petsmart employees are lacking

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Okay this is a opportunity so wake up. Open a Fish store (fish only) as close if not next door to a Petsmart & you will do well.
I opened a second store right across the street & they send many customers are way all the time!!! Employees from there have came to both of my stores One 1/2 hour or more & spent a $100 at a time. This department is not their main focus as it is obvious. They are stuck in a corporate way of life & dictated by some ceo or board of directors that most likely do not know jack about fish. I have know many in this industry that even have worked in the corporate of the Pet box stores & herd horror stories.
It does not cost an arm & a leg to open a shop if done right & you do not need some giant store with a lot of overhead. 1500 sqft can do decent but you may not get rich but make a living do something you enjoy but it is a lot of work & not really a hobby no more.

me & my 2 cents
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I used to shop at Petsmart all the time to get food, heaters, filter supplies, etc. Went in one day to get some clown loaches they had for sell and that was the last trip I'll ever make to that particular location. Took the girl 45 minutes to get me 6 clown loaches. Dropping them on the floor and the cart, didnt double bag them, and was very unprofessional in general.

It was almost as if this employee had no training whatsoever and knew almost nothing about fish. I called to complain to the manager and they were already planning to move her to another department. How you can just stick anyone back there and be okay with it is beyond me.
 
dogofwar;4843151; said:
If you don't support your LFS, Petsmart, Petco, Walmart and mail order will be all that's left...

If you don't like Petsmart, bring your business elsewhere. Or join a fish club.

Matt

that maybe easy for u, but the thing is, there's only one other lfs near me other than petsmart and that place doesnt have the best prices. the next closest lfs is several miles away:(
 
I can't stand Petco or Petsmart. There are no LFS in my town. The closest place is a half hour away. I go there on weekends and sometimes I'll hit up a LFS on my way back to work. Please support you local fish stores! :headbang2
 
I went for a bala shark at petsmart months ago and she killed all 9 trying to get me one!!! I then went to my lfs and got two that are doing great.
 
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