Big Als is back

digital-audiophile · #1 08-13-2008, 08:11 PM

I'm just glad it is finally open.. been waiting a long time.. I wonder if my Big Al's points are still any good?

I'm going to try to make it up there in the next few days to check it out.

xtreme · #2 08-13-2008, 08:16 PM

I still had over 4400 points!

Close to a $200 credit. Yay!

digital-audiophile · #3 08-13-2008, 08:18 PM

I just read this on their website :

V. EXPIRATION
A. Any Preferred Customer Account that has no purchases for a period longer than one year will be deemed inactive, and all points accumulated on that Account will be deleted.

I'll have to chat with them in store becuase if this is true it ****es me off a bit. If I recall I had almost 500 points myself and was unable to use them after the calgary store closed down.

Treebeard · #4 08-13-2008, 08:20 PM

I was in on the weekend and they had lots of empty tanks yet, so I am sure the selection will improve. I picked up a VIP card and started collecting points!

xtreme · #5 08-13-2008, 08:23 PM

I was reading that as well about the year of inactivity causing the account to be deleted. I was in the other day and gave my phone number and I was still on file with 4400 points and I haven't used it since they closed the Calgary store so maybe they held onto our points for us Calgarians?

i have crabs · #6 08-13-2008, 08:28 PM

my account didnt work, he said some accounts that had no barcode number couldnt be saved but most of them where.

Ephraim · #7 08-13-2008, 09:35 PM

yeah mine was deleted, but i figured as much. Hadnt been used for 7 years or so

digital-audiophile · #8 08-14-2008, 12:56 AM

I ended up skipping out of work early and went in this afternoon. My account was gone, oh well.. time to just collect more.

I was impressed with the size of the marine section. If they can keep it stocked it will be a decent place to go to. I liked the coral tank set up, low enough that you can get a top down look at the corals.

They really seemed to push to get the store open though.. most of the fish room was really only 75%?? complete.. frames exposed, stone finishes not installed, painting still being done.

I'm interested why they went with such a small "display tank" I really hope they don't try putting a shark in there.. I think guys here on Canreef have bigger tanks in their basements.