I think the buyers need to take responsibility for not researching fish before buying them. Would you trust ToysRUs to tell you how to take care of your new baby? No. You'd research it yourself! Someone can't 'blame' a store for their own mistakes.
Wal-Mart How To Stop It Before It Stops Us
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CTU2fan;3906159; said:
You are right, in the fact that it could and dose happen elsewhere.
Mom and Pop don't have sh..on Wal--Mart, on volume. It Is Major!!!!!!!
TwistedPenguin;3906199; said:
I gess if Toys-R-Us Started selling guns that shot real rounds and was sold by people that did not know and people bought them for their kids, then it would be OK with you? Right!
Bderick67;3906198; said:
Havent written a letter yet, but i have talked to a couple managers about the poor quality and conditions of thier fish. Not that i would ever think of buying fish there. The answer seems to be the same every where, "we will rectify this situation". This rectification process never takes place
When I clicked on this thread I thought it was going to be about Wally world putting small business's out of business.
Now the topic at hand is what we call "BUSINESS" im not saying its right but from a business stand point. You as the the fish owner should already know what you are buying.
Now the topic at hand is what we call "BUSINESS" im not saying its right but from a business stand point. You as the the fish owner should already know what you are buying.
Personally I don't have too many problems with Wal-Marts fish care. We have a crumby little walmart that has a little over a dozen tanks. As for speciallized fish they used to have a dragon goby (the worker told me that they get larger, this one was 7"), oscars and black fin sharks. The rest of the fish are common simple care fish. The tanks are not in the greatest condition, but they are still better than petco or pet supplies plus. The slightly farther super walmart has a few fish tanks with no decor at all and fake gravel pictures under the glass. That is terrible.
It depends on the individual store on what kind of service you get. Some Wal-Marts have more educated employees, some have less. Some managers take care of the fish, some don't.
I have been to LFS that know nothing about the fish that they have. One of my LFS has no less than 30 baby Iridescent Sharks at once warning that some can grow to a foot. Another LFS mixes knives with mormyrids in one tank.
Then you cannot forget the over abundance of baby RTCs in LFS too.
You cannot really blame a chain as much as you should blame the individual store.
It depends on the individual store on what kind of service you get. Some Wal-Marts have more educated employees, some have less. Some managers take care of the fish, some don't.
I have been to LFS that know nothing about the fish that they have. One of my LFS has no less than 30 baby Iridescent Sharks at once warning that some can grow to a foot. Another LFS mixes knives with mormyrids in one tank.
Then you cannot forget the over abundance of baby RTCs in LFS too.
You cannot really blame a chain as much as you should blame the individual store.
Bad example, anways I don't think walmart has anything on petstores when it comes to bad advise. When you go to a petstore and you know nothing about fish you expect the people there to actually know what they are talking about but most don't but you don't know any better so you listen to them just to find out later they knew about as much as you. Walmart however doesn't specialize in fish so you wouldnt expect them to know anything. Your really beef on this issue should be with the petstores not walmart.GermanRam;3906248; said:
