If you want to be the change you wish to see in the world, show up at Macna and start a local frag swap and dedicate time and effort into growing frags hoping someone else is out there doing it too.
There's nothing wrong with that. I'd rather have a local group than feeling like I have to order online to get anything decent anyway because all the fancy coral collectors are at home spending their day off mashing f5 for -- wait-- what's this? A frag of Watermelon Psammo.
But understand that these vendors really don't have to go the extra mile looking for anything interesting, they could bring in the same stuff every week, and some do.
It's no doubt times are tough, but are we really going to scoff at coral prices? They have a business to run just like any other business is ran.
I'm tired of hearing people complain about coral prices. Especially people on Facebook groups.
If it's good enough for me to pay $150 for a frag from someone, it's good enough to charge you the fellow hobbyist $150 and make my money back. I have never done this, but I know many people try and do.
Honestly I'm surprised vendors haven't tied the price of coral to the producer price index yet given their reliance on some consumables to stay in business. I'd much rather pay extra money knowing I supported a business and get a covered plug than think I got some deal and be disappointed AND out that money anyways.
Maybe I'm crazy but if I had to pick one, I go with the vendors who I see generating content to support their customers. Right now, that's WWC, Unique Corals, POTO, Tidal Gardens, Reef Bum, Telegraham, ReefBuilders, Bulk Reef Supply, Humble. Fish, Coral Euphoria, Melev's Reef, Battlecorals, and surely I am missing more, but my point remains that the key to success (with me at least) is valuing their consumer base enough to attempt to educate them. I really don't care about what people have to say about BRS being evil this, or WWC that. At the end of the day, my money pays to help them generate more educational content that I'm sure you all watch.
This is in response to the thread about vendors being shameful and raising prices.
Honestly? Do it. I don't care. I know your margins blow. I know this industry sucks. I know you need it, and I know it's going to a good cause educating more reefers Including but not limited to myself and paving the path for future generations.
I might not be speaking for all Americans, but my local reef club is nowhere to be seen in these respects.
Thank you for all you do, vendors. I know you don't have to do jack for pricing sales during the holidays, but you do it anyway.
There's nothing wrong with that. I'd rather have a local group than feeling like I have to order online to get anything decent anyway because all the fancy coral collectors are at home spending their day off mashing f5 for -- wait-- what's this? A frag of Watermelon Psammo.
But understand that these vendors really don't have to go the extra mile looking for anything interesting, they could bring in the same stuff every week, and some do.
It's no doubt times are tough, but are we really going to scoff at coral prices? They have a business to run just like any other business is ran.
I'm tired of hearing people complain about coral prices. Especially people on Facebook groups.
If it's good enough for me to pay $150 for a frag from someone, it's good enough to charge you the fellow hobbyist $150 and make my money back. I have never done this, but I know many people try and do.
Honestly I'm surprised vendors haven't tied the price of coral to the producer price index yet given their reliance on some consumables to stay in business. I'd much rather pay extra money knowing I supported a business and get a covered plug than think I got some deal and be disappointed AND out that money anyways.
Maybe I'm crazy but if I had to pick one, I go with the vendors who I see generating content to support their customers. Right now, that's WWC, Unique Corals, POTO, Tidal Gardens, Reef Bum, Telegraham, ReefBuilders, Bulk Reef Supply, Humble. Fish, Coral Euphoria, Melev's Reef, Battlecorals, and surely I am missing more, but my point remains that the key to success (with me at least) is valuing their consumer base enough to attempt to educate them. I really don't care about what people have to say about BRS being evil this, or WWC that. At the end of the day, my money pays to help them generate more educational content that I'm sure you all watch.
This is in response to the thread about vendors being shameful and raising prices.
Honestly? Do it. I don't care. I know your margins blow. I know this industry sucks. I know you need it, and I know it's going to a good cause educating more reefers Including but not limited to myself and paving the path for future generations.
I might not be speaking for all Americans, but my local reef club is nowhere to be seen in these respects.
Thank you for all you do, vendors. I know you don't have to do jack for pricing sales during the holidays, but you do it anyway.