Stu :) Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Man the yanks get it good sometimes, I was reading an online article and saw this link- http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+2241+1028&pcatid=1028 That's $14.65 in Kiwi pesos Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Totally crying into my beer right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Yeah but just think, it might be cheap but it would have an american accent, refer to muesli as grenola, and wouldn't have a clue where NZ is (broad sweeping generalisations notwithstanding). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 It would also know how to spell "Bought" correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 The Hatchetfish are soo cheap :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 If you think that's bad, I saw a place selling $2US yellow tangs. Current price here? Somewhere around $250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 That is what happens when you can have any man eating pet you want and there is no quarantine. But could they spell brought? They only call them painted sliders because they can't spell red eared terrapin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu :) Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hey I don't mind Americans nor their accents Plus the female of the species is much friendly then the local variety Yeah the hatchet fish are so much cheaper... makes me cry into my coffee every time I see liveaquaria.com's website. A decent sized school would be the same as buying three or four down here. Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 The ass is greener? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Must have missed a couple of letters there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtur Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I know our lfs had some birchirs for about $120 each, how do the yanks get them so cheap? Is it because they are closer to importers etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 They probably buy a million and get a good discount and don't have to quarantine them for 6-8 weeks. We buy ten and pay a premium for the ones that fell on the floor while preparing the order for the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu :) Posted January 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 The ass is greener? Hell yes!!! :bounce: They probably buy a million and get a good discount and don't have to quarantine them for 6-8 weeks. We buy ten and pay a premium for the ones that fell on the floor while preparing the order for the States. :lol: Same happens with camera gear, the big NY stores buy enough to tell the manufacturers how much they want to pay for them! Hate to think of my Hatchets as floor sweepings... unless they jumped the tank when they overheard that they where off to the US. Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 I know our lfs had some birchirs for about $120 each, how do the yanks get them so cheap? Is it because they are closer to importers etc? Supply and demand. I don't really care about the price difference, I'm more upset at the fact that we don't get any of the lower jaw species of Polytperus here. I'd rather have expensive fish than none at all, I shed a tear every time I see a yank on MFK asking if US$40 is a good price for an 8" endli... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 least we're cleaner and greener ok so it's a loose connection... oh man cardinals $2.69 neons $1.99! hard decision there...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 least we're cleaner and greener Pfft, our carbon emissions increased faster under aunty helen than americas did under dubya!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 what about this u.k site ? http://tropical-imports.co.uk/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Oh I dont know about cleaner either..once at band camp I knew this yank girl and she was way clean...but its a family show. And 350 millon to 4 millon lets put all that 1080 into prespective shall we especialy when we compare McDonalds rubbish piles.....! I guess when you have no governance you can get what you want...when you get what you want it makes things more....common...therefore of no value. Hmmmm wonder what they would pay for live nocturnal kiwi tree bears? Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 not sure what you're getting at about no governance?? you gotta love the pessismists re the clean/green issue aye... go check out LA or some asian areas for perspective. no one's perfect but we got it a lot better than many other countries. i don't take nz for granted; today i looked up into a cloudless blue sky, crystal clear stream running down the left, wild flowers growing on the right, bliss. and that was at work! in the recent happiness survey that came out on tv/radio they said it helps to appreciate the small things that you do have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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