information on Exo-Terra pricing or discounts?
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Ira
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They were on ebay and I ended up getting 3 for $100 from the lady. All are brand new sealed she said.
Petsmart! Wow, I called about all 15 stores in the Portland, OR area and only one was clearancing them out. Luckily the store that is has one 12x12x12, its not $20 but 32.99 so Its the same as I'm paying, shipped a 2 hour drive is in order now ;-). Might go get another one to have 4!
Petsmart! Wow, I called about all 15 stores in the Portland, OR area and only one was clearancing them out. Luckily the store that is has one 12x12x12, its not $20 but 32.99 so Its the same as I'm paying, shipped a 2 hour drive is in order now ;-). Might go get another one to have 4!
I have an idea that a lot of the superstores and online store are dumping a lot of the exo terra stuff. Ever since Hagen went with manufacturer direct orders only and implemented a minimum advertised price policy a lot of the online places are dumping them because they have lost the one advantage they have, namely being able to offer stuff dirt cheap. Now that they have to sell them for at least a certain price they have to compete based on quality of service and they can't.
Ira
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I was told they weren't going to carry anything similar.
I'm using the small ones for Nephrurus and Underwoodisaurus. It's a lot nicer to have a few of these in addition to a wall of plastic shoe boxes. Easier on the eyes
I ended up going to a couple different stores and bought three of the 12x12x12 size. They look awesome. Love them so far, as do the few lucky geckos enjoying more room.
I'm using the small ones for Nephrurus and Underwoodisaurus. It's a lot nicer to have a few of these in addition to a wall of plastic shoe boxes. Easier on the eyes
I ended up going to a couple different stores and bought three of the 12x12x12 size. They look awesome. Love them so far, as do the few lucky geckos enjoying more room.
Ira
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lol true you did get a better deal, but we don't have any sales tax:nana:
lol the price without tax ($32) is probably still more than a $20 exo terra with tax.:?
I think the zoo meds are cheaper (in price, don't know about quality, I never compared them) and the stores can sell them for whatever they want. They want to run a special and sell them at cost and charge double for the rest of the supplies they can. With Exo Terra they can't do that any more.
mh728
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lol New Hampshire doesn't have sales tax either...
BTW, I think them ZooMed tanks are all acrylic (not sure) as opposed the exo-terra's which are glass. The ZooMeds also have one front opening door compared to the two on the exo-terra. This could be interpeted as ZooMeds being 'bad quality'.
Zoo Med is glass as well. Personally as far as the 1 vs 2 doors I don't think either on would equate to bad quality. There are some animals I would prefer 1 door (more inactive animals that are not prone to jumping some tree frogs) and some I would prefer 2 (more active geckos etc.) I've heard that the Zoo med has thinner glass but that is not necessarily bad either. If you are careful either one should hold up well. I know the zoo med has a full top while the Exo terra has a divider. Again, good and bad. The divider gives you more support but it also limits your use of above the tank lighting. Exo terra has just come out with 2 new sizes as well 36X18X18 and 36X18X24 they should go on line for $230.00 and $250.00 respectively.
The thing is, I HATE top opening cages. There are a few animals that they are OK for but I can't think of too many that I would rather have in a top opening cage than a front opening. That's why I try to make my own. One of the things that keeps me from getting out of the pet shop business is the fact that if I ever had to start paying full retail for everything I would go broke even faster than I am now.
