Any Better Store in Manhattan?

[DrCooper]

Who?

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I am replying to a VERY old post here, but I thought it was relavant to a lot of recent discussions.

Rent on an office in Manhattan can range anywhere from $3,500 plus. A store front in a BAD spot starts at $5,000. In Washington Heights for a second floor store off Broadway (above the stores you see walking down the street) they wanted to charge me $5,000! So imagine a GOOD neighborhood with decent traffic, easy access to transportation and add to this the cost of the insane electric rates, heating, employees and add to this the Bloomberg taxes- parking tickets and just about any other ticket or fee that Bloomie can think of.

I also thought the prices were very high, but the service was good and friendly, the shop was clean, well stocked and everything was set up well and HEALTHY. At New World the owner is that "British guy" (or Indian?) that is nasty and never has anything nice to say that is not said sarcastically. So when I give it thought, the prices really are not that high considering what we get for our money.

Just yesterday my dad took back some frags that had bleeched and they replaced them with even nicer and bigger frags!

Alfred

Just to remind people complaining about prices at LFS's in NYC, the stores are paying NYC rent!!! Rent for a small shop can be anywhere from 5k to 20k so don't knock them for having to charge more. It's amazing to me that people can even open an aquarium store in new york anymore. I give big props to Joe for running such a great business.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I was told he is Egyptian.The owner that is.

 

[nycdominicanreef]

Stay away

NEW WORLD AQUARIUMS SUCKS, THEY ARE RUDE, OVERPRICED, AND RUDE AGAIN. IF I EVER BOUGHT SOMETHING THERE I WOULD WIPE MY A$$ with the bill im paying with, before giving it to the guy at the counter

 

[Sumbub]

Make sure to wipe twice. Because you don't want them touching the clean side. :funnypost:funnypost

 

[rewris]

I was looking for a place in the city and the only one I found was new world aquarium, it was a big jump in price over the place I go to in brooklyn, but they have frags for sale, as opposed to buying $85 and up pieces in brooklyn. I never bought livestock from them cause of the high prices, I've never had a bad experience with any of the dudes there either.

I went looking again and came across NY Aquariums which I loved the layout, very clean, very nice, the stingrays in the pond was awesome, but the prices were way more ridiculous compared to New world, so I've never been back.

I wish there was a decent place with decent prices tho

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Prices at NY Aquariums are very high, but they work with you, have good/friendly staff, do things the "right way", plus we get a 10% MR discount...

Alfred