LFS on the Island?

[StirCrazy]

go tomorrow Adam that is when the deals are going to be [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Steve

[One_Divided]

I wanted to just go both days lol

[Aquattro]

Adam, you were welcome to come by for a beer tonight. I bought a gorgeous blue maxima....about 4". All the acros sold as soon as they came out of the bag (and I missed them)

[One_Divided]

I guess I did too! oh well, no big deal.. I'll be there tomorrow.

[christyf5]

I was there in the afternoon. I was pretty disappointed as nothing was priced and they seemed to be making up prices as they went along. I was interested in what they called a black blenny (kinda looked like a bicolor but just black). They argued back and forth about what exactly it was and then the price went from $14.99 to $29.99 before she finally came back and told me it was $29.99. I was quite disappointed. I'll probly check it out again sometime but it was pretty much the same deal as safari where they made everything up as they went along. Hopefully things will get better farther down the road.

Christy [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

[One_Divided]

I thought the store was great!

I got two firefish for $30, so I'm not complaining..

I'm sure they'll be a little while till they get everything priced out, but I was overall quite happy with the shop.

[StirCrazy]

I was there again today (had to buy some prime for the fresh water tanks) and I got to talk to Cora, I guess things are a little disorganized as some stuff fell through and didn't come when it was suposed to and they had already had the ad in the paper so they felt it was better to open (eventhough they were not totaly ready) than to keep the doors shut when they had the opening in the paper.. I think we will see things get a littlemore organized as things go on... I was checking into light bulb prices .. no deal there so i guess albrite will be still seing a lot of busness hehe..

Steve

PS speaking of albrite does anyone in Victoria use 36" NO 03/actinic bulbs? and eed to buy more? I am thinking we could get a better price than 17.0 each of we bought lots hehe

[ 02 December 2001: Message edited by: StirCrazy ]

[Aquattro]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by christyf5:
but it was pretty much the same deal as safari where they made everything up as they went along Christy [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Christy, I think that's a little harsh! The store is open one day and you compare it to Safari?? Safari has been open for years and still makes up prices! Hillside is a bit disorganized and you slam them for it? The "black blenny" is 29.95 btw. Some prices are not great (ie, salt) but some are only slightly higher than J&L's price. I bought a 4" blue maxima on Friday from Hillside and I doubt I'd get a better deal anywhere. Both Cora and Mike are going to great lengths to get better prices for their customers and offer the best livestock available on the island. I call that a GOOD thing. They also like input from hobbyists on what WE would like to see in the store.
Oh well, guess you can't please everybody.

[christyf5]

I didn't mean to be harsh but Cora was the same lady that was making up the prices at Safari and this was on two separate occasions. Once I saw her there I was kind of disheartened. How would you feel if you got bad service from someone at one store and then went to another and there they were again? Hey, all I can say is that if you are going to make up prices, don't talk so loudly that the customer can hear you. I heard their whole conversation, how was I supposed to know that I wasn't totally getting ripped off right? And yes their dry good prices were great. I guess I will wait awhile before I go back so they can get all the bugs sorted out.

Christy

[DJ88]

Brad,

I think Christy has her reasons for thinking and feeling as she does. I know I had the same feelings shopping in Vic. I haven't been to the new store but until time has passed and it is a proven success and that one of it's owners has changed their stripes, I think Christy has a good reason for feeling that way. Discussing prices back and forth in front of a customer, disagreeing what the type of fish is and then going for the higher price with her in earshot, isn't very good business practice IMO.

But that is just me.

Don't come down on Christy. She wasn't harsh in her statement. She was honest. She said it as it was. If the owners of a store did something like that in front of me I would walk away and let others know what had transpired. It is one thing to be a bit disorganised when opening a new store. It is another to not know what you have in stock and have a difference of $15.00 between the two owners in the price of that fish and let a customer hear those disagreements, then charge her the higher price.

It is very exciting that there is a new store in Vic.

I hope it is all that it has been built up to be.

Vic needs it.