Murphy's Law #3,976,421: If you spend three weeks looking for a product locally, then give up and order it only to pay more for shipping than the actual price of the product, you will find it locally the day it arrives.
I received the shipment of Bio Spira that I finally decided to order. I was very excited and stopped by the fish store I had chosen (Phoenix Tropical Fish) on my way home from work to buy some fish. As I'm paying for them, I look up in the corner and what do you suppose I saw?
That's right. A little 3' x 3' refrigerator with a sign on the front: "Bio Spira".
I had been in this store three weeks ago when I first set up my tank (tried to do a fishless cycle but lost my patience) and had inquired about it. At that time, they didn't carry it.
I looked at the owner and said, "You carry Bio Spira?" And he said, "Yeah, we've had it for about two weeks now. Someone from Marineland called and asked if we wanted to carry it. They said they'd give me the refrigerator for free, so I said, 'Sure!'."
No doubt, Marineland called them after my e-mail to their Customer Service Department, frustrated that nobody in Phoenix carried this product and asking for the name of ANY dealer in Arizona that might. They never responded.
But somehow, I think they got my message.
Murphy hates me.
Ah well... at least I know where to get the stuff when I get a bigger tank.
I received the shipment of Bio Spira that I finally decided to order. I was very excited and stopped by the fish store I had chosen (Phoenix Tropical Fish) on my way home from work to buy some fish. As I'm paying for them, I look up in the corner and what do you suppose I saw?
That's right. A little 3' x 3' refrigerator with a sign on the front: "Bio Spira".
I had been in this store three weeks ago when I first set up my tank (tried to do a fishless cycle but lost my patience) and had inquired about it. At that time, they didn't carry it.
I looked at the owner and said, "You carry Bio Spira?" And he said, "Yeah, we've had it for about two weeks now. Someone from Marineland called and asked if we wanted to carry it. They said they'd give me the refrigerator for free, so I said, 'Sure!'."
No doubt, Marineland called them after my e-mail to their Customer Service Department, frustrated that nobody in Phoenix carried this product and asking for the name of ANY dealer in Arizona that might. They never responded.
But somehow, I think they got my message.
Murphy hates me.
Ah well... at least I know where to get the stuff when I get a bigger tank.
