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Post by ghost on Jul 8, 2003 21:13:09 GMT -5
Their manager name =Sharlee Peh . Their main branch at 557 bukit timah rd ( Crown Centre ) , Park Chinchilla olso blong 2 them lah . Potong Pasir is their latest addition .... Me oni buy aspen from them......other than that a no no . Agree their stuff veri expensive .  Thanks ,will take note of that.....next time round,will go visit their branch at Bukit timah....never been there before,haha.....  |
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Post by HighHeels on Jul 8, 2003 21:37:51 GMT -5
Thank you clover for sharing. The part on the ill treated chins are especially astonishing. I'll make sure that i do not buy chins from them. Perhaps I can make a trip down to Pet ingdom at Upp Thomson since they sell hamsters stuffs.  |
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Post by Tuffy_Buff on Jul 8, 2003 22:36:55 GMT -5
But Pet Kingdom doesnt sell much hamster stuff.......and the staff there dun know much abt hamsters.........they'll juz admit that they know nuts abt hamsters........but I must say that they are very polite to customers......that's a good thing!!
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Post by daniel on Jul 9, 2003 1:51:43 GMT -5
Discounts and you're happy Animosity??? There's this thing about real discounts and fake discounts. Many shop establishments mark up the price of their items by 15-20% above the RRP, then they give their customers about 10%, sometimes even 20% if you're regular, but at the end of the day, you're just buying at the normal RRP  Alot of us shop, and dun realise how much we've spent, all we look at is the discounts offered. I used to shop this style too. AS long as got discounts, then i buy lor... but after me meet my gf, i learn to be more thrifty... also, having been in the pet trade, i realised that the so called discounts are just ways and means to get more business.... Like for Serangoon North, the smaller shops do indeed give true discounts, and the prices do work out to be alot cheaper. But shops like L*P*S are those that sell based on how u look, u look rich or express great interest on the pet or product, then the price u buy is more expensive  Shops around town area also have the practice for false discounts. If you really sit down and calculate what you have bought today, you'll realise that you have been cheated. Tat's why I offer my own products as a true lower rate than others out there, unless it is something I do not specialise in, then the prices would more or less be the RRP (cos' i dun buy in bulk, and cannot enjoy further discounts from other suppliers)  |
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Post by clover on Jul 9, 2003 16:42:06 GMT -5
highheels> Yes, it's actually quite shocking. I can illustrate a point. When in 1999, I first bought my chins from them, they actually 'taught' me stuff.
They taught me to catch my chin by grasping it by the base of the tail and hauling it out of the cage. They say this ensures that I catch it. But I found my chins aggressive when I did that. They wld bite and snap at me and Slappy wld spray pee whenever I went near her. I also did see the sales guy do that when he wanted to show me the chins.
Later on, months later, I met another chin owner and asked her abt it. She was a lady who bought her chin from Pet Kingdom. She was shocked by what I said abt handling chins. But before she started scolding me or anything, she said, "Wait a min, let me guess, you bought your chins from Park Chinchilla in Crown Centre right?" I said yes. She shook her head and told me I was very unfortunate and all the things I knew were wrong.
She told me abt Pet Kingdom and told me to go buy books abt chinchillas (not easy to find still). Then she told me to check the internet. She also spoke to me abt handling and so I knew, it really hurts my chins when I catch them the way I was taught. No wonder they hate me. That's why I feel angry when I think abt that shop. They hurt chins and teach their customers to do it too.
I also have a few chin frens who had previous dealings with them. They kept trying to sell a sick chin to one of them. Luckily, she knew something abt chins, so she absolutely refused to buy, even when they lowered the price alot. The chin had a wet nose and the top part of the nose was dropping fur. It's so obvious! So I actually really dislike them. But you know, I just hate it that there are still pp who patronise them, and that their business is doing well.
