twyliteskyz":fe6b2 said:i do agree on a couple points, i agree the beardies seem way small, when i went to the store (petsmart) i and seen them in there i was like omg, did they just hatch? thats just wrong. also it does make since that people need to do at least a blip of research before buying a pet that has special requirements. people assume they have a dog that only needs food that comes in a bag that says dog, and water comes from the tap and thats all you need for everything.
but its like that in any business, lets take tattoo shop for example, people go to a random tattoo shop not knowing a thing about what they want or where they want it, so they point to something on the wall and say "i want that... here.. and all i want to spend is 30 bucks"... well then they see thier friend who actually did research on what shop and artist to go to , and came up with a custom design that means something special to them and its awsome, well then the guys like "man , i dont like this tattoo anymore" and have to get it covered up.
so the moral of the story is, do your research, this way you will go to the right shop and get what you are really wanting or needing without costly consequences. unfortunatly sometimes people learn the hard way
twyliteskyz":0c4ab said:i do agree on a couple points, i agree the beardies seem way small, when i went to the store (petsmart) i and seen them in there i was like omg, did they just hatch? thats just wrong. also it does make since that people need to do at least a blip of research before buying a pet that has special requirements. people assume they have a dog that only needs food that comes in a bag that says dog, and water comes from the tap and thats all you need for everything.
but its like that in any business, lets take tattoo shop for example, people go to a random tattoo shop not knowing a thing about what they want or where they want it, so they point to something on the wall and say "i want that... here.. and all i want to spend is 30 bucks"... well then they see thier friend who actually did research on what shop and artist to go to , and came up with a custom design that means something special to them and its awsome, well then the guys like "man , i dont like this tattoo anymore" and have to get it covered up.
so the moral of the story is, do your research, this way you will go to the right shop and get what you are really wanting or needing without costly consequences. unfortunatly sometimes people learn the hard way
Elora":3db34 said:Everyone has their own opinions and experiences with pets stores. No one is wrong. We are all just bashing eachother for the same reasons over and over. Its usually the people that are new to this site that havent seen the other posts that talk about their bad experiences with petsmart or petco. We are supposed to be helping eachother not getting all high and mighty and angry. I tend to find mainly the people new to this site discussing on these kinds of topics.
dreshany":dd2e5 said:Elora":dd2e5 said:Everyone has their own opinions and experiences with pets stores. No one is wrong. We are all just bashing eachother for the same reasons over and over. Its usually the people that are new to this site that havent seen the other posts that talk about their bad experiences with petsmart or petco. We are supposed to be helping eachother not getting all high and mighty and angry. I tend to find mainly the people new to this site discussing on these kinds of topics.
Elora, I disagree, I actually think it is a healthy discussion. While it is not ok to "bash" other people, Debates are an excellent opportunity to learn and expand one's mind.
When I posted this thread, I was not a "newbie." Quite the opposite actually, I had come to this conclusion because of all the posts I have read regarding misinformation about beardies from petco.
I think it is VITAL that we become aware of these wrong practices and do what we can to improve the situation. If it becomes known that Petco, or any other store for that matter, does not care for their animals and sends people home with poor advice, maybe they will be forced to improve their standard of care.
I for one would like to be informed of poor performing stores so I would know to avoid them in the future.
dreshany":82a84 said:Elora, I disagree, I actually think it is a healthy discussion. While it is not ok to "bash" other people, Debates are an excellent opportunity to learn and expand one's mind.
I think it is VITAL that we become aware of these wrong practices and do what we can to improve the situation. If it becomes known that Petco, or any other store for that matter, does not care for their animals and sends people home with poor advice, maybe they will be forced to improve their standard of care.
I agree with you. I had that experience at Petcotarian":79d4d said:I got my dragon from petsmart, and yes i did no reserch before hand. they are just so damn adorable i had to have her. I was lucky the worker there new everything and even sold me a book to understand a beardies needs. I would have to give them 5 stars, it's too bad not everyone has had my luck. Everyone i meet (while waiting in line for crickets) i refer to this site. ya not everyone has profesional advice, but i think we all care enough to share our experiances and thats a good thing !!!!
CalBears said:MissingBello said:I'm not defending the stores, per say. I'm just saying to be fair to them. As far as your comment about your complaints and petitions, it goes back to my whole thought on how some of the people on this site have never experienced the bad conditions first-hand, yet still will sign petitions. Petitions are not really a popularity contest.
***A question concerning this statement...how do you know whether or not the petitioners have had a bad experience with these shops?
Also, if Home Depot and Walmart employees can be trained to know where most products are located in the stores, then a pet store employee should be able to be trained on the husbandry of their critters. It isn't as tho they have a large variety!!
Patsy
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