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darrkang3l
Hatchling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
 Posted - 29/05/2012 : 12:15:14
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I dont mean to flame them too much but a few things that are really annoying me atm.
1. shayde come from there and he didn't live very long. he was very expensive and seemed to have a problem the shop should have known about.
2. they have an amel marked as an anerythristic, anybody that knew anything about snakes would know...
3. there prices are rocket high, for instance they are selling a cali king for £140 and each crestie is £90 NOTE: these cresties do not look healthy and when i asked what they have been feeding them on the answer was babyfood!!!! ...
4. the baby leos were sleeping in a huge pile of there own poo last time i went in there. the thing is i shop in there reguarly as its the only shop open late around my area, and the staff seem to know me now and i don't wanna **** any of them off.. but im not going to be able to hold my tongue much longer. the "reptile" expert in there also has no reptiles himself he only has spiders. I applied for a position a while back stating i have reptile experience but never heard anything back from it..
It just seems to be going downhill and poorly managed.
Mod edit: Sadly not allowed to drop names publicly :( I wish we could... people can feel free to PM, you or message you asking for the name though. |
0.0.1 Corn Snakes (myst)
0.1.0 Leopard gecko (Meg)
0.1.0 Girlfriend. (Mel)
0.1.0 Staffy (molly)
1.1.0 Royal pythons
Wish list - Chinese water dragon, Tegu! Rainbow boa!
R.I.P Shayde |
Edited by - Sta~ple on 29/05/2012 19:42:59 |
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Tasha89
Hatchling
United Kingdom
257 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 12:37:36
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| This shop sounds like it needs to be closed down asap!! |
Tasha
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4.0.0 - Corns - Hypo-Lavender (Lucifer), Bubblegum Snow (Houdini), Striped Carolina (Sarafino) and Black Cat (Ralphie)
0.2.0 - Corns - Anertheristic (Valentina), Lavender (Aiyana), Lavender (Di-nixi) |
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3319 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 12:42:04
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No excuse for illness and lack of hygiene, but all physical shops will be more expensive than breeders or rehoming people.
A lot of the time, people will pay those prices as they just dont think of going anywhere other than a shop! The shop itself has to pay for rent, stock, upkeep etc... so naturally prices on everything will be higher  |
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darrkang3l
Hatchling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 13:07:57
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Originally posted by Figs
No excuse for illness and lack of hygiene, but all physical shops will be more expensive than breeders or rehoming people.
A lot of the time, people will pay those prices as they just dont think of going anywhere other than a shop! The shop itself has to pay for rent, stock, upkeep etc... so naturally prices on everything will be higher
yeah i guess figs but still. the other pet shop a good few miles away isn't as mainstream as seapets but prices are much better! so i don't get there pricing system :/ |
0.0.1 Corn Snakes (myst)
0.1.0 Leopard gecko (Meg)
0.1.0 Girlfriend. (Mel)
0.1.0 Staffy (molly)
1.1.0 Royal pythons
Wish list - Chinese water dragon, Tegu! Rainbow boa!
R.I.P Shayde |
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cobweb251
Hatchling
United Kingdom
435 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 13:21:49
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| sounds like they could do with staff that have a little but of knowledge |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
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darrkang3l
Hatchling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 14:01:24
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Originally posted by Mamma
hmmm. Im about to buy vivs from them nxt month. hmmmm...
thing is mamma there vivs are the cheapest around! |
0.0.1 Corn Snakes (myst)
0.1.0 Leopard gecko (Meg)
0.1.0 Girlfriend. (Mel)
0.1.0 Staffy (molly)
1.1.0 Royal pythons
Wish list - Chinese water dragon, Tegu! Rainbow boa!
R.I.P Shayde |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2214 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 14:13:48
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| Their vivs are a great price, and they arrive within days of ordering most of the time The shop in Martlesham is better, although the prices are very high for their reptiles. There's a newly built P@H just opened over the road from ours with hatchlings for £49 regardless of colour |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 15:14:38
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They also have a carpet python that hasn not fed for months and months, but are still selling him at 125.
When I asked if I could look at one of the king snakes he said no, because he was worried it would bite him and he would only get it out if we were going to buy it. |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 16:18:05
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Originally posted by Hissyfit
There's a newly built P@H just opened over the road from ours with hatchlings for £49 regardless of colour
and species if it's the same as the P@h near me, all their snakes are £49 |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
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a2c7
Hatchling
United Kingdom
320 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 19:23:47
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| Agreed - worth checking your local P@H for snakey morph bargains. Ours has pretty knowledgeable reptile staff and all looks ok from the outside, but it'll always be like a supermarket compared to a local deli in terms of quality. |
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darrkang3l
Hatchling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 21:54:30
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our P@h staff are all stuck up imo lol and haven't seen anyone in there that knows anything about reps. may have gone in on the wrong days.. i have my place to buy reps near me called betta aquatics which is much better! :) im just annoyed at the shop atm.. does anyone know why the name of the shop is now in ****? people were flaming another shop without its name being blanked out...
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0.0.1 Corn Snakes (myst)
0.1.0 Leopard gecko (Meg)
0.1.0 Girlfriend. (Mel)
0.1.0 Staffy (molly)
1.1.0 Royal pythons
Wish list - Chinese water dragon, Tegu! Rainbow boa!
