IMO, I find this practise a little strange as I always just assumed Big Al's was ripping people off whenever I saw big price differences. I had no idea why until I read this here. I think it would be a little more useful if Big Al's actually told their customers this as it is one of my reason I have avoided them, simply because I thought they were trying to take advantage of the consumer more so than other LFS. (This of course only when I saw high prices with no apparent reason).
Anyway, its nice to know but surely the everyday customers their don't know this and I'm sure many of them think the same thing I thought after seeing some ridiculous price, and they go elsewhere and don't come back...
Both sides to everything I guess. Thanks for the info on xplaining this odd pricing!
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120G Reef with 2x250W MH lighting
My old 33G Reef with 192W PC lighting
Live Rock - These tanks have some purchased liverock, but mostly home made live rock
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