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Post by animosity on Jul 9, 2003 20:41:15 GMT -5
hmmm ok lar i check the stuff i wanna buy at other places bfor and they sell cheaper lor. so i bought then she giv me more discount i dont mind lar.. haha some of their things are cheaper while some are more expensive strangely.. |
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Post by charmie on Jul 10, 2003 9:11:05 GMT -5
i have been to pets warehouse too.. think the prices there are really expensive!! i saw a bunch of sticks which i suppose are for bunnies to nibble on which costs $45!!!!! i nearly fainted!! the lady was pretty nice and had a nice chat with her abt bunnies and dogs... but i noticed that some of the chins have spots on their ears.. looks kinda weird.. me dunno anything abt chins.. so dunno why like that..  |
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Post by HighHeels on Jul 10, 2003 10:06:31 GMT -5
Aiyo.. wat Clover mentioned is definitely very shocking! I can't imagine myself grapping any animals by their tails. Cos I think no animals would like people to even touch their tails. Think Park Chinchilla is using that method to catch hold of the chins easier??? I think the chins there are really ill treated. Perhaps the staffs also dunno that they were doing the wrong thing. Maybe one person claimed to be very experienced taught the rest of the staffs and everyone there just followed this method.
As for petshop jacking up the prices and then pretending to give discounts, I am aware of that. If u frequently shop for pet stuffs in different shops, u'll be able to tell whether they r giving true dicounts or not. One petshop at Upp Thomson Plaza is marking up the price and then faking discounts... even after discount, the items are still quite expensive.
Wah! Can't believe that the bunny food can cost $45!!!! Did they place the wrong price tag?!?!!?!?!?
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Post by charmie on Jul 10, 2003 10:26:25 GMT -5
the $45 thingy is not bunny food.. i think it is like treats for them.. but i honestly cannot imagine myself spending 45 on treats! ;D
confirm not wrong price tag coz all the packs same price! i cannot believe it myself so check it over and over again..
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Post by clover on Jul 11, 2003 1:48:40 GMT -5
Chinchillas may have spots on their ears as a part of their colouring. It depends on their colour. As you may have seen the pics of the beige chinchillas in our forum. They have dark brown or black spots on their ears, some beige chins even have them on their noses. This is a part of their colour pigmentation and is not a sign of illness or disease.
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Post by geraldo on Jul 11, 2003 4:23:25 GMT -5
the $45 thingy is not bunny food.. i think it is like treats for them.. but i honestly cannot imagine myself spending 45 on treats! ;D confirm not wrong price tag coz all the packs same price! i cannot believe it myself so check it over and over again.. izit apple twig anot  i bought oni 1 stick from them at pet safari . cAN'T REM $8 OR $9 /- if buy more n bunny dun like it , really waste $$ . |
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Post by Tuffy_Buff on Jul 11, 2003 9:46:50 GMT -5
Geraldo> So ur bunny like the apple twigs or not?? I tot of buying......I saw in some online company......I think it's Urban Pets......not really sure......but the price not cheap loh........
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Post by elderflower on Jul 11, 2003 12:48:14 GMT -5
Tuffy_Buff, I bought the apple twig b4, ard $12+, my rabbit doesn't like it, so gave to my hamsters to chew.
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Post by ghost on Jul 11, 2003 13:00:28 GMT -5
Tuffy_Buff, I bought the apple twig b4, ard $12+, my rabbit doesn't like it, so gave to my hamsters to chew. Hamsters like the twig stick meh??hey! elder flower.....how come u never intro yourself & the pets??hehe....joking....feel free to do so whenever u r reday tho.....welcome to Ghost Town!!! |
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Post by bubblesbiscuit on Jul 11, 2003 13:31:23 GMT -5
mm...i got the apple twigs from urbanpets before for my bunnies..it seems they lose interest in them really fast although initially they were chewing on them quite a lot. at urbanpets i think got 2 different types.. with leaves or without..i think they like the one with leaves more. same price somemore leh  |
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