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  1. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    inwall75, Sep 17, 2008
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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    I heard about that and it seems that they're not the only ones who are doing something like this?
     
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  3. phoenixhieghts

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    hmmm not really many tanks to justify charging to "browse"
     
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  4. JohnnyBoy

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  5. green1_8team

    green1_8team Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    i would be down a decent amount of cash...my lfs is my favorite store...i honestly will make at least ten trips before i buy a coral
     
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  6. Boredm

    Boredm Spaghetti Worm

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    WOW! Pretty shocking the state we're in right now. When it's a good idea to charge people $30.00 for a plastic jug (one lfs in my area charges 20 and you get the first fill free) then you know that you're on the way out! Very sad business...
     
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  7. Clthomps

    Clthomps Astrea Snail

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    Wow that is sad, what on earth are they thinking? Maybe when they go out of buisness you can snag a lot of stuff on clearance ;D
     
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  8. schackmel

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    I could not download the video as I am on my stupid laptop now....but to charge $30 or even $20 for a jug is dumb, I just went to Lowes and got 5 g plastic gas jug for $8.

    In regards to paying a cover charge...guarantee I would never walk foot in that store no matter if it was my favorite store or not! Businesses are going to have to raise prices due to the economy but they would have been much wiser to gradually just increase the price of the livestock instead of charging a cover!
     
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  9. Brendan275

    Brendan275 Astrea Snail

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    yeah charging a cover charge is bad. hmm.... sounds like their taking after the strip joints :D is the owner a stripper? hahahaha
     
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  10. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    +1. I was thinking the same thing. I would drive an extra 30 minutes in a gas guzzler just on principle. That is seriously the dumbest idea I have heard in a long time. A cover. Pfffff.
     
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