What is the LFS good for????

gea0119 · 05/21/2008, 03:18 PM

Tell me cause craigslist and the internet are awesome.

jimbo78 · 05/21/2008, 03:19 PM

livestock.

taillonjohn · 05/21/2008, 03:25 PM

interaction with PEOPLE...

coast2coast7390 · 05/21/2008, 03:29 PM

you get to see what you get before you buy it...instead of hoping that it looks like the picture

Esquare · 05/21/2008, 03:35 PM

If you have a good one, alot. If not, less than usless. Luckily, I have a good one.

Playa-1 · 05/21/2008, 03:37 PM

They are good for frozen food and livestock.
They are also good to have around in case of an emergency.

jamest0o0 · 05/21/2008, 03:37 PM

Absolutely Nothing!

lol jk, I liek to go jsut to look at different fish and inverts in person. It is also a good way to get something for emergeny.

tony45power · 05/21/2008, 03:44 PM

there good at over pricing everything, at least here on longisland

they must mark up over 150%

Tswifty · 05/21/2008, 04:04 PM

... for selling you stuff that will look great collecting dust in your garage.

payyourtoll · 05/21/2008, 04:06 PM

many LFS in my area, and a few are extremely helpful and offer advice I can trust. Can't say that about many stores.

tpb31 · 05/21/2008, 05:52 PM

I don't have an RO/DI system yet, so I still buy my salt water from my LFS. My LFS also has a sale on a different fish every Sunday. So I can get good deals on them. In addition, if I need something right away, they can't be beat.

crazyguy34834 · 05/21/2008, 05:58 PM

um, wait, give me a sec................ I can think of something ............. ow ya, bad advice.

suzimcmullen · 05/21/2008, 07:14 PM

Mine is good at being late to open the store and going home early when I really need something.

jamest0o0 · 05/21/2008, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tpb31
I don't have an RO/DI system yet, so I still buy my salt water from my LFS. My LFS also has a sale on a different fish every Sunday. So I can get good deals on them. In addition, if I need something right away, they can't be beat.

Not trying to argue, but it's highly unlikely you can get a fish cheaper at your LFS than you can online, simply because a LFS can only go so low before they lose profit.

Shmax · 05/21/2008, 07:27 PM

That's not necessarily true. If your LFS has good sales, they sometimes mark certain fish down to near their cost just to get people's repeat business. If you go in there every Sunday to see what's on sale, you just might fall in love with that beautiful fish that is full price and buy it... matter of fact they bank on the fact that eventually you will. Once you figure in shipping, you can beat an online price on a single fish with no problem. Now buying quite a few items at the same time will almost always be cheapest via an online store.

NorCalReef · 05/21/2008, 07:29 PM

Mine is good at giving me store credit for anything that I bring in. I have a problem with mushrooms and kenya trees and they always give me credit for my excess.

jamest0o0 · 05/21/2008, 07:33 PM

Yeah shmax that is true. Atleast for me though I could get one fish+shipping online for lower than I could at my LFS. It can be better to look at what your buying though unless you are ordering from liveaquria divers den, but they are more expensive.

demonsp · 05/21/2008, 07:42 PM

The LFS is only as good as the amount of information you have about any purchase.They need sales to feed there family so its up to you to self inform. In many cases will match net prices and can sell small frags real cheap and have low priced used equipment and can let you view a fish or coral for a few days or longer before you buy. More plus's then minusis IMO.If done right. Impulse buying almost always lead to bad buys.

evilspaz · 05/21/2008, 08:24 PM

My lfs sells cured Fiji LR for 4$ a pound.

