Trick Lying customers into telling you they are Liars!

[wataugachicken]

who the heck uses mercury thermometers on their tanks? haul yourself out of the 1800's, people. they need to go what i do - get one of those digital thermometers (you know, the kind you stick in your ear), put it in a plastic bag, and drop it in the tank. duh.

 

[Miles]

He just called and is turning himself in and confessed, call off the interrogation.

The alkalinity gets em everytime!

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Nice one Miles, keep it up. Just laugh at them.

 

[balton777]

LOL that customer was wned:

 

[tfaceon]

ok when i go to my lfs and get fish they die 4 days later and they have a 3 day guarantee my water is good and i have had the tank for 4 years and i don't have a problem with anything but their fish i go other places and get fish and every thing is fine an they live. what is the deal? and the people try to get *****y with me like you do but i have all the right answers

 

[ewurm]

Have I ever mentioned I hate working at a fish store? The part time work makes me full time insane

 

[Nic]

Have I ever mentioned I hate working at a fish store? The part time work makes me full time insane

that is why i left the lfs bull crap the petty discount and crappy cash wasnt worth it...

 

[AttackFish]

'I need to return all of these fish'

(hands me a bag full of 8 big cichlids, 2 receipts)

'I had a leak in my tank and they all died..'

(I call over co-worker who sold him 4 of these cichlids)

"Hey didn't this guy tell you he had 2 tanks, which were 80g and 50g?"
(coworker: yeah, that's the guy)

"Didn't you tell this guy he couldn't buy anymore fish, as his tank would be overcrowded"
(coworker: yep, that's him)

"So your telling me.. You purchased 4 big cichlids from our store, 4 big cichlids from our other store, and now you want to return all 8 of them because your tank 'HAD A LEAK?!?'.. what happened to your second tank? Did it get a leak at the same time? Did you not have the chance to save them? Did you just watch the tank leak 50g of water all over your house, and let the fish gasp for air and die?"

'Uhhhhh'

Long story short.. I kicked the kid out, informed him that he lied to my face and I didn't appreciate it, and he could never buy fish here again. I told him next time he tries to lie about stocking his tank, I hope all of his fish die again.

Oh man! I'd love to visit your store.
I went to my LFS and saw an orange pike in the tank and ask, "What type of crenicichla is that?"
reply: "Whats a crenicichla?"

I then asked them if they'd like any Vieja argentea, or Rotkeil severums as I'm getting a few of them and dont need that many. reply: "Never heard of those"

 

[Brackishbandit]

ok when i go to my lfs and get fish they die 4 days later and they have a 3 day guarantee my water is good and i have had the tank for 4 years and i don't have a problem with anything but their fish i go other places and get fish and every thing is fine an they live. what is the deal? and the people try to get *****y with me like you do but i have all the right answers

in this case you bring your sample of water to the store to show them you know what you are doing and try to see if you missed anything that maybe you can learn something from them , but it also sounds like you don't even quarantine your fish (I don't know if this is common practice for any one else but over a week I do 100% water change daily and treat for ick and with an anti-fungal not mixing them) Make sure they are up to perfect health before they are in my tanks
just my opinion

 

[andrew88]

Funny stories. I hate people who think they know it all when they really dont know anything.