scunan
New member
Wow! I have been following a couple of your threads at your new forum www.clubswam.org and I am really surprised at what is going on there! The last thread I was looking at was:http://www.clubswam.org/Forum/index.php/topic,21.0.html
I did not finish reading the thread because I could not take any more of the politics. I just wanted to say a few things as an outsider about what is going on.
It appears some of the members have some issues with the LFS and this is really nothing new. Some of the issues were that not all the LFS supported you and not all of them would give you a discount. I am not sure why SWAM feels like they are entitled to a discount since they are a very very small part of the LFS business. From what I see SWAM is a very very small group and if you never shop at any of the LFS it will not hurt them at all.
I am a business owner that has nothing to do with reefs, corals, saltwater or anything remotely close to that industry. I am in the hobby and know most of the LFS people and a few of the SWAM people. I have actually been to a few of your meetings.
I am not sure why people get upset when they get an attitude when they ask a business owner for a discount. Some people will just give that reaction.
As far as your sponsors are concerned, I think you will see them disappear after they see how the President of your club feels about people in this industry trying to make a living. I am the owner of a small corporation for the past 10 years. As a business I would not sponsor someone who attacks the people who do what I do locally.
Anyway I just wanted to make a comment here since I did not want to join your new forum. I hope things work out for you in the future. It sound like Mike E has a lot of good ideas to point you in the right direction.
I did not finish reading the thread because I could not take any more of the politics. I just wanted to say a few things as an outsider about what is going on.
It appears some of the members have some issues with the LFS and this is really nothing new. Some of the issues were that not all the LFS supported you and not all of them would give you a discount. I am not sure why SWAM feels like they are entitled to a discount since they are a very very small part of the LFS business. From what I see SWAM is a very very small group and if you never shop at any of the LFS it will not hurt them at all.
I am a business owner that has nothing to do with reefs, corals, saltwater or anything remotely close to that industry. I am in the hobby and know most of the LFS people and a few of the SWAM people. I have actually been to a few of your meetings.
I am not sure why people get upset when they get an attitude when they ask a business owner for a discount. Some people will just give that reaction.
As far as your sponsors are concerned, I think you will see them disappear after they see how the President of your club feels about people in this industry trying to make a living. I am the owner of a small corporation for the past 10 years. As a business I would not sponsor someone who attacks the people who do what I do locally.
Anyway I just wanted to make a comment here since I did not want to join your new forum. I hope things work out for you in the future. It sound like Mike E has a lot of good ideas to point you in the right direction.