Thank you for explaining. The alternative is to order fish out of state which doesn't help WA businesses but I guess it makes sense to avoid drama over competition.
I usually make the drive to Aquarium Coop because I know the extra time and cost worth it. I feel bad for those who don't have this option. 😞
Exactly, I feel it's like bull shit if you think about it
Ordering from whole sale is different from buying from local stores, when I want to buy 50 fishes I just won't purchase from local stores since I can get them a lot cheaper online. If they don't ship to WA I will just order from out of state wholesalers, it's not like they are the only option, and all of them have same shipping fee to all states anyway. It's just if they can ship locally, I can get them faster and maybe less chance for them to die.
Plus many people order online because they don't have access to many specific fishes from LFS
We don't ship live fish
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Exactly, I feel it's like bull shit if you think about it
Ordering from whole sale is different from buying from local stores, when I want to buy 50 fishes I just won't purchase from local stores since I can get them a lot cheaper online. If they don't ship to WA I will just order from out of state wholesalers, it's not like they are the only option, and all of them have same shipping fee to all states anyway. It's just if they can ship locally, I can get them faster and maybe less chance for them to die.
Plus many people order online because they don't have access to many specific fishes from LFS