sootie 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 4,805 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 860 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 1, 2012 Birthday: 22/09/1985 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I was at a major shopping centre in the trendy eastern suburbs of Sydney today, and thought to pop into one of the pet shops in the basement as I usually do, just to see what's going on. I saw young recessive pied (sky blue) budgies that had some sort of reddish pink dye sprayed on their feathers. The pet shop salesgirl was selling them to an obviously ignorant couple, saying that pink budgies were an extremely rare mutation and the birds in the shop were on a "colour enhancing diet" (her exact words). I jutted in several times by saying innocently, "but there are NO pink budgies", to which she responded, "Yes, I know! That's why these are so rare!" I further pointed out that the birds looked like they had been sprayed pink as their feet were an unusual shade of reddish pink. She ignored me, and proceeded to catch a budgie and show them its pink feathers. At that point I walked out to meet my boyfriend, I was so angry and nearly in tears. Don't know if the breeder or the pet shop had them sprayed pink, a normal green budgie that was in the same cage had a bit of pink tinge to its feathers as well. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Time to name and shame these people...thats FRAUD !! Link to comment
splat 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted February 6, 2010 That ia disgusting, yep time to name and shame. Link to comment
sootie 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 4,805 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 860 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 1, 2012 Birthday: 22/09/1985 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Pets Paradise Level 1, Westfield Shopping Town Bondi Junction, NSW I have just reported them to the Department of Fair Trading online under making fraudulent claims to unsuspecting customers. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 6, 2010 (edited) Pets Paradise Level 1, Westfield Shopping Town Bondi Junction, NSWI have just reported them to the Department of Fair Trading online under making fraudulent claims to unsuspecting customers. Good move and also try RSPCA.............they would be interested in them dyeing budgies too. ******I have submitted a complaint also to Pets Paradise Head Office.****** Go here http://www.truelocal.com.au/business/pets-...tion#reviewsTab you can write a review about this shop Edited February 6, 2010 by KAZ Link to comment
renee 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 4,388 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,462 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,420 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/05/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Pets Paradise Level 1, Westfield Shopping Town Bondi Junction, NSW Just making sure no one misses it! Link to comment
Ratzy 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 5,628 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 77 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,283 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 8,095 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 22, 2012 Birthday: 26/03/1998 Share Posted February 6, 2010 We have the same thing but with a cockatiel here. It isn't 4sale though. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 6, 2010 http://www.truelocal.com.au/business/pets-...ondi#reviewsTab Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 3,092 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 103 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,831 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 21,560 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2018 Birthday: 23/05/1975 Share Posted February 6, 2010 that is so wrong Link to comment
RIPbudgies 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 4,902 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 872 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 5,070 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 16/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16, 2013 Birthday: 27/10/1957 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Well why doesn't it surprise me that it's another Pets Paradise chain and it seems not limited to just one state. This franchise needs the biggest kick up the you know what! Link to comment
sootie 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 4,805 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 860 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 1, 2012 Birthday: 22/09/1985 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 (edited) Good move and also try RSPCA.............they would be interested in them dyeing budgies too. Just reported to RSPCA NSW website, under "Report a Cruelty" -- is that the right place to go? ******I have submitted a complaint also to Pets Paradise Head Office.****** Did you also tell them that we will put them out of business by word of mouth or else.... oops, that would be blackmail. Edited February 6, 2010 by sootie Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Good move and also try RSPCA.............they would be interested in them dyeing budgies too. Just reported to RSPCA NSW website, under "Report a Cruelty" -- is that the right place to go? ******I have submitted a complaint also to Pets Paradise Head Office.****** Did you also tell them that we will put them out of business by word of mouth or else.... oops, that would be blackmail. You just did :fear I told them we have power to not use their stores based on this kind of cr*p and told them to check us out as far as how much budgie power we have here .......they will look Link to comment
Hannah 0 Posted February 6, 2010 Member ID: 5,405 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 151 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 935 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/06/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 28, 2014 Birthday: 13/03/1996 Share Posted February 6, 2010 That's horrible! Some pets paradise stores can be nasty. Link to comment
birdluv 0 Posted February 8, 2010 Member ID: 2,137 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 144 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,842 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/03/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30, 2018 Birthday: 06/04/1978 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Shame on them Link to comment
ultrav0x 0 Posted February 8, 2010 Member ID: 5,866 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 22 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 87 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 655 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 20/01/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 16, 2014 Birthday: 13/01/1990 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Haha and here I was almost about to resort to buying a budgie from that very chain of stores. I DON'T THINK SOOOOO! Not even going to get toys from there. How embarrassing for them! Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 8, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) Pets Paradise Level 1, Westfield Shopping Town Bondi Junction, NSW fraudulently sells fake "pink" budgies ( just for Google to pick up ) http://www.trademe.co.nz/Pottery-glass/Por...n-263204539.htm rare pink budgie an interesting discussion here http://www.budgerigars.co.uk/forum/archive....php/t-827.html Edited February 8, 2010 by KAZ Link to comment
sootie 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 4,805 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 860 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 1, 2012 Birthday: 22/09/1985 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 The Department of Fair Trading NSW rang me yesterday, asked for more details about whether they have marketed these budgies as being "naturally pink" and had their prices marked up as a result -- to specify that they had been bred pink would be fraudulent. If the pet shop said that the budgies had been sprayed or had calcium rubbed on them, then it would NOT be illegal for them to sell a pink budgie based on this claim. I rang the shop up, they were selling "pink" ones for $80, normal $60. I will have to ring them back to follow up on whether the birds have been delivered as pink to the shop. The salesgirl I spoke with on the phone yesterday had a bit more sense, she said they could've been that colour from rubbing themselves on the perches, but she wasn't sure about these ones as she'd just returned from holiday. In any case, I'll keep following up. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I made a phonecall to Pets Paradise head office yesterday also about this shop. They are investigating apparently. Link to comment
macka 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 3,383 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,136 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,440 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/05/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 31, 2012 Birthday: 24/06/1948 Share Posted February 9, 2010 If you want a pink Budgie,give it a bath in a mix of Rassberry cordial,you can have light pink,through to dark pink,its how much cordial you add to the water. :laughter: B) Link to comment
splat 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Gee $80. and $60. what a mark up , I wonder what the breeder gets when they sell them to the store because here in Vic I am sure they only get $5.00 each at Pets Paridise in Melbourne but they will take 50 or more at one time, I might be wrong though. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) If you want a pink Budgie,give it a bathin a mix of Rassberry cordial,you can have light pink,through to dark pink,its how much cordial you add to the water. B) I once had a pink cat for months after I tripped over the white cat we owned while taking a newly made bowl unset of raspberry jelly to the fridge :laughter: Edited February 9, 2010 by KAZ Link to comment
splat 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted February 9, 2010 :laughter: I had a red headed sky blue cinn opaline spangle budgie last week , It's a new variety!!! Oh I actually still have the red headed bird. Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted February 9, 2010 If you want a pink Budgie,give it a bathin a mix of Rassberry cordial,you can have light pink,through to dark pink,its how much cordial you add to the water. thats right even zinc cream works to stain the feathers of any white area of any white animal my dog use to have zinc for sun burn we used green and shaped its hair into a Mohawk every summer she was green for ages even though we tryed to wash it out Link to comment
splat 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Gosh even blood works well Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 9, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Maybe next week they will be selling the super rare black budgie or even one of those extra super rare red ones Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now