Funniest things you've heard in the LFS
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I've been in alot of pet stores in my life and heard alot of things, But I did work part time at a LFS for a few months and the one thing that really bothered me was the people who didn't know that there was a differnece between freshwater and saltwater animals, yes these people do exist and I still can't believe that our education system allows this, this is basic or common knowlege and if people don't know this then the last place they need to be is a LFS.
I think in certain situations the perogative to lean back a little ball up a tight fist and knock day light out of a person is totally justified and should be legal.
Customer:
"My powder blue tang got ich"
Salesperson:
"laughing and looking at other workers"
Customer:
"Well anyway i guess I need to set up a quarantine tank"
Salesperson still laughing:
"OK" "you know you need your tank set up about 8 months before putting in a powder blue tang. Did you try garlic"
Customer:
"Well I told you it had only been set up 4 months when I bought it and you said it was fine"
Salesperson:
"No I didnt" (big smile still on his face and other salespersons are now laughing)
Customer:
"And no one in here has really ever talked to me about a quarantine tank"
Salesperson:
"Its not really necessary and it is not our problem that you didnt know about a quarantine tank"
Customer:
"My powder blue tang got ich"
Salesperson:
"laughing and looking at other workers"
Customer:
"Well anyway i guess I need to set up a quarantine tank"
Salesperson still laughing:
"OK" "you know you need your tank set up about 8 months before putting in a powder blue tang. Did you try garlic"
Customer:
"Well I told you it had only been set up 4 months when I bought it and you said it was fine"
Salesperson:
"No I didnt" (big smile still on his face and other salespersons are now laughing)
Customer:
"And no one in here has really ever talked to me about a quarantine tank"
Salesperson:
"Its not really necessary and it is not our problem that you didnt know about a quarantine tank"
The funniest thing I've ever heard at a LFS is :
"Congratulations, Chip! You're hired!"
Seriously, the funniest thing I've heard is from a customer who was interested in seeing some clownfish :
"Do you have one of those things they go in? I think it's called an enema or something..."
Peace,
Chip
"Congratulations, Chip! You're hired!"
Seriously, the funniest thing I've heard is from a customer who was interested in seeing some clownfish :
"Do you have one of those things they go in? I think it's called an enema or something..."
Peace,
Chip
These are all hilarious!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
"Yeah, I got those enema things, and they're real easy to keep, just need a little food" syas the LFS. "Really," says the customer, "I'll take 6 for my 30 gallon w/ 20 watts lighting!" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
"Yeah, I got those enema things, and they're real easy to keep, just need a little food" syas the LFS. "Really," says the customer, "I'll take 6 for my 30 gallon w/ 20 watts lighting!" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Upon questioning a customer about the recent demise of his blue linkia star he said:
"Ah, don't worry about it, I think it was caught w/ cyanide anyways..."
Hey, you know how fast those blue linkia's are!
I've got a full page front and back of some excelent customer quotes. I can't get enough!
"Ah, don't worry about it, I think it was caught w/ cyanide anyways..."
Hey, you know how fast those blue linkia's are!
I've got a full page front and back of some excelent customer quotes.
I can't get enough!seamaiden":eihj40bj said:
Breathing water will do that to ya. :roll:
Hey maybe he thought he was at the local doctors office and his "chicklets" were his girlfriends.
Or...maybe he thought you were the vet and he had chickens.
Maybe he thought his wife had bought their chickens at your shop?
Maybe in africa they call them chicklets and he was just trying to be "african american" (African Chicklets) LOL. ok maybe he was talking about his kids...hmmm.
The possibilities are endless on a quote like that.
Oh, but you don't understand. This wasn't something one person said, this is something I heard on a weekly basis (ESPECIALLY the chiclets thing, Gawd that cracked me up). 8O
Also, "I called and talked to a guy and he said I have high pneumonia." :lol:
Poor ignoramuses..
Also, "I called and talked to a guy and he said I have high pneumonia." :lol:
Poor ignoramuses..
Working as an aquatics mngr I hear em all the time. Hey man you got any of those alergy eaters. Also I hear about chicklets all too often. I really am astonished about how many people can honestly not know the difference between saltwater and freshwater fishes. At least a couple times a week someone wants to throw some blue damsels in with some tetras or goldfish. However probably the most interesting thing I've noticed is the fact that some people think that a the lights on your aquarium are always supposed to be on. They come in say they have a horrible problem with greenwater syndrome. my first slew of questions are How long has the tank been set up? What size tank? where is it in your house? How long do you keep your lights on? How much do you feed? etc... You'll be suprised at how many people leave their lights on 24/7. It's wierd don't you think? Almost common sense tells you they should be off at night at least to be somewhat natural. Then they always say I thought they were supposed to be on all the time. Does the sun not set in these peoples version of reality?
Sorry had to vent some stupid customer stories.
My favorite LFS advice would have to be when I go into other stores in the surrounding area such as P_ _ C_ and I ask them about why everything looks like it's desintegrating. They always tell me "it's because it's exspelling and it looked good earlier", or that "it's always supposed to look like that". When I offer advice on how to save things they always act as I know not a damn thing. Typical Chain store mentality though can't ask for too much. You get spoiled working in a High Class fish store. We might only have 200 tanks but at least everythings healthy (saltwater/freswater/brackish).
Sorry had to vent some stupid customer stories.
