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I believe I have expressed my hope that Vinny's deal would go well. I have been waiting on pictures of the enclosure for my final "Congratulations".

Any pictures forthcoming?
 
I'm guessing that with the grand opening, Vinny's maybe been just a *little* busy....LOL.....Hopefully he'll have some pics up somewhere soon.
 
HERE ARE THE PICS

Sorry, but it has been crazy with the opening. The cage is completed, only took about 2 hours by myself. Sal labeled everything and it was not very difficult. Instead of one solid back he has individual panels made to have an 1/8 inch gap for the wires. I think it is much better than drilled holes or gromets.

I have it hooked up to a thermostat. Each cage is individually wired so you will need a large surge protector to connect all or you could wire them all together if you have the confidence. I do not.

We have ha quite a few people coming in and have sold a few things and feedres. I feel better. I was terrified that we would open and have no one come in the whole week. The cool thing is that I was able to advertise in the school, how would most of you like access to 2,000 teenagers in a relatively affluent area EVERY YEAR?

It has been better than I thought, I just hope it grows and just breaks even. We have a good lease, $8 square foot, 1 month free and 4 months 1/2 price ($750) for a 1700 square foot store.

We ended up a bit over budget and don't have the reserves that we had hoped for, but we stocked pretty well and have a good supply of animals. Over the past 6 years we have been stock piling the animals and over the past 6 months we have been stockpiling supplies. I will keep you all posted in a different thread. But again, here are the pics and the other cage, the one destroyed by UPS, is still up in the air. Sal sent in the claim and all monies will go to him. The cage he sent is big enough and sturdy enough that we will just take the money from the destroyed cage and use it elsewhere. Maybe my getting the momey from Sal will also be another thread. Anyway, thank you to all who helped (Alan) and those that were just really good sounding boards. If any one has any business ideas about what MAY be expected from this small business in the next few months, or supplies/animals to carry we would be eternally grateful. It's all new to us.
 

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Vinnie a few questions

Not to hark on this ,
1- But the cage that was destroyed maybe i missed it are you having to wait unitl Sal settles the claim to get your $ for that cage ?

If you are told you have to wait for his refund from UPS i would seriously have a talk with him on that. IMO since the cage was destroyed and you refused it i would say you are entitled to two options either a new cage / or the money back for that cage . Either way you should not have to wait until the claim is settledwith UPS on that for your refund.


2 - The cage > what covers the screws that fasten it together? are the screws that fasten each level countersunk flush ? Did he send screw caps for those?


Now lets see some "area" pictures of the store and the storefront we wanna see what everyone there see lol
 
Vinny.... that cage looks GREAT!!.... That was a smart idea about the 1/8" space instead of holes....

In your store, you will be selling a LOT of heat light bulbs and strip lights.... you might want to stock up on different wattages of those.... also, bedding of different types and wood pieces and waterbowls of all sizes for decoration.... I sold tons of those items in my store.... You should TRY to stock every live food item you can.... pinkies, fuzzies, mice, jumbo mice, rats of all sizes, rabbits, crickets, mealworms, superworms, fruitflies, and a lot of dry food for all types of animals and the Calcium and vitamins for them, too....

You should do very well with all those kids around.... do yourself a favor, though.... if the kids are UNDER 18.... MAKE SURE you get approval from their parents, because in NY, a MINOR can CANCEL a "contract" at any time up till their majority.... which means if they want to bring the animal back, you HAVE TO give them their money back if they're minor's.... BY LAW!!

Good luck, and make a fortune!!

Neil
 
Store

Hello guys. The cage is sunk and he did sendthe caps I just haven;t put them on yet. The only thing that I wish I could change is the white lights. I would love to paint the glass cap purple or red. I am not ure if the animals are bothered by it? The store stays pretty warm and the thermostat that controls the cage is a good one. The lights come on every once in a while. I just don't know at nigfht if they are bothered? They all have hides. Hi Neil. We have a lot of feeders and bulbs now. I need to get decorations and some more hides. I like the little plastic caves from Big Apple. They are gray plastic and I can buy a lot at maybe #3 each. How are all of you? I will have store pics up today sometime this evening.
 
Vinnie

Have you heard anything about the UPS claim yet ? just wondering what the status is ? drop me a email when ya read this.

Take Care
Alan
 
Claim

It's been awhile fellow herpers. The store is doing very well (sales and customers). As to the claim, I called UPS and a claim has been acknowledged from enclosures but nothing has come of it. I cannot do anything until they decide. That's $550 tied up that we could definately use in/around the store. hello ALAN.
 
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