CHEAPEST MAILORDER AQUARIUM SUPPLY
kraz...@panix.com
be good.
Does anyone know who is the CHEAPEST out there?
Dan Resler
There are several companies that are very competive and you'll find
very little difference between them. That Fish Place has good prices
and good, fast service. Pet Warehouse can match That Fish Place
in price (I'm not worrying about a few pennies here) *on their
advertised items* and I've found their service to be as good as That
Fish Place, with one major exception. Pet Warehouse's catalog prices
are considerable higher than their advertised specials (this is not
true with That Fish Place) and they will not automatically give you
their best price; you've got to tell them you're ordering from one of
their ads. (Or that's the way it used to be ... I haven't ordered from
them in 8 months or so).
I have also found Mail Order Pet Shop quite good as far as prices and
service. But they have a little marketing ploy called "Free Shipping".
They don't charge extra for shipping but they have a flat "processing
fee" that is linked to the total amount of your order, which may or
may not be cheaper than if you actually paid for the shipping.
I used The Aquarium Mail Order company in Orlando once simply because
they had the cheapest price on a large trickle filter. Had no problems
with them either.
I've used all four, and I'm sure there are other companies I don't use
that are probably just as good. They all have catalogs. Pick up the
Tropical Fish Hobbyist's Guide to Mail Order Companies (otherwise
known as `Freshwater and Marine Aquarium') for a more complete list.
That Fish Place (PA) 1-800-733-3829
Pet Warehouse (Ohio) 1-800-443-1160
Mail Order Pet Shop (NY & CA) 1-800-366-7387
The Aquarium (FL) 1-800-258-8444
dan
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Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA 23284-2014 USA
kraz...@panix.com
res...@liberty.mas.vcu.edu (Dan Resler) wrote:
Thank you for the info.!
Christopher Biow
it doesn't matter. Pet Warehouse has a wider selection and
higher prices. As I've previously posted, I had serious
problems with MOPS and am now blacklisted by them.
Always, try to do business with local stores, if they are
well run and in the same price ballpark as mail order.
kraz...@panix.com
Biow) wrote:
> IMHO, TFP is the best.........
Thanks for the info.
Carie Nixon
I use That Fish Place or Pet Warehouse and both are fast and courteous, but
have had too many problems and not longer will use M.O.P.S.
U43...@uicvm.uic.edu
to send my any new catalogs. I don't know if they get lost in the mail or if
MOPS just is not very good at sending each request out!!
I now deal with TFP and though I haven't ordered from Pet Warehouse, I do
have their catalog (it looks good) and a friend of mine has ordered from them
and has had good things to say about them. Oh, on a smaller note, Mini's in
California is also good (they are also mailorder), I don't think they have a
catalog but they were reliable with my orders in the past.
Hope this helps.
In article <carienix-2...@muckraker.inhs.uiuc.edu>,
Vic Menayang
my only order with TFP because it took them sooo long to
process the order. At that time I only had experience with
Pet Warehouse. Later on, I found out that TFP is not much
worse than MOPS in service time. MOPS is cheaper, but
Pet Warehouse is the one I'd recommend for fast, reliable
service.
-vic
Kenneth Lin
: MOPS has never messed up my orders in the past BUT...I can't seem to get them
: Hope this helps.
I have used MOPS many times and have had no problems. When they shipped me
the wrong item once, they even shipped a replacement free without asking
me to return the first one.
Also, I have gotten them to match lower prices on many different items from
various mail order houses
KEN
BrentKrah
kraz...@panix.com () writes:
You're right. I've gone through 12 different public suppliers and 'That
fish place' is the winner by a landslide
JEFF PFOHL
I LOVE MOPS!!! I have NEVER had any problems of any sort. My orders
have always been correct and received within 5 working days. Their
prices are also very good and I happen to like the no shipping charge,
just a processing fee situation. It makes MOPS the cheapest place to
mail order IO Reef Crystals. I buy salt once a month, and have ordered
vasrious pumps etc from them also.
JEFF PFOHL
E-MAIL: PF...@NUCMAR.PHYSICS.FSU.EDU
PHONE : (904) 644-1598 work
(904) 224-0707 home
(904) 644-9848 fax
"Two wrongs do not make a right, but three rights make a left"
Tim L. Greene
: I ordered only from Pet Warehouse and MOPS. I cancelled
Daniel Mascheck
.: I ordered only from Pet Warehouse and MOPS. I cancelled
.: my only order with TFP because it took them sooo long to
.: process the order. At that time I only had experience with
.: Pet Warehouse. Later on, I found out that TFP is not much
.: worse than MOPS in service time. MOPS is cheaper, but
.: Pet Warehouse is the one I'd recommend for fast, reliable
.: service.
Could you post the phone numbers please?
