11/03/2021
I would like take this opportunity to sincerely thank all our valued customers who have supported our business for the past almost 7 years. Our business has grown significantly and we attribute our success to the continuous support from all our loyal customers. We are very grateful to you all and look forward to the continuation of your support in future. And we also thank all our potential future customers.
However, there is a matter we would like to highlight which sometimes bothers us and we look forward to your understanding. Majority of the people who come to our store are very genuine, respectful and normal people. However, every now and then, we have people who are abusive and disrespectful towards us. For example, this week we had a lady come to our store with her young child and they wanted to buy 2 large gold fish and a small aquarium (suitable only for Siamese fighting fish or betta fish). When we advised her that the aquarium she wanted was not suitable for the 2 large goldfish, she questioned us as to why she couldn't use that aquarium and where was it written in the store that that particular aquarium for not suitable for the 2 gold fish. When we tried to explain to her that gold fish normally require a filtration system and the aquarium she wanted for the 2 gold fish didn't have one and besides it was just 'common sense' that this aquarium was too small, she raised her voice and said we were very rude. After a lot of commotion , she left the store. Anyway, about 20 minutes later, her husband phoned us and accused us of being rude to her wife and child. He wouldn't let us explain as to what happened, called us 'curry munchers' ( by the way we are from Fiji and we love our curry and are very sorry if someone finds it offensive) and many other despicable things and threatened to come to our store and harm us. We had to call our son to be with us in case he came.
This is just one example, over the past several years we have been called by many vile names ( I think mainly because only ladies work here everyday, except on Sundays' ). However, we have always kept quiet and kept doing what we do.
We are not perfect, however we always conduct our business with integrity, honesty and fear of God. And if there are any issues with the products, we endeavour to rectify it quickly with an amicable solution. Therefore, we ask that if anyone is not happy with who we are or what we look like etc., and have no respect for us, we would rather that you do not come to our store. However, those who accept us for who we are, we welcome you in our store and are very thankful to you for supporting our small family owned business. God bless you all.