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Old 07-02-2009, 04:15 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Default Re: Save these fish.

A chat time is great to discus these things, but this is something that you have to be very careful with as it could bring about the past bill resurfacing again with the exact laws taking place and we could all loose our rights to buy imported fish. Let alone a bill like this can close most fish stores and it won't hurt places like petco or petsmart as their biggest sales are in the drygoods area, having fish is basically just a perk for the customers to come in.

Its just like a conv. store like Shell, Mobile, BP and such, there sales are mainly inside sales and the gas is just an incentive to get people in. They will only make like 3 to 10 cents per gal of gas, and like a fountain drink, they pay at the most 10 cents a cup and look what the customer pays.

Places like petco pay very little for livestock and they have basically a high mark up, but the profit margin on the whole is very low.

The best thing to do in these situations is to just keep writing letters to corp. offices and show your disgust in the situation. And basically its best not to name names online as that can lead to lawsuits on the forums and such.
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