Petcetra Bankrupt!!

KingTitan · #1 03-21-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by randallino

I was so happy when they stopped caring saltwater fish.
Good Bye!

I agree with you I live in Calgary and i used to work at the old big als and i used to visit the Pet Cetera's around town to see stock and prices, but before i worked there i used to buy from them. this company treated the saltwater stock like GARBAGE, they never knew anything about the species, fish prices were 3-5 times more for a fish then our store, they tried to make it up by giving you a free fish. Fish survival rate was ~25%, tanks were very unclean and a lot of fish always looked diseased. They had a 14 day saltwater fish guarantee but it was pointless the cycle was never ending (buy fish, die, return and get new ones, die, return to get new ones) and on top of that you were also introducing the diseases and parasites from their fish/systems.

Pet Cetera is not going to be missed by me, only upside was that i got to take my dog in and sometimes the pricing was good enough to buy a couple things.

Ron99 · #2 03-21-2009, 08:37 PM

Popped in there today as I was running errands and all they are running is the same 15% off sale they have had all month. The only stuff that was 70% off was Christmas left overs. The sales guy told me that they aren't doing anything special and it was only that the company had entered creditor protection. He told me that business had been good today because people were coming in looking for big clearance prices but buying stuff anyway since they were there and it was 15% off.

So it looks like they are using the bankruptcy protection to get a little press and lure people into the store with the hopes of seeing alot of product at 70% off.

Marlin65 · #3 03-21-2009, 08:43 PM

I checked it out as well only 20% off on all their stock and since they are 20% over most stores no deals to be had.

My 2 cents

Zoaelite · #4 03-21-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Marlin65

I checked it out as well only 20% off on all their stock and since they are 20% over most stores no deals to be had.

My 2 cents

Petcetera is garbage for this, If you look at the flier they send out every month its the EXACT same product just a different color paper. They say there dog beds are regularly priced at $250-400 and then they are magically price dropped to $99.95. Well Petland (who is naturally also expensive) sells a better dog bed for $75.99 MRSP... Salt water fish are the same, 4" Yellow tangs are $149.99 but if you buy one you get one free (worst part of this is that the yellow tang is put in a tank that is like 7g with 2 other fish).

GreenSpottedPuffer · #5 03-21-2009, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by zoaElite

Petcetera is garbage for this, If you look at the flier they send out every month its the EXACT same product just a different color paper. They say there dog beds are regularly priced at $250-400 and then they are magically price dropped to $99.95. Well Petland (who is naturally also expensive) sells a better dog bed for $75.99 MRSP... Salt water fish are the same, 4" Yellow tangs are $149.99 but if you buy one you get one free (worst part of this is that the yellow tang is put in a tank that is like 7g with 2 other fish).

Yeah thats a great species to have a buy one get one special with

So I guess in the end you are really just buying one...

i have crabs · #6 03-21-2009, 10:30 PM

i once bought a sailfin to get a puffer for free, the girl told me the puffer had been thier for a couple months and was eating alot, since the puffer looked like a skeleton i asked what was he eating, big surprise flake's puffers love flakes i guess

GreenSpottedPuffer · #7 03-21-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by i have crabs

i once bought a sailfin to get a puffer for free, the girl told me the puffer had been thier for a couple months and was eating alot, since the puffer looked like a skeleton i asked what was he eating, big surprise flake's puffers love flakes i guess

So, so sad...a puffer living on flakes for a few months

Must have literally been a skeleton.

fishoholic · #8 03-22-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by i have crabs

i once bought a sailfin to get a puffer for free, the girl told me the puffer had been thier for a couple months and was eating alot, since the puffer looked like a skeleton i asked what was he eating, big surprise flake's puffers love flakes i guess

That's so sad

Were you able to save the puffer and get him healthy?