Ignorant LFS clerks: A Blessing And A Curse

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afromage5000

Medium Fish
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Mar 6, 2006
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So i caught the salt bug pretty bad and i went to get my live rock today. I got it from a Petco which isnt the best place but its affordable and close. Anyway the guy who bagged my rock put me down for 2 lbs (it was probably more like 3 but i wasnt going to speak up!) So i get to the register and hand her the little slip the guy filled out for the rock and she rang it up. She put it in as .02 lbs!!!! I got 2-3 lbs of rock for 15 cents!!!!!:eek: I couldnt beleive it! I payed for that and my salt, hydrometer etc. and left with a smurk on my face. Take that ignorant LFS!!!*twirlysmi *SUPERSMIL
 

kevin4052002

kevin4052002

Large Fish
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Jul 14, 2005
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Tampa, FL
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Petco ignores alot of things. The last time I was ever in there (also the first), I saw a 3" Spotted Sweetlip in with a bunch of clowns. No max size was listed anywhere. They probably tell people that fish only grow to the size of their environment too.

Good steal.
 

RockingCricket

RockingCricket

Large Fish
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Jul 29, 2005
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Sunny Cali & Rainy England
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LOL. Nice one!!
I've had similar experience at Pet Extreme. On one occasion I selected 4 or 5 lbs of live rock for my system and took it to the register. The cashier rang it up as one item at $4.99, not $4.99 x 5 lbs. It made me want to go back right then and there and grab a bunch more.
The all time best mess up though was at their 'buy a fish in a bag' sale where you buy the fish they've ordered still bagged up from their supplier. I bought what was labelled as a Juvi Cortez Angel for just under $20, and got it home to discover it was a Juvi Blue-Faced Angel. I've just seen one of these guys be advertised at $450 on saltwaterfish.com. *twirlysmi *SUPERSMIL
 

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Mr. Fantastic

New Fish
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May 31, 2006
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I bought my first box of Live rock (about 75 pounds) for $500. The guy at the store wrote 500 on the box, but there was a mark/stain on the box just to the right of the 5, making it look like 5,00.

So, the clerk upstairs charged me 5 bucks. Giddyup. *PEACE!*
 

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