how often do we see something at a store and flip out or go home and tell everyone on the internet? how bad this or that place is. often doing no good other then to show off our superiority or to pat our self on the back.
for me i like this hobby because there is something new to learn. last year i started to more intrigued with the business side of the hobby. going from the start from farmer transshiper wholesaler lfs to the home. i am starting to see things differently and i think others should too.
one thing no matter how much people hate the chain stores they do add a lot to the hobby. they are able to open up stores where others couldnt stay open. they do bring in a lot of people to the hobby. yes not always reliable for info but again look whos giving it. min wage people who may care for pets but dont know it all but expect to. i read story after story about how bad they are but no one ever gives any real answers. nothing gets done other then a pat on their back. when someone gets something wrong getting on the high horse and putting them down does nothing. all it does is make them think your crazy more so not what to change. often a good way to get info to someone is to ask a question. i thought it was this way or did you know vs straight out telling them wrong......
lfs where most people here at least go to get fish. often times people go to stores some times they are great some times bad some times just so so. the same applys to the chain stores. one thing people dont always get is its a business. its their lively hood. people expect them to know everything. some times people learn the wrong way its hard to change too. it seems the newer stores opening up are more from hobbiest vs just a business. now days more then ever its not easy. stores keep going out of business because of obvious reasons. so again going in and trying to prove them wrong wont get anything done. more so for the threads i seen people telling them to yell and throw a fit. all that gets is you getting kicked out.
the point of my rant. the paradigm shift.... changing the way think.....
next time your in a store stop and think is this helping? what can you do to make it better? then take another step back and make sure on their level and not on a high horce.
i am sure ill think of more.....
for me i like this hobby because there is something new to learn. last year i started to more intrigued with the business side of the hobby. going from the start from farmer transshiper wholesaler lfs to the home. i am starting to see things differently and i think others should too.
one thing no matter how much people hate the chain stores they do add a lot to the hobby. they are able to open up stores where others couldnt stay open. they do bring in a lot of people to the hobby. yes not always reliable for info but again look whos giving it. min wage people who may care for pets but dont know it all but expect to. i read story after story about how bad they are but no one ever gives any real answers. nothing gets done other then a pat on their back. when someone gets something wrong getting on the high horse and putting them down does nothing. all it does is make them think your crazy more so not what to change. often a good way to get info to someone is to ask a question. i thought it was this way or did you know vs straight out telling them wrong......
lfs where most people here at least go to get fish. often times people go to stores some times they are great some times bad some times just so so. the same applys to the chain stores. one thing people dont always get is its a business. its their lively hood. people expect them to know everything. some times people learn the wrong way its hard to change too. it seems the newer stores opening up are more from hobbiest vs just a business. now days more then ever its not easy. stores keep going out of business because of obvious reasons. so again going in and trying to prove them wrong wont get anything done. more so for the threads i seen people telling them to yell and throw a fit. all that gets is you getting kicked out.
the point of my rant. the paradigm shift.... changing the way think.....
next time your in a store stop and think is this helping? what can you do to make it better? then take another step back and make sure on their level and not on a high horce.
i am sure ill think of more.....