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petluvr

petluvr

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So I was in a "big box" store and wondered past the fish and noticed they had my FAV fish, the Columbian Tetra, of course they had it labeled something crazy and they were $1.67 each and looked really healthy. Now notmally I don't buy from them but I just had to have them, darn impulse:) As always there was no one around so I went to the customer service desk and asked if someone could come help me. I waited for 15 minutes and no one:swear: So I returned to the customer service desk and asked again. I went back to the fish tanks and waited another 15 minutes, still no one, by this time I am more than heated. Finally I decided after a half hour wait no one was coming so I took matters into my own hands. I got the fish out of the tank myself, bagged them and took them to check out. The lady said "Huh there is nothing on here telling me what they are or how many". This is when I almost went Linda Blair. I snippily told the lady I had asked the woman at customer service twice to send someone and had waited a half hour before no one showed up so I got them out of the tank myself and told her they were $1.67 a piece. "I can't remember the fish number", she said I snorted loudly and said "I guess I am gonna have to find a manager". She said "no I will just ring them up as a vegetable":confused::confused::confused: sure I thought. Anyway she rang them up as a sweet potato and I got 6 Columbian Tetras for $1.88 total. YAY ME!!! And no I don't feel bad:lipssealedsmilie::lipssealedsmilie:
 
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$1.88 for 6 tetras?
Will i don't see nothing wrong with fish in that store as long as they are healthy and labled wrong. I had great experience with most of them. Good catch there petluvr :)
 
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Lupin said:
I find this rather amusing.:laugh:
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Looking back I guess it is but as I stood there getting more and more mad it was far from amusing. I have the new ones in QT at the moment but they are eating like hogs and look GREAT. I can't wait to get them in their new 30 planted with the other 5 I have. And yes you read right $1.88 total for all 6:grinyes::headbang2:
 
You can't really call it ripping them off, because if they had stayed there, they would have probably died. Then they would have to pay someone to dispose of them. You saved them money! Way to go! You should work there!
 
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retail incompetence should ALWAYS be punished IMO. i'd have done the same thing.
 
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