Stupid customer tricks

[livebearerfreak]

thees this couple that baught a 29 gallon tank then came bac the next day and got 6 dicsus : 6 inchs each : ( i dont work at a LFS but over heard this from the owner )12 cardinal tetras 8 platys 9 sailfin mollys and 4 arownas and 2 Os at 7 inches and i asked them are they gonna upgrade and they said no the fish are just gonna get as big as the tank alows them so i said all the fish are gonna die and the discus are VERY highly suspectable to desieses and they said well we have a 4 week notice and they didnt listen and i just walked away

man i was sry for the discus and arowana

 

[me_wee_todded]

New tale to tell you all.

so i walk into petsmart.the employee askes me if i need some help. i said yes.
i told the lady i wanted some guppies (they were running a special on guppies tthat week they were .99) so i asked for 15. she asked me why so many and i said i was going to feed them to my catfish.
she suddenly got pale and refused to sell them to me.
She told me i had to by goldfish for feeders and i said i wanted guppies not goldfish.

then she told me that goldfish were more nutritous. and thats why they are feeders.

 

[rob0521]

good ol petsmart. there label on the jag tank says reccomended tank size- 20+ gallons. I think someone scratched out the 1 that should be in front of 20.

 

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

Attention petco and petsmart employees!

its a science , not a job!

Don't flatter yourself, selling fish is just a job.

 

[musichead707]

I work at PETSMART(NO SW) and at least twice a shift i get the question where are your saltwater fish, I just simply say go out the door u just came through make a left and go 4 blocks all of our SW tanks are at the place called PETCO.
Stay tuned will post new ones when i think of em.

 

[TicaL]

Don't flatter yourself, selling fish is just a job.

That's the exact attitude they were expressing hurts the hobby, when you find employees who aren't willing to be semi-knowledgeable about the hobby it makes a trip to the LFS even for the passionate hobbyist seem like a chore at times. Perhaps if PetsMart and PetCo employees viewed their job as a partial responsibility to the hobby away from their home you wouldn't find as many stores with poorly kept tanks and dieing fish. Further more you would certainly see a curtail in the number of Oscars in 10 gallons and BS of the like if that were the case but, NOPE.. working at a pet store is still 'just a job'

 

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

That's the exact attitude they were expressing hurts the hobby, when you find employees who aren't willing to be semi-knowledgeable about the hobby it makes a trip to the LFS even for the passionate hobbyist seem like a chore at times. Perhaps if PetsMart and PetCo employees viewed their job as a partial responsibility to the hobby away from their home you wouldn't find as many stores with poorly kept tanks and dieing fish. Further more you would certainly see a curtail in the number of Oscars in 10 gallons and BS of the like if that were the case but, NOPE.. working at a pet store is still 'just a job'

I never said that they shouldnt be knowledgable or caring, but its not science, it is a job.

 

[is300zx]

It's their job to sell you fish. It's YOUR job to educate yourself how to take care of it.

 

[ozz465]

Man Ive Been Away From This Site For A While And I still Love This Thread .

 

[mothernature]

Know it all ex-employee customers who are happy to whine and complain, wanting something for free, not really needing to explain why they are no longer employed.

I assume you are referring to my post,, so here goes,,,

1- I am more like ''forget it all'' than ''know it all.''
2- I do not need any free-bees. I was simply pointing out some things that bother me. ( for example ,, petco/petsmart employees never give me the amount of feeders I pay for!!)( now I have to breed my own crickets!)
3- Yes it is true petco was not the job for me [LOL] ( I'd rather sell fish that are healthy!)

I just wonder how people have the nerve to not care about the fish they are selling! ----> slaves to corporate,, free yourselves!