LFS error in my favor

[NJ Devils Fan]

I went to my LFS a little while ago to get some fish for my tank. I wanted a bristlenose pleco and 5 rummynose tetras. I asked the guy if they had any bristlenoses and we went to a tank that had one that was marked for $7.99. So i told him I would take it in a little bit because i still wanted to look around. When I was done looking, I told the other man that I wanted 5 rummynose tetras and a bristlenose pleco. My dad and I were looking at stuff in one of the isles waiting. Then the man gave me the bag with the fish and it had the prices written on it. There was a problem though, the bristlenose was marked as $19.99. I went right over to both guys that worked there becqause they were talking and told them that he made a mistake. So the man I talked to at first showed the other guy the price and he said the the prices were old, that they should have been changed 7 months ago. So the guy just crossed out the $19.99 and gave it to use for the marked price of $7.99. I like it when the LFS makes errors in my favor.

[wetmanNY]

Eh, it was worth a try! you were the first one to notice in the last couple of days.

[slipknottin]

Its good they didnt refuse... They could get in quite a bit of trouble if they didnt sell it to you at that price.

[NJ Devils Fan]

Yea because then I would have had to get big. ;)

[ryan]

be careful, lol, i posted a topic called "ripping off fish stores" about the same thing and it turned into an all out ethics/morals discussion.

ryan

[quick061]

Originally posted by ryan
be careful, lol, i posted a topic called "ripping off fish stores" about the same thing and it turned into an all out ethics/morals discussion.

ryan

the diffrence is that he didn't intend to rip them off, they had made an error in marking the price wrong. big difference.

[ryan]

and in my experiences they made errors in which fish was which. not as big a difference as you seem to think

ryan

[125gJoe]

Originally posted by ryan
and in my experiences they made errors in which fish was which. not as big a difference as you seem to think

ryan But.....
If it was errors with saltwater fish - oh what a Big difference it can be!

[NJ Devils Fan]

LOL

[morleyz]

I would think $20 for a bristlenose would be the mistake...$8 sounds a bit more appropriate anyway.

[JamisonBWolsh]

That would be from a breeder... lfs around here sell them for 10.00-20.00 each... sounds about right to me... that would be for larger bristlenose (larger than 3 inches). 1-2 inches go for 3.50-8.00 each from a breeder.

[CyberDrgn]

I think 7.99 was right, and the 19.99 was a mistake. bristlenose plecos don't really cost much.

[superstein61]

I agree - $19.99 was the mistake - unless you are talking some full grown 5" bristlenose. Bristlenose typically sell for around the $7.99 mark

[NJ Devils Fan]

The one I got was about 4 inches or so. The one I saw first was a bit smaller and the guy said that he would be sold for $14.99.

[JamisonBWolsh]

is this bristlenose an Albino? I do know that breeders sell them from 5-8 dollars each to the stores. The Lfs has to make some profit, so add at least 5 dollars to that and that is your answer. But each region differs. Here in Los angeles, they go from 10-20 dollars like I said before. For a 4-5 inch Pleco, 15 dollars would most likely be the asking price. I cannot see them selling that size for anything less. I NEVER seen a common "bristlenose" before. Just the albino bristlenose and the Starlight bristlose (which goes for 10.00 for a 2 incher)

[NJ Devils Fan]

This isn't an albino, just plain color. Same color as my common pleco.

[morleyz]

I paid $5.99 for my bristlenoses and they were from the local shop that generally has pretty high prices (for those of you in Chicagoland...I got them from Scott's, so you know what I mean).

[superstein61]

Jamison - you need to find cheaper stores - :D