LFS pricing... I don't get it

[mellotang]

It just makes no sense

Why Mark corals up 500%?

Wouldn't it be better to double your money, move the coral, and have happy clientele.

I just don't get the $395 + tax price on the 3"x4" Acro Spathulata that cost you $60
Or the $400 + tax price for the "rare" Strawberry Short Cake ... So rare I've never seen that coral before...

Pigs get fat, Hogs get slaughtered

Sorry for the rant, just sad to see what this hobby has become

 

[tacson]

Because people buy it ...

 

[mellotang]

Not that I see

These corals will sit for about 2 weeks, you know long enough to be infested with pests and stressed, then they frag them and then try to sell frags for $65 each

 

[NYreefNoob]

i always pose this question to the people asking that question and i am by no means agreeing with price gouging..... but what do you think it cost to open the doors each month of a fishstore ? between rent, electric, water, payroll, supplies, and so forth ?

 

[bklynreefguy]

Pizza is also marked up 500%

 

[ohana888]

it's a free country to shop wherever you want. OR go get it in the ocean yourself for FREE...:biggrin:

 

[sabellafella]

Pizza is also marked up 500%

Agree, it cost me 29 cents to make a large pie lol. Pie is 15$ bucks.

 

[BioMan]

Agree, it cost me 29 cents to make a large pie lol. Pie is 15$ bucks.

Be careful who you tell people are gonna start to negotiate the price of a slice!

 

[albano]

Agree, it cost me 29 cents to make a large pie lol. Pie is 15$ bucks.

:scratch: OMG...imagine how much the Jason Fox pie is!

 

[BioMan]

:scratch: OMG...imagine how much the Jason Fox pie is!

I just looked that up,,, JF Perfection Pepperoni WYSIWYG frag slice $999

 

[mellotang]

I'm opening a drive thru pizza/coral joint that serves booze in to go cups

at least if the clientele is grossly over paying they will also catch a buzz

 

[BKreefbaby]

Mellotang what lfs do you go to?! You better off buying some frags from a fellow reefer or waiting till your lfs has a sale...sometimes I wait till the lfs sps browns out and I take their frags for 5$ a piece...you need to learn the art of negotiation...why would I spend 200$ on a colony when I can get the frag for 20$ from some one here? Just my 2 cents...I also buy high end pieces online that I can't find on this local forum and I negotiate with that person as well....no need to get upset just move on to the next

 

[vio]

Agree, it cost me 29 cents to make a large pie lol. Pie is 15$ bucks.

Great for my In-Laws , is Reef safe ? NO soda please, just FREE Protein Skimmer juice.
Please pass me the address lol.:biggrin:

Thank You.

 

[Mattl22]

You really need to shop around a bit and take advantage of lfs sales when posted or during holidays etc
Nice wild Acro colonies are always a few hundred if u want to save $ u could get some one to bring in a shipment for yourself buy the whole box of corals always wanted to do that but tank never did good enough to justify the risk


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[clasystems]

Shop around and stop paying top dollar for everything. If everyone did this the stores couldn't take advantage. Eventually it would trickle up to the suppliers and collectors to start being more realistic or the coral/fish wont sell. I cant stand crazy overpriced stuff that is readily abundant and easily collected.

 

[jlm080307]

Was in a LFS yesterday and they had some nice acan colonies ranging from $700 to $1,500. I just laughed and said to the guy pricey acans. His response was they are aussie. I just laughed and told him I'd be back in 2 weeks when they frag them because they r not moving.

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