They lost my business

[sunkenmetal]

me too... increase in volume also gets them startled... a little twitch as well.

lol no twitching here just talking really loud...

[eklikewhoa]

me too... increase in volume also gets them startled... a little twitch as well.

[sunkenmetal]

I've never had such problems and I take pictures of anything I find funny or what not.

I took several picture of sulawesi snails/shrimp/etc. at the one in spring to post on here and no one cared.
I think I've taken several pictures and so has my brothers to send via cellular, I don't care for most of their livestock but do like their sales and the prices on Amquel which is what I buy frequently from them.

I wouldn't stand for rude behavior though and that I would have got obnoxious and started taking pictures of the rude employee and brought it up the ladder.

I like getting rude back...

[eklikewhoa]

I've never had such problems and I take pictures of anything I find funny or what not.

I took several picture of sulawesi snails/shrimp/etc. at the one in spring to post on here and no one cared.
I think I've taken several pictures and so has my brothers to send via cellular, I don't care for most of their livestock but do like their sales and the prices on Amquel which is what I buy frequently from them.

I wouldn't stand for rude behavior though and that I would have got obnoxious and started taking pictures of the rude employee and brought it up the ladder.

[freespool]

I buy most all my fish and plants from local fish stores, my wife was just there to buy some dog food. Like me she can't go to a pet store without looking at the fish though (she is a marine biologist by degree). She saw some angel fish, and I have been talking with her about stocking the big tank with angels. She wanted to show me the color pattern she liked and see if she should buy them or if I could find some like it. I understand corporate rules, but a sales person should also have some common sense and be able to determine a harmless customer from a spy. Not to mention, if you can't stand behind your product or your prices then you got something wrong.

[Tiapan]

both petco and petsmart have had run ins with PETA, Petco more so, thats why they cant carry large birds anymore. Now if only petsmart would stop getting animals from Rainbow exotics (thats their local supplier for birds and small animals), the world would be a better place.

[black_knight]

I try not to buy anything from those places. It's better to support LFS. However, I suspect that like others have stated it's probably a corporate thing. Maybe they did have some bad experiences with animal rights activist.

[Tek]

i take pics of everything so that i can research it later.

i do too. last time i bought a tv i went to walmart, bestbuy etc comparing prices. instead of yelling the salespeople gave me cards with all the info already on there

[Totenkampf]

i think i would have a talk with the manager. i take pics of everything so that i can research it later. if they dont wanna be price checked, then they should just be the lowest and dont worry about it. sounds like an individual employee who wanted to wear his big boy shoes that day. i have found their managers to always be 'customer is always right' types unless i was asking them for MTS out of the tanks.

[troy tucker]

Try to take a picture in walmart you will be asked to leave. these stores put people out there every Tue. Wen. and Thu. to check prieces. If they think that is what you are doing. they will ask you to leave. Is that right? No its Not. But they don't care. The stores like petco don't want to sale to people like use. We keep our fish alive for years. they want to sale to someone that will kill their fish and come buy more.

I go give the people at petco a hard time. ( I ask about fish ) If I know more then they do. Its on. I walk out with out buying a thing.

[freespool]

It was the PetCo on Bay Area in Clear Lake. It would not be a big deal to approach someone and ask them why they are taking pics of fish or products. Maybe offer some sales help and consult the customer. Maybe even help to determine which fish my wife likes, why, and then when she asked about the pics the salesman could be helpful in providing info so my wife could text me. But to be rude to my wife when she tries to explain and offer no help is bad customer service. I use my phone to take pics of stuff in stores all the time. I use them to plan out projects and design things. It is called technology, and I use it to my advantage.

I don't let my wife go into Walmart alone. That place scares even me, but it is more the customers than the employees.

[cu0ngsayz]

HFB>WALLY WORLD> PETCO

LOL the dumbest rules corporations comes up with!!!

[myjohnson]

Walmart > petco

[crazy42bmx]

Well that and sometimes when u got good customers who like u, getting rid of someone who gets the business back its smart! Most of the people who came to buy from the store was at kinda stopped. As a last resort needing a lil something i can see. But id rather pay a dollar or two morw and get the good service and knowledge that comes with the many good independent stores we have around town. That and meeting other fish friends as well

[johnnymisty]

I can say this petco sucks I only go there as a last resort I went there and they had a price match guarantee posted I showed them an add for a maxi jet the manager told me he won't match something that low and they don't do that I showed him the sign and was told I don't care what that says your dumb if you think ill go that low. I called him every name in the boom on my way out the door I haven't set foot in that petco since then and rarely go to any petco anymore