Comments on: Lament for Pets Etc. http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/04/19/lament-for-pets-etc/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Heather and David http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/04/19/lament-for-pets-etc/#comment-1805 Heather and David Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:03:38 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/04/19/lament-for-pets-etc/#comment-1805 My husband and I are completely bummed about Pets Etc closing. We got married a year ago and started a 70 gallon ciclid tank that's been thriving thanks to the owners of that shop. I found this site searching for another pet store other than PetSmart or PetCo, not only because of what they are doing to small businesses but also because they don't carry the supplies that we need. To other small business owners, I tell you there's hope. My dad has owned a small power equipment store in Chantilly for more than 15 years, and Home Depot and Lowes are nowhere near putting him out of business. To Andy Malenki, wherever you are, don't give up! We need guys like you! My husband and I are completely bummed about Pets Etc closing. We got married a year ago and started a 70 gallon ciclid tank that’s been thriving thanks to the owners of that shop. I found this site searching for another pet store other than PetSmart or PetCo, not only because of what they are doing to small businesses but also because they don’t carry the supplies that we need. To other small business owners, I tell you there’s hope. My dad has owned a small power equipment store in Chantilly for more than 15 years, and Home Depot and Lowes are nowhere near putting him out of business. To Andy Malenki, wherever you are, don’t give up! We need guys like you!

]]> By: Suebob http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/04/19/lament-for-pets-etc/#comment-1804 Suebob Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:55:06 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/04/19/lament-for-pets-etc/#comment-1804 It seems like there is a conspiracy to close every mom and pop store in the US. That way we can all work for big corporations (I do right now), making it all but impossible to build real wealth. The smart people are the immigrant groups that come in and immediately start or buy small businesses...donut shops, motels...they can see the wisdom of working for yourself, and they prove how correct they are when the second generation then goes off to Yale... It seems like there is a conspiracy to close every mom and pop store in the US. That way we can all work for big corporations (I do right now), making it all but impossible to build real wealth.

The smart people are the immigrant groups that come in and immediately start or buy small businesses…donut shops, motels…they can see the wisdom of working for yourself, and they prove how correct they are when the second generation then goes off to Yale…

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