off topic (petsmart)

Burbs · 02/07/2008, 10:51 PM

I have a New petsmart about to in a month near me and was wondering if anyone went to one on opening day. if they have any kinda sale or giveaway worth being there for when they first open.

atvdave · 02/07/2008, 10:56 PM

The PS near me only has fresh water fish where live. But they do have a lot of food and supply's that are not to over priced.

Hey.. I used to live in Charleston, SC. Where the PS going up at?

ahullsb · 02/07/2008, 10:57 PM

hmmm. Search petsmart above...

Burbs · 02/07/2008, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by atvdave
The PS near me only has fresh water fish where live. But they do have a lot of food and supply's that are not to over priced.

Hey.. I used to live in Charleston, SC. Where the PS going up at?

they cleared a lot in front of the citadel mall behind the red lobster

LovinDaReef · 02/07/2008, 11:19 PM

I have been to openings. They usually don't have a sale. I never buy livestock from chains, only dry foods.

jaw969 · 02/08/2008, 12:37 AM

I would be a little leary of buying any livestock from Petsmart. The fish always have ich and are not healthy ( atleast where I live)

RyanMcLaughlin · 02/08/2008, 12:45 AM

Where I live petsmarts dont carry sw but do have good prices on food and some supplies.

scram2 · 02/08/2008, 05:16 AM

no petsmarts carry SW fish but they do have sw products. some stores have tried to carry them but it ended up being like petco so they decided not to carry sw fish. people just dont know what they are doing and the fish always die. the petsmarts where i live are pretty good on keeping the fish healthy and ive never had an ick problem.

Burbs · 02/08/2008, 08:58 AM

im not gonna buy fish from there. i have other pets and they carry some fish supplies, was gonna upgrade my Quarantine tank. If they have a good sale on opening day was gonna pick one up from there.

Puffalicious · 02/08/2008, 10:30 AM

I like their SW supplies, usually 30-40% lower than the LFS... for example, I bought some Kent Marine Liquid Calcium and it was $10 at my LFS and only $7 at petsmart.

Teen Aquarist · 02/08/2008, 10:43 AM

I dont go to PS. PC are the only ones that sell SW (and there in awfull shape each time i go). BTW dont go to any stores that have birds because the birds could have parrot feaver, and that can get people really sick or even you could die. I have a parrot and did a bunch of research on that.

gws76 · 02/08/2008, 10:48 AM

I've had the same problem everytime I bought fish from PS (evil giant), ICH! Part of the reason I don't go there or any large chain anymore!

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Originally posted by jaw969
I would be a little leary of buying any livestock from Petsmart. The fish always have ich and are not healthy ( atleast where I live)

20jlr · 02/08/2008, 05:22 PM

go online to look at items print the page from there website showing the price. Take it with you to the store, they will give you the price you show them everytime. You would not believe how much you can save using there website and picking items up in there store. (No shipping)

Larah · 02/08/2008, 06:10 PM

Yeah I too have bough some supplies there.. salt was about 5 bucks cheaper than the LFS and the additivese are cheaper, at both petsmart and petco (not to mention they are both within 1 mile of my house, compared to the LFS which is 15 miles away).. Of course they are GIANT corporate big box stores so they are going to be cheaper than a mom & pop LFS because they order so much and in such bulk...

LovinDaReef · 02/08/2008, 06:15 PM

Petsmart do carry saltwater, but then again, I am in california (more people in the hobby). Even Petco sells corals, just crappy conditions and super pricey.

Larah · 02/08/2008, 06:51 PM

Here and in most of the country petsmart does nto carry any Salt water stock...
Petco does, but wow, they look bad......

Norward · 02/08/2008, 07:24 PM

I have bought from PM a few times, primarly from their in-line site which is typically not only cheaper but includes free ship over 50. Every few months PC will do a dollar-per-gallon tank sale. I have bought SW fish from one of the two local PCs, as they keep their tanks in good shape, they will try to order what I am looking for, and I pick it up on shipment day and take it home before they acclimate it. BTW, the only time I got ich was two of the three times I bought from the LFS!

