FISHnChix Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 So I ordered 80 pounds of sand from some site called chewy and today it showed in this box!! Luckily everything was in perfect condition lol Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Hmm... interesting. They must be selling overstock (clearance items) to other retailers. Quote Link to comment
shoonjai Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 One of these boxes contains salt + test kits + food, the other contains a glass ATO reservoir. But which is which....fingers crossed! 2 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 minute ago, shoonjai said: One of these boxes contains salt + test kits + food, the other contains a glass ATO reservoir. But which is which....fingers crossed! You should feel lucky. I bet ATO is perfectly fine. Quote Link to comment
shoonjai Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, A Little Blue said: You should feel lucky. I bet ATO is perfectly fine. After seeing the different experiences from other reefers in this thread, I do feel pretty lucky! The ATO reservoir came in perfect shape (the undamaged, well packaged box), and the 3 buckets of salt all ended up being fine as well. One bucket has a dent in around the lid area so it won't seal properly, but the bag of salt remains sealed and unopened. The other 2 buckets are in good shape, just scratched up. The dry foods I ordered are also fine, and the only damage are two of the test kits I ordered. Boxes flattened, vials broken, contents spewed throughout the box. I consider this to be very minimal though compared to others' experiences. 2 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 9 hours ago, shoonjai said: After seeing the different experiences from other reefers in this thread, I do feel pretty lucky! The ATO reservoir came in perfect shape (the undamaged, well packaged box), and the 3 buckets of salt all ended up being fine as well. One bucket has a dent in around the lid area so it won't seal properly, but the bag of salt remains sealed and unopened. The other 2 buckets are in good shape, just scratched up. The dry foods I ordered are also fine, and the only damage are two of the test kits I ordered. Boxes flattened, vials broken, contents spewed throughout the box. I consider this to be very minimal though compared to others' experiences. Have them reship the test kits, and you have some extra reagent 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
squamptonbc Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 On 7/31/2018 at 3:40 PM, Weikel said: So I ordered 80 pounds of sand from some site called chewy and today it showed in this box!! Luckily everything was in perfect condition lol Interesting, especially so since Chewy is owned by Petsmart and Dr Foster and Smith owned by Petco.... Quote Link to comment
squamptonbc Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Well dang, they have completely blocked Canadian's from even accessing the website anymore. They used to, and they even used to ship to Canada. I guess big changes are happening over there. Thank you for visiting! At this time we do not accept orders shipping to Canada or International destinations. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Customer Service team. 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 I've noticed that Live Aquaria seems to be stocking more "aquarium supplies". Maybe Drs. Foster & Smith will eventually be divided up between Petco and Live Aquaria. I don't really know, just speculating. Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 7/18/2018 at 12:59 PM, StevieT said: They probably are trying to "save" money by packing in a box since you get dinged an extra charge for just shipping a bucket I tried ordering big buckets from BRS a few years ago and they quoted me prices where shipping cost as much as the bucket of salt. Boxing makes a HUGE difference apparently. Seems like these shipping co's like to play favorites so they can give good prices and service only to a select few vendors. (Just found this thread when I decided to figure out who the heck chewy.com is.) Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, mcarroll said: I tried ordering big buckets from BRS a few years ago and they quoted me prices where shipping cost as much as the bucket of salt. Boxing makes a HUGE difference apparently. Seems like these shipping co's like to play favorites so they can give good prices and service only to a select few vendors. (Just found this thread when I decided to figure out who the heck chewy.com is.) Um.... Shipping on BRS is free... Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 12 minutes ago, HarryPotter said: Um.... Shipping on BRS is free... Um....You must have missed the point....and the time frame. Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 15% off additional available with their code Some great sales: IM skimmer 75% off, $300 to $75: https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+7971+29416&pcatid=29416 IM Fusion 20 metal stand 80% off, $250 to $50 https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+7971+36332&pcatid=36332 IM Fusion 16 metal stand 80% off, $200 to $40 https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+7971+36331&pcatid=36331 55 gallon aquarium stand with storage 50% off, $199 to $99 https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+7971+13982&pcatid=13982 3 Quote Link to comment
squamptonbc Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Petco has pulled the plug on Dr Foster and Smith, Live Aquaria to remain open. https://www.starjournalnow.com/2019/01/09/foster-and-smith-to-close-feb-12/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Wonder if they will eventually close LA and DD, if so, that will be a sad day. DD is unique. I feel bad for those that lost their jobs as Rhinelander is a small town. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 That's pretty much what I suspected they might do. They purchased assets, not so much the DFS brand. Live Aquaria is different, so I suspect they will leave it alone or sell it (as opposed to closing it). It'd be neat if Dr. Rory Foster, Dr. Race Foster, and Dr. Marty Smith bought LA back from Petco (or maybe an employee owned thing). I toured the DFS facilities. They were impressive. That's a shame. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 I received this email: That's pretty much what they had been doing for awhile now (selling aquarium supplies on the Live Aquria site). I guess I'm OK with that. https://www.liveaquaria.com/category/3753/aquarium-supplies I see that DFS now sends you directly to Petco. https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/c/drs-foster-and-smith-welcome?ref=dfs 3 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Well, that is good news for the fish side and means LA is here to stay.. for now anyways. I wonder if they will change the inventory or cut it back. They carry some oddballs I buy from time to time and they have great sales. 1 Quote Link to comment
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