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I read somewhere in this forum that Petco is going to have a sale on aquariums for $1 per Gallon sometime at the end of August or at the beginning of Sept. Do we know more about the sale now ?? Thanks.
 

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Petco just had one about a month ago, so i'm not sure if they would have another one that fast. I'm needing a 40g breeder myself.

Anyone knows?
 

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I was told by Petco it is a Once a Year Sale.... But then again you can't depend on the employees there.... They could not even tell me when the first $1 sale was suppose to start a few months ago....
 

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I believe it did begin as once a year, but then became twice a year and may even be a quarterly sale now?... But I could be mistaken. I am fairly sure that it happens at least twice a year because I remember taking advantage of this sale earlier in the year for a previous build I did. I do believe the member who posted above with the sale details is a Petco employee... But I could be mistaken on that also (and apologies if I am).

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I was told by Petco it is a Once a Year Sale.... But then again you can't depend on the employees there.... They could not even tell me when the first $1 sale was suppose to start a few months ago....
 

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mwilliams62 said:
I was told by Petco it is a Once a Year Sale.... But then again you can't depend on the employees there.... They could not even tell me when the first $1 sale was suppose to start a few months ago....

Yes, I am a PetCo employee. We often aren't told about the sales ourselves, we officially haven't actually been told yet but a memo slipped from one of the corporate visitors and I caught a glimpse of the date on it. We usually only get "signs" that it's coming, such as a random shipment of 6+ 40B tanks (of which we normally get 1-2 every 2-3 months) alongside many 29's, 55's and a boatload of 10G's. It's not the Petco employee's fault for not knowing when the sale starts, really. Shouldn't base your opinion on an entire company saying "No employees can be trusted from Petco" based on one or maybe two experiences at the stores. Every major company has it's bad apples, not to say you won't have some awesome stores to go to with super great staff in the mix, although I will admit we have some pretty shabby stores in the Houston area.

The $1/G sale USED to be a once a year thing, last year they tried it 3 times, this year this is the second time.
 

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Tomorrow!

Want a 40B for use as a sump. I wonder how many stores I'll need to visit.
 

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Tomorrow ? What planet you from? Its starts on the 28th. That's Sunday. :)
 

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I visited a couple of stores to see what their stocks look like around Southwest Houston Area.

My store in Clear Lake got six 40B tanks, and six 55G tanks, and a load of 29~10's

Pasadena (on Spencer Highway) has like eight 40B's and a load of 55's that they had leftover from the last sale.

League City (I-45 and 646) didn't have theirs out yet, but since they're the "Aquatics Specialty" *gag* of our district they get a larger shipment.


In the 2 years I've worked here I've been through the sale about 5 times, this being the 6th. Every time, the 40B's all go out in the first 72 hours. The 55's will go after the first 5 days, and the rest we may have left over by the end.
 

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I got a 20L at 10:00 this morning. Can't beat 1/2 off. I will be using it as a sump for my 58 gallon that I need to get back up and running.
 

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oh man I don't go into work until 3p today they totally changed around my schedule. I need to pick up a 20L!
 

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i got a great deal at that sale when i lived in california before they started specifying what tanks it was for. I got the 54 gallon corner tank that is usually $300 for $54
 
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