Stores that don't display prices.

MarkoD · #1 11-05-2012, 01:09 PM

Who else hates this?

I was in Calgary over the weekend and decides to go to a couple fish stores. Went into one of them, and there wasn't a single price tag for any of the live stock. And when I asked the guy a price on something, it seemed like he was making it up on the spot.(40 bucks for a cleaner shrimp? yeah right)

FishyFishy! · #2 11-05-2012, 01:50 PM

I'm sure everyone hates this. The "uuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh $50" really makes you think that he's just coming up with a number to guage your reaction to it. If you don't like it.... "well I could go $25 for you" LOL. Everyone hates feeling like that.

Coralgurl · #3 11-05-2012, 01:57 PM

Yup, no prices and when you ask it's $$ but for you I will sell for $. Helps to know the pricing in other stores esp for fish. Annoying regardless.

sphelps · #4 11-05-2012, 02:01 PM

Yeah it's like shopping in Mexico, the first price is usually high and you have to barter your way down to reasonable or cheap if you're good at it.

MarkoD · #5 11-05-2012, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphelps

Yeah it's like shopping in Mexico, the first price is usually high and you have to barter your way down to reasonable or cheap if you're good at it.

Yeah I'd expect to barter in Mexico. But wouldn't expect to barter at a fish store in Calgary.

After he said 40 dollars for a cleaner shrimp, I left and ill never be back. What the heck kind of business strategy is that?

Dearth · #6 11-05-2012, 02:12 PM

One thing I've learned from my fresh water days just because a LFS sells fish doesn't mean they know anything about fish and will often make up prices on the go without knowing how rare or common a fish might be.

Aquattro · #7 11-05-2012, 02:20 PM

Personally I love to haggle over price. If the price is posted, that indicates to me it's absolute, with no room to barter. I know what I want to pay for something, and if I can't get that price, I don't buy.

reefwars · #8 11-05-2012, 02:22 PM

this is a hot topic lately:P

FitoPharmer · #9 11-05-2012, 03:31 PM

What do you mean you don't like to haggle?

kien · #10 11-05-2012, 03:32 PM

In my experience with them, they just simply want to make up prices on the fly. Prices depend upon who is buying, how slow or brisk business has been, their mood, etc. In a way it is kind of like going to some of the electronic stores. They have MSRPs but you would never pay that. It is always assumed that you will immediately knock down the price even though the price is right there in front of you! And for the few people who do walk into Soundsaround and actually do pay MSRP, well then the store gets a little extra money out of you for not bartering.