Petco $1 a gallon sale -round 2

[toxicfrogaddiction]

Originally Posted by MA70Snowman

The price makes it a given, heck the wife didn't think I needed another tank, until I pointed out that a 40B usually goes for 109$ and that I was getting it for 40$ When I mentioned that she thought it would be a good idea to pick up TWO of them.. (against all logic I only bought one though)

Hahaha, my problem is that my wife is on to me! She knows that when I get a new tank (no matter the price/deal) that new frogs are bound to come with it. I need some jedi mind trick powers, "These are the tanks we are looking for."

[Wallace Grover]

Oh, Ty. Now I wonder what I should buy? 2 10's, 1 20, maybe a 10 5 and 2.5?

[JaredJ]

Woo hoo for Petco. I just had one open up here near me and I picked up the only two 40g breeders they had. The guy said their regular price is $109 each and I paid $80!! yeah baby!

[Dendro Dave]

Why do people buy so many 10's during this sale? Here through the year you can usually get one at walmart, petco or pets mart for $10-$13 and maybe some change. Why not spend the money on 15's or bigger (if in stock)??? I guess I can understand if you need a tank or 2 to fill a particular spot or wanna make up a bunch of small vivs to sell but I'd rather have a few 20gal+(could probably make more profit on 20's) tanks then a wall of 10's especially if I'm trying to take advantage of this sale.

[Vermfly]

I have no idea Dave. I've only bought a 29 gallon at the Petco sale but I'm planning on getting 2 20g high tanks before this round finishes up.

[JaredJ]

The manager told me this was the last time Petco was going to do the sale this year. She said they usually only do the $1/gal sale once a year and because they did it earlier in the summer and the demand was so high they decided to do it once more, but they definitely aren't doing another before the end of the year.

They are actually loosing money on the tanks, especially the 40g breeders. Their regular price is $103.99 and their wholesale cost is about $70, they're hoping you'll buy the tank and come back for supplies and livestock.

[MA70Snowman]

Originally Posted by legionofthederanged

Hahaha, my problem is that my wife is on to me! She knows that when I get a new tank (no matter the price/deal) that new frogs are bound to come with it. I need some jedi mind trick powers, "These are the tanks we are looking for."

Lol, thats why the line, "But this is for all the plants" comes in handy as well as a seperate bank account, (or a bunch of small ATM transactions spaced over a few weeks) and then one day.. there's magically frogs in there. My wife rarely ventures into my office/frogwall/workspace and when she does she VERY VERY rarely goes near the frogwall (courtesy of my colony of guard roaches)

Originally Posted by Dendro Dave

Why do people buy so many 10's during this sale? Here through the year you can usually get one at walmart, petco or pets mart for $10-$13 and maybe some change. Why not spend the money on 15's or bigger (if in stock)??? I guess I can understand if you need a tank or 2 to fill a particular spot or wanna make up a bunch of small vivs to sell but I'd rather have a few 20gal+(could probably make more profit on 20's) tanks then a wall of 10's especially if I'm trying to take advantage of this sale.

see i was wondering the same thing. I can find 10's a dime a dozen on craigslist and usually cheaper then what you pay at petco. but 40's and above are usually $$ and are far and few between. plus you save an avg of 2-4$ on a 10gal where as you save 50%+ on a 40gal. In hindsight I really wish I'd gotten another 40.. but I still have a 100 gal that I have yet to start on. at the very least I should've bought one to turn around a couple months later and flip it for a good $$. (bad ethics.. great Idea)

Originally Posted by JaredJ

The manager told me this was the last time Petco was going to do the sale this year. She said they usually only do the $1/gal sale once a year and because they did it earlier in the summer and the demand was so high they decided to do it once more, but they definitely aren't doing another before the end of the year.

They are actually loosing money on the tanks, especially the 40g breeders. Their regular price is $103.99 and their wholesale cost is about $70, they're hoping you'll buy the tank and come back for supplies and livestock.

I'm curious (but not arguing) why they do the sale at all, I mean almost a 50% loss on 40's and larger. and I usually only see 2-3 of those at a store, so i can't imagine them being OVER stocked.

[Wallace Grover]

Originally Posted by JaredJ

The manager told me this was the last time Petco was going to do the sale this year. She said they usually only do the $1/gal sale once a year and because they did it earlier in the summer and the demand was so high they decided to do it once more, but they definitely aren't doing another before the end of the year.

They are actually loosing money on the tanks, especially the 40g breeders. Their regular price is $103.99 and their wholesale cost is about $70, they're hoping you'll buy the tank and come back for supplies and livestock.

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[JaredJ]

I'm curious (but not arguing) why they do the sale at all, I mean almost a 50% loss on 40's and larger. and I usually only see 2-3 of those at a store, so i can't imagine them being OVER stocked.

Like I said, it's to get you into the store and buy other stuff. The marketing people don't really think that people come into the stores just for a tank(silly marketing people). They really make all their money off the drygoods mainly. Livestock is a bait as well, they're not making much on that either especially after food, shipping, etc.

The store I went to only had 2 40 breeders and they didn't think they would get more before the sale was over as they only get 1 truck a week. AND they dont do rainchecks on the $1/gal sale.

[KCvivPhotog25]

I picked up two 40 breeders, they must have had ten or more... I might get another ... I might not. It was such a great deal though I couldn't pass it up two 40b for 95 bucks, thats less than one at regular price.. I left the regular price tags on the empty tanks just so I wouldn't have buyers remorse.. Now for the KC reptile show.