Great post esox,that might even make for a good email as well if it got to someomone in corporate who actually cares about the animals that are sold in their stores.The same goes for the store manager,I doubt that he cares very much about any of the lifestock there.....
haggling a fish away from petsmart
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I'm not sure what you're suggesting, but I agree with the second part.
On the contrary, there must be someone at the store who has an attachment to the fish, hence the corny sign and adamant "not for sale" stance. I have yet to find out who that it is though.
While what you say is true, I highly doubt one fish sale is gonna put a dent in that quarterly report. That store probably sells 10k in dog food every day.
I'm merely suggesting they take a couple hundred out of the budget to set up one of the larger tanks they frequently stock. I don't think its unreasonable, but then again I work for a large corporation as well, so I understand just how stingy they can be.
If they cared any more than having a store mascot they would have let someone who claimed to have a better home purchase the fish.
Well like I said I think it's probably someone who is personally attached to the fish, and possibly has some sway or has been working there for awhile . That person is likely the aquatics departments "expert" at that location and none of the higher ups know any better or don't care enough to change it.
To be clear, I'm agreeing with you in that they should consider the welfare of the fish above its value as an exhibit in their demo tank. But I do think they've had many offers from people who wanted the fish, hence the prominent not for sale signs and whatnot.
I mean, anything that can be bought will be bought as long as the offer is high enough.....
That could be a lot of offers but it is just not enough
We all know that....and it doesn't seem as if the owner is interested in any of that.
But the fish cannot be bought! They won't sell. I wish I could impart to you how prominent the "not for sale" sign is on the tank. Ill get a picture of it next time.
Are you implying I should go in there and offer a simply ridiculous amount of money for the fish? I think that's a little unreasonable. I would be willing to go as high as $100 maybe. In my previous negotiations we never got around to talking turkey though. As I said, they were staunchly opposed to even taking offers.
