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Old 28-03-2008, 09:35 PM
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just giving my opinion chap,

i am no relation or close friend with any one there so got no reason to be biast....

do agree some prices are steep, didnt think the caimen prices was too bad.

way i see it is if i was to travel or pay postage would be about the same so i just pay, least i know what im getting.
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agree staff are friendly, but the live food i brought was crap, half were near dead by morning and was a bit skanky IMO

I use the koi place all the time and personlay have no complaints, i know they are a little expensive but every thing i have had from there has been good quality, i have had fish, reps, amphibians and a hampster and all have been in A1 condition....

i find the people really help full and seem like they cant do enough for me. they always have had the answers to my problems, and they havent just tried to sell me some thing to fix it...

the guys on the rep and fish departments really do know there stuff and lets be honest would not have there jobs or such health reps and fish if they didnt.

i must spend over £30 a week there easily, thats without the days of the odd £400-£500 and i would not consider going any were else, i like the quality and the people.

if you have had a bad expirience im sure you was just unluck or you caught them when it was real bussy....
...could you dedicate yourself to 1 customer if there are another 7 or 8 waiting in your job.

people can only do the best they can and for me the KOI is number 1 in this area by far, would have to travel a long way to find a better place....

their koi are far from a little overpriced. I think the word mug could be applied to paying full price for their koi. No offence meant at all. But their koi are far from the quality they used to be and the price has gone up. They had a fair quality shusui in stock marked up at 2250. Way overpriced for the fish it was so I asked how much he would take for it. He said it cost them 500 including shipping so in he end I payed 750 for it. thats a ridiculus price drop. They shouldn't be able to knock that sort of money off
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Old 28-03-2008, 09:39 PM
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just giving my opinion chap,

i am no relation or close friend with any one there so got no reason to be biast....

do agree some prices are steep, didnt think the caimen prices was too bad.

way i see it is if i was to travel or pay postage would be about the same so i just pay, least i know what im getting.
Their Caiman are £895 !!!! I paid £395 , for a CB one , not Wild Caught .... !
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Old 28-03-2008, 09:42 PM
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their koi are far from a little overpriced. I think the word mug could be applied to paying full price for their koi. No offence meant at all. But their koi are far from the quality they used to be and the price has gone up. They had a fair quality shusui in stock marked up at 2250. Way overpriced for the fish it was so I asked how much he would take for it. He said it cost them 500 including shipping so in he end I payed 750 for it. thats a ridiculus price drop. They shouldn't be able to knock that sort of money off
not a pond man so cant coment on prices.

that is a big price drop though
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Old 28-03-2008, 09:43 PM
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Their Caiman are £895 !!!! I paid £395 , for a CB one , not Wild Caught .... !

fair play, was that private though?

i think theres are also CB but not 100%
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Old 28-03-2008, 10:24 PM
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fair play, was that private though?

i think theres are also CB but not 100%
From the only UK breeder of CB Caiman in the Uk ....

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Do you know their caiman are WC for sure or are you making accusations?

What you must understand is that the staff actually have no say in the pricing, it's the owner that does that bit of it. They just do what they're told to do.
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Old 29-03-2008, 12:39 AM
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Do you know their caiman are WC for sure or are you making accusations?

What you must understand is that the staff actually have no say in the pricing, it's the owner that does that bit of it. They just do what they're told to do.
Is this Ian , the owner you are saying is so lovely ? or is Ian the guy with the moustace ?

And yes , their are definately WC, they got them from Cold Blooded , Essex ...
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WC or not they are healthy enough. and the shop is great. as are the staff.
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