[/quote]I've also seen wholesale invoices in some of these smaller stores with $4-6 flame angels that get put out the shelf for $60, so my perspective on helping out "the little guy" has changed.[/quote]
As opposed to helping out "the big guy" that gets them for 2 dollars and charges you 50? They may be making a large profit on the one fish, but after they pay for their power/water/salt usage, their employees, their rent, their dead loss, their equipment, and food Im sure that the actual profit to the owner is not very much. We all know this is an expensive hobby, and an even harder one to turn a profit at.
For me its all about the quality of help and information I recieve. I can go online and buy anything I want for less than I can find it locally, but I prefer to see it in person and help out those that have helped me out.
Peace
As opposed to helping out "the big guy" that gets them for 2 dollars and charges you 50? They may be making a large profit on the one fish, but after they pay for their power/water/salt usage, their employees, their rent, their dead loss, their equipment, and food Im sure that the actual profit to the owner is not very much. We all know this is an expensive hobby, and an even harder one to turn a profit at.
For me its all about the quality of help and information I recieve. I can go online and buy anything I want for less than I can find it locally, but I prefer to see it in person and help out those that have helped me out.
Peace
