What are your main reasons for using a reptile store?

[sami]

I've put livestock selection.

we don't buy much from shops, we need things in bulk so we only visit shops we've either not been to before or ones we know are interesting to visit so the ones selling higher end animals, unusual species and the ones we know to have a good selection of snakes. We have no use really for going somewhere and looking at beardies and leos at prices we'd never really pay but we do like to have a drive out somewhere that has things that interest us or things that you don't see very much.

Mason

[Marinam2]

Shopping is fun when there are things in front of you to see and touch and think about, where as shopping online i tend to only buy things i need.

Marina

[brittone05]

I put other - I only use my local shopfor my frozen foods.

We have 2 locla shops nad neither of them rate exceptionally highly for me - one is overpriced, rna by someone who doesn't know half as much as they claim, sells large boids and such to teenagers and the other is small, dingy, not half as knowledgable as they should be, sightly overpriced, has a very poor selsction of reps and is basically a bog standard pet shop for fish and such who branched out to jump on the band wagon.

[daxy1]

Reputation/Recommendation

i cant stand rep shops that dont know feck all about there stock
i will travel for a good shop any time if i have to use a local it will be for food only!

[peaches]

I ticked nearly all of them tbh.....but that is not because my local is fab, far from it. lol

They to me are all important factors, the only reason I'd used my local one was if I ran out of crix and was desperate.

But for others I will travel if they meet all my needs.

[DeanThorpe]

I voted
Location
Selection of live stock
and Undisturbed viewing..

basically what I mean is if its convenient to buy from a shop ratehr than online I will do so.. i liek to have a look around.... and its nice to have soemthing random coem in and be available ratehr than have to source it.
How often ppl post asking "what shall i put in this viv" I think this is what shops/shows are for..seeing soemthing...and deciding you want it.

[freekygeeky]

to chat to the guy who owns it , nice guy, and to buy crcikets.

[WeThePeople]

I like reptile shops with pretty women behind the counter, one with big jugs could sell me anything

[leogirl]

i use my local [cold blooded] because as well as it is very close ive always had brilliant advice, i dont feel like things are over priced [they drop prices coz im lovely ] and all the blokes that work there are genuinely nice.
and because im a lil kid and like to look at the rep's

[TSKA Rory Matier]

Not that l feel that either of my two polls have or should have offended any retailers.

But if any within this forum do wish to pm, email me, contact me or post here with your views on this poll or indeed the other one, please do not hesitate to contact me.

The purpose of the two polls is to research the answers supplied and view how your buyers, current and potential view in an overall term the retail reptile scene. This is to aid the Retail Aid campaign.

However as said, if, there are retailers out there that do feel threatened by these polls? Then do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks very much

Rory Matier
Pro Keepers Lobby