How far would you go?
 

To buy something you wanted for your tank? Gear, frags, fish, whatever. I see awesome deals posted, some guy in Burnaby is all like "Man, too bad you're in Richmond!!"

So, when you see something for sale you'd like, how far would you go?

To the corner, mom gets nervous if I leave the street?

Take a bus all the way 'cross town to get me some dealz?

Go the ends of the earth to get me some frags??

How far would YOU go??

Depends on the equipment or what ever it is and the savings to justify the time and expense, I'm just getting back in the game and recently bought a 220gal only 20 mins away but was considering going to Alberta for the right set up, but thats just me. I get equipment shipped to Point Roberts from the US all the time and pick it up which is a 45min drive each way. Not only do I save on the equipment and get exactly what I want I also save usually between $30 and $50 on gas purchasing it there, assuming people have a car! If not that's a different ball game, also to some time is more precious than money, not me I'm cheap :biggrin:

I have no problem driving an hour or 2 for something I'm psyched on. Especially if there is a nice reef to look at. But I live in whistler and everything is an hour or 2 away!

I live on an island!! I have to pay gas and boat to get to anything nice :) Heading to J&L is a real bitch for me!!! But I do it anyways :)

I will in maple ridge, so everywhere I go is atleast an hour. I don't mind the drive for some cool corals/fish

I sold my tank to a guy in Calgary and I met him in Jasper. So I guess that's how far I would go. We both ended up in a pub for the day and half the night and are now freinds.

to another province if it was that rare / good of deal etc.

internet, kijiji, craigslist has truly made people lazy and inconsiderate buyers. For anyone who used to read the "buy and sell" you would read ads, call, view and then offer.

now adays people just blurt out stupid offers and lame comments. In this town, people think 10 minute drive is far!

I blame it on the way society is now, lazy and no sense of adventure

I try to stay local (city and area) to help support the local community but will travel if there if what I really need is out of area

I hear ya Brad. I can happily spend a whole day traveling to get a few things, but the ferry $$ would bum me out. Hell, I'd even rationalize a plane to macna if it was in an interesting city!!

When I was in my buying prime and working in the stock market (up at 4, work at 6 and off by 2) I would literally scour CL, kijiji, canreef and bc aquaria for people selling their full systems off and then low ball them by telling them I would come with a truck and a friend and take care of all the break down and cleanup and they wouldn;t have to lift a finger.

People who were just done with their tanks or under pressure from a reno, move or significant other would be very amendable to this.

I drove to Hope once and Kamloops once.

Aldergrove, Abby and Richmond innumerable times.


Now I just have a 300 sq ft room in my basement literally full of old equipment...I don't even know whats there but am slowly working through it and keeping anything I really want in storage.

Now, I wouldn't leave the tri cities.