FYI - great tetra plant deals at Petsmart

[mixin]

I usually try to shop at my local aquarium specialty shop, but I like to look around for different selections - especially decor. I discovered my local Petsmart clearenceing a portion of thier Tetra Water Wonder plant selection. I bought 2 very nice 18" plants. One rang up for $5.32 another for $5.02! Even lower than the marked clearence price! For reference, these plants usually sell for $7.5 to $9. I know it's only a couple of bucks, but just think how many bottles of beer that $ equals and you start to see the value!:hmm3grin2orange: . Just thought I'd pass it on - hopefully there's a Petsmart near you doing the same thing.

[sergo]

i love thinking of savings in terms of beer. it always makes it a better deal

[Severus]

i love thinking of savings in terms of beer. it always makes it a better deal

Haha, because you can really relate that saved money going to something good! lol. Too bad i dont have a planted tank...

[reybie]

LOL, sold! :)

[Lauren B.]

It's weird, because you think a franchise would, but Petsmart do not always have the same sales in every store. The only sale that is consistent is the items in their monthly flyer. There are 3 Petsmarts near me that I frequent, and all of them have different specials at any one given time. I've never figured out their "clearance" specials either. I'll buy an item on clearance, and then see a new shipment of the same exact item a few weeks later, for regular price.

[mixin]

Right, an employee that I had asked about the prices said they might be repackaging or something. But, you'd think it would happen at a corporate level with somebody behind their pc setting prices trying to move different store inventory...Anyways, a deals a deal, I guess I got lucky - hope somebody else does too.

[Chrona]

Most of the time, franchises are in no way governed by the corporation. The franchise merely pays the royalty each year in exchange for infrastructure. Each month, the corporation sends out possible plans (ie sales, etc) Most of the time, the franchise will go along with the plans, because the corp offers an incentive, but it's not mandated.

The pricing is dependent on region too, but again, is merely a suggestion. They have different levels of pricing. One level for a high end neighborhood, one for a middle, and one for a lower, etc. The prices are based on extensive research, so most of the time, the owners will go along with it. I used to work at a franchised hardware store (Ace hardware) where I got the low-down on this stuff.

I'm amused at the use of beer to represent savings ;)

[Lauren B.]

The pricing is dependent on region too, but again, is merely a suggestion. They have different levels of pricing. One level for a high end neighborhood, one for a middle, and one for a lower, etc. The prices are based on extensive research, so most of the time, the owners will go along with it. I used to work at a franchised hardware store (Ace hardware) where I got the low-down on this stuff.

I noticed the regional issue a lot since I've moved so many times. An example off the top of my head is the price of hominy. Hominy (a canned corn product) is popular in the south. You can buy a can here, in every grocery store, for as low as 40cents. When I lived in NY, some grocery stores didn't even carry it at all. The places where I did find it sold it for $1.69 a can and you could only find it in Goya brand, so it was only found in the spanish/ethnic section.

[Lauren B.]

Odd thing since we were just talking about Petsmart sales....I just went to Petsmart this evening to buy a cat product (plastic claw caps). Its shelf price was $21.99. When I got it up to the register, it rang up $4.75. Apparently it was on clearance simply because of its color (they were green/red for the holiday). The item had no indication that it was on sale, and I walked up to the register fully prepared to pay the $21.99. That's a savings of over $17....and a nice start to my weekend! :thumb:

I know one other Petsmart that has the green/red caps. I'm going there tomorrow to see if by chance they may be on clearance too. If any other cat people knew they were this cheap they'd be flying off the shelf...they're so highly coveted that people are willing to pay full retail price for teeny tiny pieces of cheap plastic.

[Chrona]

What's a claw cap? :confused:

[Lauren B.]

What's a claw cap? :confused:
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They're plastic caps you glue on your cat's claws so they can't scratch and tear up furniture. A package of 40 tiny little caps sells for $22 and people pay that ridiculous price because they work.

[Chrona]

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They're plastic caps you glue on your cat's claws so they can't scratch and tear up furniture. A package of 40 tiny little caps sells for $22 and people pay that ridiculous price because they work.

ROFL. Now I've seen everything. I should get into the cat claw making business. I'll bet with my connections in China, I could undercut the competition by 50% and still make a killing!

If I had a cat, my DIY solution to scratching would be:

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:hmm3grin2orange:

Btw, I don't know much about cats, but I thought scratching posts were supposed to relieve this problem?

[cocoa_pleco]

OMFG. That is pure retarted. Why not get pirahna tooth caps and put it one in a tank of guppies?

[Lauren B.]

Believe it or not, the claw caps actually work. Cats will scratch a variety of things. They will scratch on a scratching post, but just like when dogs get tired of their toys and go for your shoe, cats get bored and will go for a couch or drapes or carpet or anything that has the proper texture. They don't do it to be bad cats, it's nature for them to scratch in order to shed layers of their claws (like reptiles shed their scales).

Declawing is inhumane (it's actually illegal to perform in the UK and many parts of Europe, as well as some states in the US), so this gives cat owners an easy answer to unwanted scratching. Almost everyone I know with a cat uses them or has at least tried them. I can't tell you how many veterinarians I know that recommend them.

Believe me, I'm SO waiting for another company to come out with their version, because it's bound to be cheaper. I think Soft Claws brand has a patent, so up until now I have yet to see another company release a similar product. Once I bought them on ebay for a few dollars cheaper, but the caps that I got were kind of irregular in size and shape and I was very unhappy with that purchase.

By the way, they have claw caps for dogs too, they'r just not quite as popular.

[Chrona]

Well, this is the first I've heard of them. Cool idea, but it sounds like a PITA, in terms of cost and since it looks like it takes a bit of time (You glue it on? How long do they last?)

[Lauren B.]

I think they are relatively new....only been out for 4 or 5 years maybe? (Dont' quote me on that). You've probably never heard of them because most casual pet owners are lazy as sh*t, and anything that takes them an ounce of effort, they don't want to do. Most people swear by the claw caps (I do), and the ones that don't are the aforementioned lazy as sh*t people.

They're very easy, especially if you have a semi-cooperative cat. You clip the sharp tip off the end of the cat's natural nail, then put a drop of glue in the claw cap (it's basically nail glue/super glue and the package comes with two tubes), then slip the cap over the natural nail. That's it.

The front paw caps last 2-4 weeks, depending on how much scratching your cat likes to do. If you do the back paws (for cats with skin scratching medical issues) they'll last pretty much until the natural nail grows out, 4-6 weeks.

It's easily done in just a few minutes with two people, but my cats get their nails trimmed every 2 weeks so they're used to being handled in that manner. I can do both paws by myself in less than 2 mins.

[Chrona]

Omg, I just realized you have 11 cats. Do they all have those caps? O.O

[cocoa_pleco]

i'l bet you in a year those caps will be in dollar stores