02/07/2008, 10:51 PM	#1
Burbs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 324	off topic (petsmart) I have a New petsmart about to in a month near me and was wondering if anyone went to one on opening day. if they have any kinda sale or giveaway worth being there for when they first open.

02/07/2008, 10:57 PM	#3
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	hmmm. Search petsmart above... __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

02/08/2008, 12:37 AM	#6
jaw969 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 1,067	I would be a little leary of buying any livestock from Petsmart. The fish always have ich and are not healthy ( atleast where I live) __________________ How do you kick this habit anyway.......saltwater addicts anonymous? Current Tank Info: Oceanic 120 RR-Aquamedic Ocean light-Tunze 9015-Will be a mixed reef

02/07/2008, 10:56 PM	#2
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	The PS near me only has fresh water fish where live. But they do have a lot of food and supply's that are not to over priced. Hey.. I used to live in Charleston, SC. Where the PS going up at?

02/07/2008, 11:19 PM	#5
LovinDaReef Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 267	I have been to openings. They usually don't have a sale. I never buy livestock from chains, only dry foods.

02/08/2008, 12:45 AM	#7
RyanMcLaughlin Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim Posts: 982	Where I live petsmarts dont carry sw but do have good prices on food and some supplies.

02/08/2008, 05:16 AM	#8
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	no petsmarts carry SW fish but they do have sw products. some stores have tried to carry them but it ended up being like petco so they decided not to carry sw fish. people just dont know what they are doing and the fish always die. the petsmarts where i live are pretty good on keeping the fish healthy and ive never had an ick problem.

02/08/2008, 08:58 AM	#9
Burbs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 324	im not gonna buy fish from there. i have other pets and they carry some fish supplies, was gonna upgrade my Quarantine tank. If they have a good sale on opening day was gonna pick one up from there.

02/08/2008, 10:30 AM	#10
Puffalicious Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SGV, CA Posts: 601	I like their SW supplies, usually 30-40% lower than the LFS... for example, I bought some Kent Marine Liquid Calcium and it was $10 at my LFS and only $7 at petsmart.

02/08/2008, 10:43 AM	#11
Teen Aquarist Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 411	I dont go to PS. PC are the only ones that sell SW (and there in awfull shape each time i go). BTW dont go to any stores that have birds because the birds could have parrot feaver, and that can get people really sick or even you could die. I have a parrot and did a bunch of research on that.

02/08/2008, 05:22 PM	#13
20jlr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Frankfort il. Posts: 61	go online to look at items print the page from there website showing the price. Take it with you to the store, they will give you the price you show them everytime. You would not believe how much you can save using there website and picking items up in there store. (No shipping)

02/08/2008, 06:10 PM	#14
Larah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 1,932	Yeah I too have bough some supplies there.. salt was about 5 bucks cheaper than the LFS and the additivese are cheaper, at both petsmart and petco (not to mention they are both within 1 mile of my house, compared to the LFS which is 15 miles away).. Of course they are GIANT corporate big box stores so they are going to be cheaper than a mom & pop LFS because they order so much and in such bulk...

02/08/2008, 06:15 PM	#15
LovinDaReef Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 267	Petsmart do carry saltwater, but then again, I am in california (more people in the hobby). Even Petco sells corals, just crappy conditions and super pricey.

02/08/2008, 06:51 PM	#16
Larah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 1,932	Here and in most of the country petsmart does nto carry any Salt water stock... Petco does, but wow, they look bad......

02/08/2008, 07:24 PM	#17
Norward Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Little Rock Posts: 407	I have bought from PM a few times, primarly from their in-line site which is typically not only cheaper but includes free ship over 50. Every few months PC will do a dollar-per-gallon tank sale. I have bought SW fish from one of the two local PCs, as they keep their tanks in good shape, they will try to order what I am looking for, and I pick it up on shipment day and take it home before they acclimate it. BTW, the only time I got ich was two of the three times I bought from the LFS!