My favorite LFS advice would have to be when I go into other stores in the surrounding area such as P_ _ C_ and I ask them about why everything looks like it's desintegrating. They always tell me "it's because it's exspelling and it looked good earlier", or that "it's always supposed to look like that". When I offer advice on how to save things they always act as I know not a damn thing. Typical Chain store mentality though can't ask for too much. You get spoiled working in a High Class fish store. We might only have 200 tanks but at least everythings healthy (saltwater/freswater/brackish).
Yep, here I am! All is well w/ monkeyboy. Check your pm Len.
Here's another one from an annonymous (derrr... cant spell) local fish store:
(This quote appeared on their website next to a picture of a t. crocea)
"A Crocea is also known as a Giant Clam. This coral requires high light intensity."
Maybe it was a typo, but very intelligent nonetheless.
Here's another one from an annonymous (derrr... cant spell) local fish store:
(This quote appeared on their website next to a picture of a t. crocea)
"A Crocea is also known as a Giant Clam. This coral requires high light intensity."
Maybe it was a typo, but very intelligent nonetheless.
Obviously those of us that work at LFS's hear quite a lot as well...
While talking to a customer about his tank as his RO jugs are filling, another person "browsing" walks up and is looking in the fish tanks.
Customer 2: "Wow how did you get that fish to be that color?!?!?" pointing at a Blue Damsel
Me: "What do you mean?"
Customer 2: "Well did you dye it or something???"
Me: "Wha--? I don---" (Totally bewildered)
Customer 1 (incredulously) "Dude GOD made it that color, thats natural, this is SALTWATER!"
Me: "Um yeah - totally natural coloration"
Customer 2: "Wow amazing!" and walks out.
I was so stunned I really didn't know how to answer that question LOL
Scenario 2 happened on two different occasions, both times I was too astonished to think fast enough to take advantage of the situation and both times the person was a blonde :mrgreen:
Quiet time in the store (original store location was in the same building as a major copy center similar to Kinko's). Girl walks up to the counter, past a show tank, past tons of aquarium dry goods and other aquariums for sale, and places paper on the counter
"Umm I'd like two copies"
"Uhhh" pointing over her shoulder through the windows to the neon signs next door that say 'copies' "Alphagraphics is over there, we're an aquarium store..."
"Oh my gawd!" blush and leaves.
My all time favorite however was used as a signature line by moi for awhile, earlier this year.
While educating a customer about his tank setup, in particularly about why it was a REALLY bad idea to have one pump pumping water from his sump to his tank and another pumping from his tank to his sump 8O his response was the all time classic -
"Thats okay, I know what I'm doing I used to work for PetCo."
While talking to a customer about his tank as his RO jugs are filling, another person "browsing" walks up and is looking in the fish tanks.
Customer 2: "Wow how did you get that fish to be that color?!?!?" pointing at a Blue Damsel
Me: "What do you mean?"
Customer 2: "Well did you dye it or something???"
Me: "Wha--? I don---" (Totally bewildered)
Customer 1 (incredulously) "Dude GOD made it that color, thats natural, this is SALTWATER!"
Me: "Um yeah - totally natural coloration"
Customer 2: "Wow amazing!" and walks out.
I was so stunned I really didn't know how to answer that question LOL
Scenario 2 happened on two different occasions, both times I was too astonished to think fast enough to take advantage of the situation and both times the person was a blonde :mrgreen:
Quiet time in the store (original store location was in the same building as a major copy center similar to Kinko's). Girl walks up to the counter, past a show tank, past tons of aquarium dry goods and other aquariums for sale, and places paper on the counter
"Umm I'd like two copies"
"Uhhh" pointing over her shoulder through the windows to the neon signs next door that say 'copies' "Alphagraphics is over there, we're an aquarium store..."
"Oh my gawd!" blush and leaves.
My all time favorite however was used as a signature line by moi for awhile, earlier this year.
While educating a customer about his tank setup, in particularly about why it was a REALLY bad idea to have one pump pumping water from his sump to his tank and another pumping from his tank to his sump 8O his response was the all time classic -
"Thats okay, I know what I'm doing I used to work for PetCo."
Hey Coralite
Video games don't affect kids. If Pacman had any effect on kids they would run around in the dark gobbling pills listening to repetitive music.
You wanna see kids running around gobbling pills and listening to repetitive music? Try going to a rave, teehee
Video games don't affect kids. If Pacman had any effect on kids they would run around in the dark gobbling pills listening to repetitive music.
You wanna see kids running around gobbling pills and listening to repetitive music? Try going to a rave, teehee
I think that last statement was supposed to be ironic
Anyways, in my limited time working for an LFS ive heard a few gooduns.
Me: Well to keep corals you must have a minimum of 5W/G but thats just a guide and your going to be fairly limited.
Customer: Well thats all going to work out quite expensive, i think ill go with 2w/g to start with and then add some more as i get more corals.
:roll:
my minds drawn a blank for the minuite........ ill come back with more if i think of em.
Anyways, in my limited time working for an LFS ive heard a few gooduns.
Me: Well to keep corals you must have a minimum of 5W/G but thats just a guide and your going to be fairly limited.
Customer: Well thats all going to work out quite expensive, i think ill go with 2w/g to start with and then add some more as i get more corals.
:roll:
my minds drawn a blank for the minuite........ ill come back with more if i think of em.
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