-Zakk

05/21/2008, 03:18 PM	#1
gea0119 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.F.V.-LOS ANGELES,CA. Posts: 403	What is the LFS good for???? Tell me cause craigslist and the internet are awesome. __________________ How Do Saltwater Fish Get High...SeaWeed Gea M. Current Tank Info: 26g 5/17/08 LS,LR,CPR Bak Pak Protein Skimmer,Fluval 205 Filter,45lbs LR/LS,#2/#1 Koralia Powerheads, 100w heater, 2 Coralife 55W Blue and White Lights.I have 1 Killer Clown Fish and 4 Fast Swimming Damsels to keep him Company

05/21/2008, 03:19 PM	#2
jimbo78 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: miami Posts: 3,099	livestock. __________________ Dive with sharks? Doesn't everyone. Current Tank Info: 60 cube

05/21/2008, 03:25 PM	#3
taillonjohn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 753	interaction with PEOPLE... __________________ John

05/21/2008, 03:35 PM	#5
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	If you have a good one, alot. If not, less than usless. Luckily, I have a good one. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

05/21/2008, 03:37 PM	#7
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	Absolutely Nothing! lol jk, I liek to go jsut to look at different fish and inverts in person. It is also a good way to get something for emergeny. __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

05/21/2008, 03:29 PM	#4
coast2coast7390 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Garden Grove Posts: 3,627	you get to see what you get before you buy it...instead of hoping that it looks like the picture

05/21/2008, 03:37 PM	#6
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	They are good for frozen food and livestock. They are also good to have around in case of an emergency.

05/21/2008, 03:44 PM	#8
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	there good at over pricing everything, at least here on longisland they must mark up over 150%

05/21/2008, 04:04 PM	#9
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	... for selling you stuff that will look great collecting dust in your garage. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

05/21/2008, 04:06 PM	#10
payyourtoll Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Port Richey Posts: 666	many LFS in my area, and a few are extremely helpful and offer advice I can trust. Can't say that about many stores. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: 150 reef - 29 clown

05/21/2008, 05:52 PM	#11
tpb31 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 96	I don't have an RO/DI system yet, so I still buy my salt water from my LFS. My LFS also has a sale on a different fish every Sunday. So I can get good deals on them. In addition, if I need something right away, they can't be beat. __________________ I am a newb...but I finally have a tank Current Tank Info: 29Gal FW, 80Gal SW

05/21/2008, 05:58 PM	#12
crazyguy34834 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 353	um, wait, give me a sec................ I can think of something ............. ow ya, bad advice.

05/21/2008, 07:14 PM	#13
suzimcmullen Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 890	Mine is good at being late to open the store and going home early when I really need something.

05/21/2008, 07:27 PM	#15
Shmax Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 596	That's not necessarily true. If your LFS has good sales, they sometimes mark certain fish down to near their cost just to get people's repeat business. If you go in there every Sunday to see what's on sale, you just might fall in love with that beautiful fish that is full price and buy it... matter of fact they bank on the fact that eventually you will. Once you figure in shipping, you can beat an online price on a single fish with no problem. Now buying quite a few items at the same time will almost always be cheapest via an online store.

05/21/2008, 07:29 PM	#16
NorCalReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anderson, CA Posts: 106	Mine is good at giving me store credit for anything that I bring in. I have a problem with mushrooms and kenya trees and they always give me credit for my excess. __________________ Bill Current Tank Info: 12 gallon Nano

05/21/2008, 07:33 PM	#17
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	Yeah shmax that is true. Atleast for me though I could get one fish+shipping online for lower than I could at my LFS. It can be better to look at what your buying though unless you are ordering from liveaquria divers den, but they are more expensive. __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

05/21/2008, 07:42 PM	#18
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	The LFS is only as good as the amount of information you have about any purchase.They need sales to feed there family so its up to you to self inform. In many cases will match net prices and can sell small frags real cheap and have low priced used equipment and can let you view a fish or coral for a few days or longer before you buy. More plus's then minusis IMO.If done right. Impulse buying almost always lead to bad buys.

05/21/2008, 08:24 PM	#19
evilspaz Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 478	My lfs sells cured Fiji LR for 4$ a pound. -Zakk