R.I.P Shayde |
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darrkang3l
Hatchling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 21:59:42
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| oh dw i just read the mod edit.. lol. fair enough even tho the other shop was named :/ |
0.0.1 Corn Snakes (myst)
0.1.0 Leopard gecko (Meg)
0.1.0 Girlfriend. (Mel)
0.1.0 Staffy (molly)
1.1.0 Royal pythons
Wish list - Chinese water dragon, Tegu! Rainbow boa!
R.I.P Shayde |
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darrkang3l
Hatchling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 22:00:23
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Originally posted by Georgina
They also have a carpet python that hasn not fed for months and months, but are still selling him at 125.
When I asked if I could look at one of the king snakes he said no, because he was worried it would bite him and he would only get it out if we were going to buy it.
yeah and there royals with full negative feeding records.. its like they are not even trying! |
0.0.1 Corn Snakes (myst)
0.1.0 Leopard gecko (Meg)
0.1.0 Girlfriend. (Mel)
0.1.0 Staffy (molly)
1.1.0 Royal pythons
Wish list - Chinese water dragon, Tegu! Rainbow boa!
R.I.P Shayde |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 22:28:44
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Originally posted by darrkang3l
oh dw i just read the mod edit.. lol. fair enough even tho the other shop was named :/
An the other thread was locked/deleted... |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 22:56:56
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Originally posted by darrkang3l
oh dw i just read the mod edit.. lol. fair enough even tho the other shop was named :/
Mods didn't see it also until several posts later in and the shop owner replied :/ we were slow but it is hard to keep up with this place and life sometimes :)
At the end of the day, yourself and others are still spending money there even if things aren't up to scratch and are at silly pounds, so it can't be all that bad or people don't care enough to change where they shop. People either have the option of carrying on spending money at the shop or not going there anymore, telling the shop what they are doing wrong and if things are dire, contacting the council. There's a raved about shop at my home town, praised on rfuk, on facebook and with the locals. I went in a few times to browse and buy food. Was not impressed, disgusted by my last vist (flies everywhere, fully grown burm shoved in a 3ft viv somehow, food was covered in faeces and they diddled me on the amount!) so never went there again. They are sadly still in business as they sell reps cheaper than any reptile shop I have ever seen.
Also many people apply for jobs everywhere and never hear anything back, its the way the job market is now. It's nothing personal, just people forget or are too busy. If people also cared about the morph of the snake, they would look up before hand, yes mislabelling is wrong but some people are not great or are new to the world of morphs or, they labelled them with how they came or were labelled from the breeder. |
  
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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darrkang3l
Hatchling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 23:14:26
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Originally posted by Sta~ple
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Originally posted by darrkang3l
oh dw i just read the mod edit.. lol. fair enough even tho the other shop was named :/
Mods didn't see it also until several posts later in and the shop owner replied :/ we were slow but it is hard to keep up with this place and life sometimes :)
At the end of the day, yourself and others are still spending money there even if things aren't up to scratch and are at silly pounds, so it can't be all that bad or people don't care enough to change where they shop. People either have the option of carrying on spending money at the shop or not going there anymore, telling the shop what they are doing wrong and if things are dire, contacting the council. There's a raved about shop at my home town, praised on rfuk, on facebook and with the locals. I went in a few times to browse and buy food. Was not impressed, disgusted by my last vist (flies everywhere, fully grown burm shoved in a 3ft viv somehow, food was covered in faeces and they diddled me on the amount!) so never went there again. They are sadly still in business as they sell reps cheaper than any reptile shop I have ever seen.
Also many people apply for jobs everywhere and never hear anything back, its the way the job market is now. It's nothing personal, just people forget or are too busy. If people also cared about the morph of the snake, they would look up before hand, yes mislabelling is wrong but some people are not great or are new to the world of morphs or, they labelled them with how they came or were labelled from the breeder.
fair enough staple, although i would love to not spend money there but when its the only shop open at the times i can go and i need to get mouseys/bugs ect.. that makes it hard. and they were advertising the job for ages. It just angers me that people are hired to carry out jobs like looking after live animals and they have no idea how to do it and get away with it. I did mention the name and the mess to one member of staff but nothing got changed. I asked to speak to the manager at some other point but the guy i asked was skeptical and was like hes not in and i dunno when he will be. so there is not much more i can do. |
0.0.1 Corn Snakes (myst)
0.1.0 Leopard gecko (Meg)
0.1.0 Girlfriend. (Mel)
0.1.0 Staffy (molly)
1.1.0 Royal pythons
Wish list - Chinese water dragon, Tegu! Rainbow boa!
R.I.P Shayde |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 23:22:44
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pah is open til 8 aswel, and swallows is open til 8 on a thurs xx
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1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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darrkang3l
Hatchling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 23:29:56
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Originally posted by Georgina
pah is open til 8 aswel, and swallows is open til 8 on a thurs xx
do P@h even sell mice? swallow is a long way to go for a quick food trip. about the same as me going to betta. |
0.0.1 Corn Snakes (myst)
0.1.0 Leopard gecko (Meg)
0.1.0 Girlfriend. (Mel)
0.1.0 Staffy (molly)
1.1.0 Royal pythons
Wish list - Chinese water dragon, Tegu! Rainbow boa!
R.I.P Shayde |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2012 : 23:31:55
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| they sell mice and rats :) |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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