Dan
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.have always been correct and received within 5 working days. Their
.prices are also very good and I happen to like the no shipping charge,
.just a processing fee situation. It makes MOPS the cheapest place to
.mail order IO Reef Crystals. I buy salt once a month, and have ordered
.vasrious pumps etc from them also.
Could you please post the phone number?
Dan
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JEFF PFOHL
: Could you please post the phone number?
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MOPS 1-800-366-7387
Matt McCabe
Since no-one seems to know:
Mail Order Pet Shop
24hrs Info/Order line: 1-800-366-7387
Customer Service: 1-800-326-6677
FAX/order: 1-800-877-3834
Californail Local: 916-928-0215
New York Local: 516-595-1717
Questions, comments to: mbmc...@bronze.coil.com
I have no association with the company except that it's where
I've done all of my mail-ordering.
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persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw
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Mark Kaprow
I don't agree. They have higher prices than TFP, and when you call them,
they never quote their best price--always their worst price. I found it
frustrating having to tell them where I saw every price in FAMA (in their
ad) and if I couldn't remember their exact FAMA price (if I did not have
it in front of me, they lied a higher price.
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David Brockman Wheeler
Mark Kaprow <mk...@access1.digex.net> wrote:
>In article <3437ch$7...@bronze.coil.com>,
>Matt McCabe <mbmc...@bronze.coil.com> wrote:
>>Since no-one seems to know:
>>
>>Mail Order Pet Shop
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>I don't agree. They have higher prices than TFP, and when you call them,
>they never quote their best price--always their worst price. I found it
>frustrating having to tell them where I saw every price in FAMA (in their
>ad) and if I couldn't remember their exact FAMA price (if I did not have
>it in front of me, they lied a higher price.
I DO agree...MOPS has lower or equal prices on almost every item (standard
catalog anyway) but more to the point, they can't lie and give you the worst
price because the prices given in FAMA are ALWAYS identical to their
catalog prices...they explicitly state this in every ad and catalog and
I have found it to be true in every instance I've checked. Perhaps you
were thinking of another company...say TFP who routinely quote prices higher
than whatever the latest FAMA says???
David Wheeler
PS In California MOPS orders are delivered on average 5 working days faster
than TFP orders (n = 4 for both companies).
JEFF PFOHL
MOPS without question!! I LOVE them and order from them all the time.
I have never had a single problem with a wrong order and the stuff
always gets here in 5 working days or less.
Here is some raw data for you to analyze yourself. I was putting an
order together yesterday and decided to compare prices so I could post
to the net. I list weights when shipping depends on it. A description
of the shipping policies is at the end. All costs come from the
current 1994-95 catalogs.
ITEM MOPS TFP PW
Ebo-Jager 150W Heater 14.39 16.99 (0.8#) 16.79
Reef Crystals 50 gal 17.79 16.99 (14.5#) 14.98 (16#)
CoralLife PO4 Remover 30 oz 16.89 26.99 (2.15#) 24.59
Hagen 802 Powerhead 22.69 29.99 (2.25#) 26.98
Subtotal 71.76 90.96 (19.7#) 68.36 no salt
S&H (UPS zone 5) 5.99 8.39 6.75 no salt
Additional S&H 0.75 handling 6.01 salt S&H
14.98 salt
GRAND TOTAL 77.75 100.10 96.10
Explanation of shipping:
MOPS: straight fee based on cost of total order. Weight not important.
TFP: 0.75 handling charge for each order plus UPS actual freight.
PW: straight fee based on cost of order except on selected items which
are designated in the catalog and carry their own shipping cost. Salt
is one of these so we do not include the salt price in the subtotal,
figure the shipping subtotal based on the item subtotal, add in the
special items and the UPS shipping charge for these special items and
then total the whole thing. Unpleasant to do IMO.
Mark Kaprow
> In article <345ek7$7...@access1.digex.net>,
> Mark Kaprow <mk...@access1.digex.net> wrote:
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> PS In California MOPS orders are delivered on average 5 working days faster
> than TFP orders (n = 4 for both companies).
Sorry, I was thinking of Pet Wharehouse who did that bad price thinggy.
Sorry if I badmouthed the wrong store (sheepish <g>).
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CHUNG-JEN TSENG
JEFF PFOHL <pf...@nucmar.physics.fsu.edu> wrote:
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>MOPS without question!! I LOVE them and order from them all the time.
>I have never had a single problem with a wrong order and the stuff
>always gets here in 5 working days or less.
>
I like MOPS too. They are the cheapest I can find, and they are
willing to match others' prices. I just got a Coralife pH tester
from them for $42.99( TFP's current sell price), which they listed
as $47.99 in their catalog.
In Texas, though, you usually need to wait for about 10 days to 2 weeks.
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Watermax
cjt...@thumper.cc.utexas.edu (CHUNG-JEN TSENG) writes:
Could you tell me the address to MOP's