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Pet Forum / Aquaria / General / August 2005Shop in Southgate
I'm in Palmers Green (London N13) and I always seem to have to go miles to buy my Juwel filters and fish food. Anyone know of a shop down a backstreet in Palmers Green, Southgate or Winchmore Hill ? Thanks  SignatureEdward Cowling London UK Your best bet is to get a train to Crews Hill and then about a 15 minute walk to Wildwoods, which is huge and often has rare fish not available elsewhere. There are about 3 other aquarium shops in the vicinity, not been to them though > I'm in Palmers Green (London N13) and I always seem to have to > go miles to buy my Juwel filters and fish food. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks >Your best bet is to get a train to Crews Hill and then about a 15 minute >walk to Wildwoods, which is huge and often has rare fish not available >elsewhere. There are about 3 other aquarium shops in the vicinity, not been >to them though I go to Home Marine over there quite regularly, but I can't believe there isn't a little shop down a back street near me. SignatureEdward Cowling London UK >>Your best bet is to get a train to Crews Hill and then about a 15 minute >>walk to Wildwoods, which is huge and often has rare fish not available [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I go to Home Marine over there quite regularly, but I can't believe > there isn't a little shop down a back street near me. Hello there, There is a little shop in Wood Green....but I prefer Crews Hill as both Home Marine & Maidenhead are reliable. I cannot vouch for quality of the Wood Green store. However it is just off the main shopping area. Can't remember the name of the road, but it the road that turns right by traffic lights half way down (going south). It is just by the lights there. There is a pet shop in Muswell Hill that sells food, filters etc. Julie >There is a little shop in Wood Green....but I prefer Crews Hill as both Home >Marine & Maidenhead are reliable. I cannot vouch for quality of the Wood >Green store. However it is just off the main shopping area. Can't remember >the name of the road, but it the road that turns right by traffic lights >half way down (going south). It is just by the lights there. >There is a pet shop in Muswell Hill that sells food, filters etc. I know where you mean, I thought they closed years back. I'll have a look next time I go past there. Thanks SignatureEdward Cowling London UK >>There is a little shop in Wood Green....but I prefer Crews Hill as both >>Home [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks If I may I'd like to comment as follows: What you are saying is common to most of us aquarists - We want a "LFS". (Local Fish Shop) Having kept freshwater tropicals now for near on 40 years and having lived in NW London area for this period I can say that I have seen so many LFS's come and go that I couldn't count them all if I tried. I consider that, by and large we aquarists have only ourselves to blame for the closure of a great many LFS's. We are all too happy to visit our LFS, look through the tanks of fish and buy the fish we desire. We then return home and then later go buy our dry goods, foods, power filters etc from either mail order or on-line discount suppliers. The reality is however that the profit on selling fish is comparatively poor and that LFS's depend on sales of dry goods to maintain their businesses as viable. Yes, I'd be the 1st to agree that occasionally some LFS's seem to want those "too" high profit levels on dry goods and their prices are totally OTT. On the other hand you should perhaps ask yourself if these prices are set because the business is struggling and needs the margins to continue existence or are they just being a bit greedy?. All I can suggest is that if you are fortunate enough to have a half decent LFS then do your best to support them and keep them there. Be willing to pay a bit over the odds for the dry goods you need and in so doing support your LFS. It would be a sad day indeed if all LFS's went and we aquarist's we all forced to buy our pets unseen from remote sources. eBay is quite cheap for filters and for the top white filter there is a seller that sells a copy of them, I paid £7 for 30 of them and there great. HTH H > I'm in Palmers Green (London N13) and I always seem to have to > go miles to buy my Juwel filters and fish food. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks |
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