MR Vendor Support

**Chiefmcfuz** · 01-06-2008, 11:50 AM

Well I guess this has been gnawing at me for a while and it has been showing in some of my posts.

MR has a great list of vendors and sponsors. I know all of these group buys and internet ordering is cool but the thing is that it seems that nobody is giving our MR vendors or Sponsors a shot at the group buy. These people/Companies Contribute to MR and I feel we should support them before we support a company that doesn't.

So please, if you are planning a group buy or if you are planning to order something PLEASE look at the vendor forum and the sponsor list and see if you can throw some support to those who support your site.

Thank you to those who do practice this, and thank you to the vendors and sponsors for giving us the deals of death and the support you do.

**jhale** · 01-06-2008, 12:39 PM

good post chief.

maybe we should make the sponsor list more noticeable. it gets kind of lost in the pull down menu.

qy7400 · 01-06-2008, 01:41 PM

Why not add a sponsor button on the nav bar? Jumps you to the sponsors of the site, from their banner link to either their site or forum. The pull down is nice but your right it gets lost easily.

inkblue · 01-06-2008, 02:30 PM

I support MR vendors... House/Russ, Custom King and WWOF

Awesome products, not to mention they give GREAT service !!

Hey... where's my MR donor logo???

TimberTDI · 01-06-2008, 02:31 PM

Chief you know what gnaws at me?

Certain members raving and posting pics of livestock of a non-sponsor LFS in the area.

Steven

Bikinisalt · 01-06-2008, 02:56 PM

I have donated and will support MR because this is a great site. I would love to support all vendors and sponsors here and started to do so, however I have sent a few questions about items I wanted and they don't even get back to you. What should I do wait around for an answer? So I do what I have to do and buy at other places.

In addition to that I have dealt with vendors that are not fair or don't even care. There are a few I have dealt with which I will continue to support and are really great.

Just my 2 cents...

LeslieS · 01-06-2008, 03:33 PM

No thread is complete without pics!!

I bought Penny (the clam with spots around her edges) at the spring swap from HOF. I didn't post her in the frag swap thread because my lights are lame, and I wanted her to have a chance to develop her colors :-) She and Fitty Cent, the clam with electric blue lines are both ORA clams. It's nice to know that Russ and Jim can provide aqua cultured specimens.

The orange digitata was an HOF freebie at a random MR get together. Again, it's nice to know that it was aquacultured, this time in the HOF propogation system. (See MR magazine for more info.) The green turbinaria next to it is also HOF at a huge discount.

The frog spawn came from last year's frag swap. Again, a donation to MR by HOF that I won in a grab bag.

Pretty cool huh?

caad3 · 01-06-2008, 04:56 PM

Totally agree with you Chief. My experience with most of them has been positive. Support the people who support the site.

**Chiefmcfuz** · 01-07-2008, 11:02 AM

Ray,
I am not saying not to support non vendor/member/sponsors I'm just saying give them the first shot. And you do give them a shot which is, I think, admirable.

Bob 1000 · 01-07-2008, 11:23 AM

Hey just purchased 2 fish from one non vendor or mr member LFS that are in qt straight from the ocean, and ordered 3 fish from another vendor non member LFS.. Can't wait to get these fish... Also purchasing a load of stuff from fishttt...

Ooohh this is the wrong forum...
I like the vendors here and think we all should keep vendors in mind.

... Those of them that keep us in mind of course..

01-06-2008, 01:41 PM	#3
qy7400 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 187 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (0)	Why not add a sponsor button on the nav bar? Jumps you to the sponsors of the site, from their banner link to either their site or forum. The pull down is nice but your right it gets lost easily. __________________ -Joe

01-06-2008, 02:31 PM	#5
TimberTDI Recovering Lurker Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Monroe, NY Posts: 1,650 Reefer Ratings: (7) Friends: (2)	Chief you know what gnaws at me? Certain members raving and posting pics of livestock of a non-sponsor LFS in the area. Steven __________________ . as soon as I come up with something thought provoking I'll put it here. and yes pedro nuno ferriera is a google bot. Last edited by TimberTDI; 01-06-2008 at 02:33 PM.

01-07-2008, 11:02 AM	#9
Chiefmcfuz Big Nosed Lazy Reef Dummy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 11,803 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (30)	Ray, I am not saying not to support non vendor/member/sponsors I'm just saying give them the first shot. And you do give them a shot which is, I think, admirable. __________________ Brendan Condo For Sale Northern Westchester Click here, My reef tank 24 gallon Aquapod

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01-06-2008, 12:39 PM	#2
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,161 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (32)	good post chief. maybe we should make the sponsor list more noticeable. it gets kind of lost in the pull down menu.

01-06-2008, 04:56 PM	#8
caad3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 255 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (2)	Totally agree with you Chief. My experience with most of them has been positive. Support the people who support the site.