Hey thanxs for the link I'm ordering like 10 of the hydro sponge fillters I own one its great but only found them retail for like 15-30 each ouch
What online aquarium store do you use the most?
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Hey thanxs for the link I'm ordering like 10 of the hydro sponge fillters I own one its great but only found them retail for like 15-30 each ouch
Big Als Online...
Mostly also for teh fact taht my neighbors see the shipping labels and think... Bi Gals Online? I didnt know he was into that!
For livestock I usually hit Aquabid.com for what i buy online.
Same for plants, except i've seen some good plant auctions on Ebay (If you see a guy with the ebay nick of Riccia, I can recommend him, great plants and good to deal with)
Mostly also for teh fact taht my neighbors see the shipping labels and think... Bi Gals Online? I didnt know he was into that!
For livestock I usually hit Aquabid.com for what i buy online.
Same for plants, except i've seen some good plant auctions on Ebay (If you see a guy with the ebay nick of Riccia, I can recommend him, great plants and good to deal with)
My 2 cents... I shop all these places as well as Petsmart and Petco. Usually, someone is running a free shipping offer and that plays a big part. If something is $5 cheaper here or there, but costs you $8 to ship it, that doesn't make sense.
If I need a can of fish food or a length of airline tubing, I just run to the Petsmart 5 minutes away and get it and be done with it... but if my list grows and I need lots of stuff, or a big ticket item, like my recent Emperor 400 purchase, I wait till my kids go to bed, and I spend some good quality time with my computer!
I do Froogle searches as well as Google searches, get a pad and paper and write down the prices for everything from various sites.... and factor in if anyone is doing free shipping. Whichever site will end up the cheapest on my total order gets my business that time!
Yes, I also clip coupons, read the weekly circulars in the paper and make lists for 3 different stores for what's on sale that week! My friends think i'm nuts, they say "...it takes too much time!" or "...why do you do that when you guys don't NEED to?" My answer is twofold; First, I get some sick pleasure out of screwing grocery stores out of every red cent I can... and second, when we're retired by the time we're 55 and traveling the world, i'll be sure to send you a postcard at your office!!!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
If I need a can of fish food or a length of airline tubing, I just run to the Petsmart 5 minutes away and get it and be done with it... but if my list grows and I need lots of stuff, or a big ticket item, like my recent Emperor 400 purchase, I wait till my kids go to bed, and I spend some good quality time with my computer!
I do Froogle searches as well as Google searches, get a pad and paper and write down the prices for everything from various sites.... and factor in if anyone is doing free shipping. Whichever site will end up the cheapest on my total order gets my business that time!
Yes, I also clip coupons, read the weekly circulars in the paper and make lists for 3 different stores for what's on sale that week! My friends think i'm nuts, they say "...it takes too much time!" or "...why do you do that when you guys don't NEED to?" My answer is twofold; First, I get some sick pleasure out of screwing grocery stores out of every red cent I can... and second, when we're retired by the time we're 55 and traveling the world, i'll be sure to send you a postcard at your office!!!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
I used that fish place lots of times before (but years ago). Their web site must have been down. I was trying to get there for the last few days and it seemed to be dead. I'm glad to hear that they are still around. I can sleep tonight ;-) haha j/k
Big Al's have good prices but their shipping fees are just too much. In the end the item's price is the same or even higher than the prices at LFS.
if thats the case lfs haveing the same prices as big als in your area you are blessed the shops here are so much higher than them even with shipping I have bought so much from bigals lately I just couldn't believe the deals and the service plus the freebies they included were kind of nice.
For West coast Canada the only way to go is J&L Aquatics
They have better prices then Big Al most the time anyway!
They have better prices then Big Al most the time anyway!
There is no lfs in the country that can match Big Al's prices. I saved $70 on my Fluval 404 and don't forget paying sales tax pretty much adds up to what shipping would cost anyway. Besides Big Al's shipping is no more than anybody else's and their customer service can't be beat.
