Moral Dilemma

[ron101]

Personally I think most of those places are beyond hope. Save your time and sanity and just avoid them.

[Jeff_]

Many times, even when an experienced person works at one of these large chain stores they are so restricted in what they can actually do, and this puts them at a very hard position.

[EmilyB]

Cut 'em loose...sometimes you just have to let it go.

[tang daddy]

suggestions are nice but we all know where it goes into a box!
I meant that in a nice way, I usually try to help out places if I think they're doing something wrong but sometimes they just don't seem to care....
With that said maybe you can make a diff and I hope you can but if they're stubborn then not much more you can do.
Just don't go buying livestock from there and maybe if you need equiptment or salt look and compare to see who is cheaper.

[bassman]

Thanks for all the input everybody. It certainly gives me lots to consider. I think for now I will just offer some advice each time I go in there and keep watching for the actual owner. Then perhaps I will offer my assistance in anyway I can.

Fortunately they keep all the SW (aside from the disgusting display tank) in the back so I don't have to see any of it while shopping for other things.

The manager is clueless. I came to that conclusion after watching her with the SW livestock for less then a minute. She is also very touchy, seems like she could be a real beotch so I figure I would be wasting my breath anyways.

She told me that the display tank is 10-15 yrs old which tells me that they think they know what they are doing. So I am sure they are not looking for advice from any of their know it all customers.

If I ever see the owner you can gaurantee I will be cornering him and asking him some keys questions to determine his knowledge. Perhaps he is a different type of person, open to suggestions etc.

Time will tell I guess.

Thanks again everybody.