squintin April 19, 2010 Share April 19, 2010 the petco near my area (herndon, at the clocktower off centreville road) is closing. they still have a pretty good amount of stuff so if you're looking to stock up on food, test kits, or whatever, they're advertising 30-50% off. just an fyi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind April 19, 2010 Share April 19, 2010 Great info, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truestelf April 20, 2010 Share April 20, 2010 well it sucks they are closing, but it sure is a good thing for there salt-water fish, they don't ever take care of them and they always look sick and the tanks look bad all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- April 20, 2010 Share April 20, 2010 I am surprised they survived this long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkcirca April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 Went by tonight - still some food left, salt (smaller containers/bags - bought the last IO bucket myself), additives, and a few test kits. Ten gallon tanks are $9, there was a 20 and a few 29 gallons left too.. They had a lot of dog/cat stuff - I believe 30% off dog treats, 10% off dog food, 30% or 40% off toys, 40% off grooming products. Ive got a destructive puppy, so I picked up training treats and some new toys for him... I'm wondering if they are going to give the enclosures to another store or what... It's so tempting to call them and ask about the reptile one, as I would love this for my collection. Anyone know how it works with a chain like this going out of business? Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfoxfox April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 If you talk to tne manager, anything could happen. Most of them sell everything between the outside walls :-) I have picked up a few cases and fixtures after the store closed the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 Ive got a destructive puppy He's so cuuuuuuuuuute! Pure lab? Did you notice if they had any small glass tanks like 5g? Think I will take a ride out there tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 I worked there for about a week 15 years ago. There were thousands of roaches permanently living on the individual fish tank filters behind the rack. So much extra food and fish waste had accumulated that all of the roaches left the nearby restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 Hmm, guess it is safe to go get some Pho now then? Might even go for a little boaluluc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkcirca April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 (edited) He's so cuuuuuuuuuute! Pure lab? Did you notice if they had any small glass tanks like 5g? Think I will take a ride out there tomorrow. For the standard aquariums, only saw 10g/20g/29g/one unidentified size, but I could have missed something. They had several smaller kits left too. I picked up the salt, some fish food, and then went over and got dog stuff (new collar, treats, food, shampoo, toys). It was pretty vacant in there was I was in around 7:45ish. He's a mutt (from Fairfax Humane Society) - dna test said sheltie, chow and weimaraner, but I still think he has lab in him. He's got that weimaraner energy though... ate my gas bill, car tax bill, a few checks from my checkbook (stolen from my purse) and just now, a valentines day card. You can't leave anything out in the house now.. Had to put a baby gate up to keep him out of the basement so he doesn't get into the fish stuff. Edited April 21, 2010 by darkcirca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 Wow, they do DNA testing for dog ID? Thats kind of crazy cool! Looks like you have a very smart dog, think about it. He chews up the bills so there is money freed up. Now he has some extra money available but needs some checks. He didnt get to spend the money in time, so, knowing you would find out, guess he decided to hide the evidence, lol. Thanks for the update. Well, if I get up early enough, might be a nice morning for a cool drive to the store, being it is only 2 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squintin April 21, 2010 Author Share April 21, 2010 for tanks themselves, they had a marineland oceanic 12 gallon cube for $95.99. said it was originally $160 which is around the cheapest i can find it online. wanted to get one but figured that it's smaller than my current 14 gallon biocube and if i'm going to spend any money on more equipment, it best be for something bigger and better. good for someone looking for a nano though! i also saw the marineland 5 gallon hex for $35.39. i've seen it cheaper online but usually with shipping extra. i hate wanting more tanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrainbot April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 Hrm, anyone know how much longer this place will be open before it's lights out for good? I just need to figure out where I could squeeze in time to head over there if they're not already closed, I'm sure they have some stuff I could use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 April 22, 2010 Share April 22, 2010 Stopped by yesterday. Some of the things are not priced correctly any longer and there's not much left. Honestly, at 30-50% off, it's about where prices should be... On dog food and cat litter, two things I wanted to buy, they are still more expensive than other places despite the 10% off. They definitely have some bargains on tanks, too, but there's only a couple left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squintin April 22, 2010 Author Share April 22, 2010 went by again today too and man...sad how it looks so much more empty now. i guess i'm in the minority when i see stores close but this store's been here since i was in elementary school (and quite possibly even before that!). hate to see a staple of my 20+ years here to just vanish like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truestelf April 23, 2010 Share April 23, 2010 got some iodine really cheap there... but not much left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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