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![]() Hey everyone,
Just bought a few buckets of instant ocean from king eds pets. It was $30, which is way less than anyone else! Any ideas why? |
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![]() I have some ideas
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![]() I think they brought in a truckload. Volume discount. Most LFS will bring in a pallet at a time at most.
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![]() Less markup? loss leader?
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150DD mix reef with 90 gal sump and 40gal frag tank purple tang, sohal tang, yellow eye kole tang, fairy wrasse. cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, and misc fish. GHL Mitras 6200HV X 2, MP40 X 2, MP60 X 1, tunze 6095 X 2, Vertex RX6 calcium reactor, Bubble King SM250, Aquamaxx bio pellets reactor, Profilux 3 |
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![]() Free advertising on forums and via word of mouth. Brings people in the door. And then makes money on the other things they sell them
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![]() Now if only someone in Calgary would do this for H2O
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So many ideas, so little money! |
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![]() It's below normal wholesale unless they're getting a container of it from China. And for the labour and storage of managing a container of salt, you'd think that they'd want to make a couple bucks. And most people I know just go there for the salt. Seems like a waste of time selling it at below cost.
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![]() Where is King Eds?
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![]() Don't worry he's making a profit, that's the beauty of bulk buying.
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken. ![]() |