What was the purpose of a pet shop? It was to act as a filter, to select the docile, healthy, and good-looking pets from the breeding farm, and to provide customers with buying suggestions. After all, few customers knew the business.
Compared to Love Lovely Pets, which refused to let him visit the breeding farm, Zhang Zian was satisfied with the breeding environment of Pets' Home after a tour. The breeding density, the standard of disinfection, and the most important thing was the attitude here. They didn't treat cats and dogs as breeding machines.
He focused on the breeding cats and dogs that were breastfeeding, observing their body shape and fur color, especially their mental health, and their caring behavior towards the kittens and puppies.
Another feature here was that all the kittens that were out of the breastfeeding period, no matter how big or small, all had their own cage, instead of squeezing with other kittens.
The man who looked like an old farmer finished the routine disinfection procedure, took off the electric sprayer from his back, took off his disinfectant clothes, earplugs, and mask, and walked towards Zhang Zian.
"Which pet shop are you from?" he asked Zhang Zian impolitely after looking him up and down.
His name was Sun Yinian. He looked like an old farmer and dressed like one. He used to be a farmer, but now he was the owner of the pet shop. In order to save money, he often did things by himself when he was short of staff, just like what he did just now.
"Amazing Fate Pet Shop. You probably haven't heard of it," Zhang Zian replied.
"Oh? Is it the one on Zhonghua Road? "she interrupted.
"Oh, that one. Do you know it?" Zhang Zian felt quite proud when he saw that she knew about his pet shop.
"I know. Speaking of which, we are neighbors!" She smiled and reached out her hand to him. "My name is Sun Xiaomeng. There is a new Spirit Curing Pet Clinic on Zhonghua Road. Have you seen it?"
Zhang Zian thought for a while. There was indeed such a store at the north end of Zhonghua Road. The Amazing Fate Pet Shop was at the south end of the street. They were almost a few hundred meters away from each other. Although they were neighbors, they were indeed very close.
The Spirit Curing Pet Clinic was newly opened. Because of the state regulations, pet clinics and pet hospitals had to be located more than 200 meters away from poultry farms, slaughterhouses, and animal trading places. Therefore, it was impossible for them to be next to the Amazing Fate Pet Shop to avoid cross-infection with the animals that came to see the doctor.
He quickly shook hands with her. "Then I'll have to trouble you to take care of me in the future."
She said straightforwardly, "Of course not. We're neighbors, so we should take care of each other."
On the side, Sun Yinian was impatient. He rudely separated their hands and said gruffly, "What are you doing here? If you want to pick a pet, hurry up and pick one! I still have something to do! "
Sun Xiaomeng pursed her lips, signaling Zhang Zian not to be offended. Her father had a bad temper.
Zhang Zian had already made up his mind before he came. Since he was the only one in the Amazing Fate Pet Shop, and he was not familiar with the business, he would not be able to take care of all the pets. At most, he would buy four or five pets.
He said, "I want to see your Siamese cats, British Shorthair cats, and Samoyed cats, all of which are about four months old."
These three kinds of pets were priced in the range of thousands of yuan, and they were all relatively popular. Basically, every pet breeding base had them.
"Okay, follow me." Sun Yinian didn't say much and immediately led the way.
After two steps, he turned around and found that his daughter was also following him. He immediately stared at her, "Why are you following me? Didn't you just say that you wanted to go back early? "
Sun Xiaomeng raised her face, "Hmph, that's because you didn't pay me. I don't want to work for free! Besides, we are neighbors, so I have to follow you to prevent you from cheating me! "
Zhang Zian persuaded her, "If you have something to do, you can go first. I can do it myself."
She indifferently shook her head, "It's nothing. My clinic just opened, so there's not much business. Hey, did you drive here or … "
"I came here by bus. Can't I get free delivery here?"
"You think a stingy guy like him will give you free delivery? People who come here to buy pets drive their own cars. "
He was a bit worried. He couldn't carry a few cages on the bus, could he? If he called a taxi, the driver might not be willing to pick him up.
Unless he used the Pet Hunter game to temporarily store pets in his phone, but he didn't want to do that in front of others. After all, it was a bit shocking …
"It's okay. I have a car. I can pick you up on the way." She saw his embarrassment and said understandingly.
"That would be a great help. I will pay for the gas," Zhang Zian said gratefully.
The process of choosing pets was very smooth. Zhang Zian had never run a pet shop himself, but he had seen a lot of pets. He was familiar with some of the characteristics of some pets. And with Sun Xiaomeng, a licensed veterinarian, he was more assured.
After choosing the pets, it was time to talk about the price.
Hearing the numbers that popped out of Sun Yinian's mouth, although Zhang Zian was mentally prepared, his mouth still twitched a few times. The price here was indeed more expensive than Love Lovely Pet Shop, almost 40% higher. No wonder Love Lovely Pet Shop was bigger and had a better business.
For pet shops, the price of purchase directly affected their profits. It was hard to resist the temptation of a low price. After all, as long as they sold the pets, they would make money. Whether the pets were healthy or not, what did it matter to them? They could totally say that the customers didn't know how to raise the pets.
But why did the Amazing Fate Pet Shop, which had been run by his parents for more than ten years, close within one year? It could only be said that God was watching what people did. This was the result of ignoring the reputation for the small profits in front of them.
Pet owners liked to communicate. They posted pictures on forums, Weibo, and WeChat. If someone bought a problematic pet from you and suffered a loss, they would definitely tell others not to go to your pet shop. One spread to ten, and ten to a hundred. Good news never goes out, but bad news travels a thousand miles. He wanted to cheat the customers, but in the end, he still cheated himself.
Sun Xiaomeng said, "Dad! It's his first time here. Can't you just give him a cheaper price? "
Her father stared at her, "Are you my daughter or his daughter? Who are you helping? "
"Pfft! Cheapskate! "She was so angry that she didn't say anything and turned her face to the side.
"Okay! I'll take it at this price! "Zhang Zian decided. As the saying goes, "Good things are not cheap, and good things are not cheap."
Sun Yinian was surprised that he agreed so quickly. Sun Yinian had originally raised the price a little high, hoping that the young man would back off. He was not optimistic about this young man. Nowadays, there were too many people who wanted to open a flower shop, a coffee shop, or a pet shop. The young man in front of him … was obviously not a profiteer.
"Ahem!" Sun Yinian coughed, "Okay, if you spend more than 5,000 yuan here, I can give you some other small animals."
"Huh? How come I didn't know there was such a rule? "Sun Xiaomeng turned her face and deliberately asked her father in a teasing tone.
"Do I need to ask you for permission when I set the rules?" Sun Yinian stared at her again.
Sun Xiaomeng's car was an Enclave. It was a little compact, but it was more than enough to carry four cages.
Zhang Zian saw the small animals that Sun Yinian gave him and couldn't help but feel embarrassed. It was really a small animal. It turned out to be a hamster!
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