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Old 11-04-2006, 05:02 PM
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Default What qualities do you look for in an LFS?

I just want to know what criteria everyone uses (subconsciously or not) to determine what a good LFS is? What are really good qualities and what are some of the drawbacks.

I'm not looking for flaming or anything, just general comments about what it is that people like about their favorites, and what people don't like?

For example I like personal service, good selection, knowledgable help, etc. What does everyone else look for?
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Old 11-04-2006, 05:06 PM
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I look for the most variety in stuff and low prices (Im cheap )
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Old 11-04-2006, 05:18 PM
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Honesty.. hard today I admit but some stores do a better job of it than others.
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Old 11-04-2006, 05:20 PM
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What kind of honesty? Do you mean that you would rather they be honest about you needed all these gadgets that you really don't need?
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Old 11-04-2006, 05:53 PM
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I'm just going to go along with the qualities that make a good retail store:

1. Fair prices.
2. ACCURATE information.
3. Not treating customers according to their wallet size.

Personally, I don't know how some LFS stay in business. They lie and give inaccurate information to make sales, yet people keep busting their own balls and going back.
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Old 11-04-2006, 06:40 PM
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Here are some that I look for:
-Willing to ship (I don't have a LFS in my town or even close)
-good selection of healthy livestock
-fair prices
-helpful staff - I long ago learned to do my own research and consider myself fairly knowledgeable so am not likely to heed advise that I know is incorrect but I do like it when there is someone there to help me once I do make a decision
-clean, well laid out store
-willingness to work with me - I once had an experience with a LFS in Edmonton that I wanted to hold a clam for me for 2 days while I went to Calgary and back (of course I wanted to pay for the clam immediately) Even though I had spend probably in excess of $10,000 in this store they told me that they would not hold and would only hold for people that had earned the privilage - needless to say this store no longer gets my business.
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