petsmart!, what retards...........

[fishluvr12]

Red terrors they sell are really mayan

 

[nuth88]

Red terrors they sell are really mayan

I just went and got a smallie (I have the space) and they were clearing them out for 1.37! But I know it's a Mayan ahead of time..........

But you know what grinds my gears?

I also bought 3 Giant D's to use as dithers (for another tank) and was told by the young girl (im being nice, lil ******)....

PS~"These are not compatabile, you know"
nuth88~"uh yeah? really why?"
PS~"To aggressive"
nuth88~"You mean the Uro and the Giant D's?"
PS~"No the Red Terror"
nuth88~"ROTFLMAO"
nuth88~"Thanks but they are going to be dithers/targets for my Cubans"
PS~"The Red Terror will kill everything"
nuth88~"The Uro?"
PS~"Why do you keep saying URO?"
nuth88~"The "RED TERROR" that you are selling me for $1.37 is really a Mayan Cichlid, also known as a False Red Terror, The Uro has a larger and more center-aligned tail spot. That is the easiest way to determine if you have a "true festae". The festae's is off-centered"
PS~"Do you want the Red Terror or not?"
PS~"Because Im not giving you the Danios if you are just going to have them killed"
nuth88~"Isn't that what you sell feeders for?"
PS~"What?"
nuth88~"I could just buy feeders for a hell of a lot cheaper, If I wanted them dead"
PS~"What?"
nuth88~"Ill just take the fish"
nuth88~"thank you, and you have a nice day!"
PS~muttered under breath "Dick"
nuth88~"What?"
PS~"Nothing Sir"
nuth88~"Uh huh"

Now my wife tells me that I am a arrogant prick, well duh......I was just having fun, I will give the young gal credit for telling me that my Red Terror would kill the Danios.

Red Terror my Azz!

 

[nomadofthehills]

I know! Who can blame the employees for giving the advices? About a month into my job, I just give them starter advices... whatever the costumer want -- they buy. Why bother giving them the proper setup? Once in awhile, I get a costumer I enjoy talking to and working to, but most of them are just ... well... it is just fustrating trying to encourage them to take the right path without starting an argument.

I have friends in the pet store industry, they said after awhile, they don't even bother giving advices because they either get:

1) A costumer that refuse to listen
2) A costumer who think they know everything, even though they are asking for help
3) A costumer who already well-educated on the subject and doesn't really need or ask for help

Exactly. Basically I tell them the basics as to not to kill it. If they seem interested I elaborate. Not worth it otherwise.

 

[Connor0729]

its not not petsmart but........one time at petcetera there was this woman and her two kids looking to buy fish for an already setup tank. they find an employee and start asking him questions about certain fish, "does this catfish here eat algae?", and they guy responds with "well, they certainly do not clean as much as a pleeco" (yes, pleeco). then they ask about gold barbs and if they need to be kept in groups, and he says "well, they can survive in schools, but they are just as happy by them selves". i'm over here thinking WHAT? so i go over to the woman and calmly explained to her that the barb would probably be completely stressed by itself and it would be more likely to get sick because of this stress. she kindly accepted my advice, and they left the store with a platy, a catfish, and something else that i can't remember. all in a days work, lol.

 

[killerfish]

its not not petsmart but........one time at petcetera there was this woman and her two kids looking to buy fish for an already setup tank. they find an employee and start asking him questions about certain fish, "does this catfish here eat algae?", and they guy responds with "well, they certainly do not clean as much as a pleeco" (yes, pleeco). then they ask about gold barbs and if they need to be kept in groups, and he says "well, they can survive in schools, but they are just as happy by them selves". i'm over here thinking WHAT? so i go over to the woman and calmly explained to her that the barb would probably be completely stressed by itself and it would be more likely to get sick because of this stress. she kindly accepted my advice, and they left the store with a platy, a catfish, and something else that i can't remember. all in a days work, lol.

yah i wish things would turn out like that for me when i give people advice if thay don't take it thay start yelling and get me mad and make me leave or get me thrown out of the store

 

[Connor0729]

it's probably because i'm a cute little 13 year old. lol.

 

[BIGgourami]

she kindly accepted my advice, and they left the store with a platy, a catfish, and something else that i can't remember. all in a days work, lol.

except that "something else" happened to be an RTC.
would be shock if something like that happened.

 

[robmcd]

I was at petdumb today for some plant ferts, and I see a lone festae running this small cubicle of a tank . Sharing this wrath is a small bunch of 2'' oscars, and several 5-6'' "red shnook cichlids''. This festae is just blasting all in its sight, when I let the manager of the fish dept know what was happening. I told him what the festae was gonna do and that he should get it out of there or sell it to me for $5.00 like they are priced at the other locations. He said that I was wrong about it being an RT, that it was another ''red shnook cichlid'' and that it STILL COST $29.99!I just laughed and walked away.

 

[killerfish]

it's probably because i'm a cute little 13 year old. lol.

pff shoot when i was 13 thay bugged me even worse i remember when one guy tried to give me advice because i seemed young so he told me if i was interested in an red devil that i need atleast a 29 gallon
but i just got back from in boulder colorado i was supprized to see eclipse catfish the tag sead it got 6'' i thought well that sucks to be the one that ends up in a 10 gallon i wish i had enough money to save more of them whats wierd is that the tag for the african knife fish sead thay get 12'' hmm

 

[captainawesome]

petsmart(and petco) are retarded. My first tank I ever had, i wanted convicts and firemouths, before i knew anything. The loser had convicts mixed with jags, all labeled as convicts. he sold me one of the jags, and it ended up eating everything, and growing tremendously. had to get rid of it before long.