a cup that are swimming around eachother aggressively.

I jsut thought how poor those fish were. They are gonna fight and whatever one lives will live a slow painful death cause I dont even think those kids were gonna feed it or take care of it. Basically the purpose is to have them fight then the fish suffers and dies form neglect. I cant believe the LFS guy even allowed this.
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Id smack the kid and take the bettas away from them. God damned animal abuse.
 
Pyramid_Party;3133305; said:
Heres a story I remember form years ago. Its not really a funny story though. Ok, there was these 2 kids in the store, both were like little hoodlums. They were buying a betta and wanted another one so it could fight. I seen them talking with the LFS guy and kept saying what their intent was and they wanted to put another male betta in the cup with the other. So they do this and leave. The kids come back like 5 mins later saying they are not fighting and they want another one. So the LFS guy puts a different one in the cup, the kids arent satisfied so they keep removing and putting a different one in. Finally they get to one that starts swimming aorund really aggressive in the cup with the other. The kids get all excited and say "Yeah I want this one". So both leave with 2 male bettas in a cup that are swimming around eachother aggressively.

I jsut thought how poor those fish were. They are gonna fight and whatever one lives will live a slow painful death cause I dont even think those kids were gonna feed it or take care of it. Basically the purpose is to have them fight then the fish suffers and dies form neglect. I cant believe the LFS guy even allowed this.
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I've seen plenty of teens in shops like that. They usually want a snake that will get really big and "put some hurt on people". I can't wait until the snake bites them.
 
Pyramid_Party;3133305; said:
Heres a story I remember form years ago. Its not really a funny story though. Ok, there was these 2 kids in the store, both were like little hoodlums. They were buying a betta and wanted another one so it could fight. I seen them talking with the LFS guy and kept saying what their intent was and they wanted to put another male betta in the cup with the other. So they do this and leave. The kids come back like 5 mins later saying they are not fighting and they want another one. So the LFS guy puts a different one in the cup, the kids arent satisfied so they keep removing and putting a different one in. Finally they get to one that starts swimming aorund really aggressive in the cup with the other. The kids get all excited and say "Yeah I want this one". So both leave with 2 male bettas in a cup that are swimming around eachother aggressively.

I jsut thought how poor those fish were. They are gonna fight and whatever one lives will live a slow painful death cause I dont even think those kids were gonna feed it or take care of it. Basically the purpose is to have them fight then the fish suffers and dies form neglect. I cant believe the LFS guy even allowed this.
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I hate that any customers like that who come into the store i work at get booted out!

gobucks1;3110770; said:
I know what you mean there. Whenever i go ANYWHERE i'm always the last one helped. I assume mainly because i'm a kid, and plus, with the combination of my hair, clothes, and eyes they assume i'm a stoner.
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Ive had people and customers make similar asumtions of me too! I usally wear a t-shirt with a metal band on almost all the time, heavy metal hoodies, and have longish hair and they asume and even asked me once or twice if ive smoked weed! i say no not even had a drag off a normal cigarette! i dont even drink very often!
 
Bogwoodbruce;3136178; said:
I hate that any customers like that who come into the store i work at get booted out!


Ive had people and customers make similar asumtions of me too! I usally wear a t-shirt with a metal band on almost all the time, heavy metal hoodies, and have longish hair and they asume and even asked me once or twice if ive smoked weed! i say no not even had a drag off a normal cigarette! i dont even drink very often!
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First impressions are a big deal to most people, especially in retail. As a teacher to misguided youth (true houston ganstas of various sorts) I attempt to teach these kids that society, whether right or not, does judge people on appearance first. So if you walk around with your ass hanging out of your pants, or don't bother to do your hair, or are a guy with makeup, people will judge. All the time the kids will say, "they kicked me out of the store cause I'm black!" I ask them what they were wearing. I've also come into class dressed as they do and they can't focus cause all they do is comment on the clothes. Notice most big chains have their employees dress up to some degree (love those blue polos).
Just a little rant. Now some kid will come along and tell me how wrong it is to judge people on their appearance.... It is wrong, but that is how society has worked forever all over the world and you are not going to change it.
 
oscarcrazy;3136253; said:
First impressions are a big deal to most people, especially in retail. As a teacher to misguided youth (true houston ganstas of various sorts) I attempt to teach these kids that society, whether right or not, does judge people on appearance first. So if you walk around with your ass hanging out of your pants, or don't bother to do your hair, or are a guy with makeup, people will judge. All the time the kids will say, "they kicked me out of the store cause I'm black!" I ask them what they were wearing. I've also come into class dressed as they do and they can't focus cause all they do is comment on the clothes. Notice most big chains have their employees dress up to some degree (love those blue polos).
Just a little rant. Now some kid will come along and tell me how wrong it is to judge people on their appearance.... It is wrong, but that is how society has worked forever all over the world and you are not going to change it.
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like you say its how society is these days, i will somtimes where a fish related shirt but i feel much more comfortable as a rocker/metalhead lol but i dont force it on people i still dress neatly and always have clean clothese lol
 
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