pet world, sunbury.

address: 101 green st., sunbury pa 17801.
website: n/a
phone: (570)286-7170
hours: will update

selection, 4/10:
for as many tanks as they have it is disappointing that the only things of interest that they generally stock are (overpriced) piranhas, oscars and angels. it seems the focus here is more to saltwater and freshwater community fish.

health, 3/10:
maybe an unfair rating, but this is all based on my own experience. i bought a wolf fish there and headed straight home with it (about an hour away). by the time i got home it was dead, still in the original bag that they had packaged it in. i tried calling immediately and it took about a half hour to get through. they didn't offer a refund, but rather store credit for a store that i had no interest in purchasing anything further from. eventually i cashed in my store credit for a heater and some krill.

staff, 5/10:
the girl who sold me the fish, was there to take the return and also when i showed up to cash in the credit was nice and helpful. the man whom we had to deal with on the phone, not so much. i gather that he's the owner or manager or something. but he more'r'less insinuated that we had done something to kill the fish which we didn't even have time to float much less get out of the bag. also, he just said "bring it back," not mentioning that it would be store credit only.

prices, 4/10:
my wolf fish was fairly priced at $25 and some of their stuff is reasonable, though again they don't have much of interest. the low rating is based on their piranha prices and the fact that they go out of their way to advertise that they'll match competitor's prices. i mentioned that pet kings piranhas are $7, as opposed to pet world's $20 and the policy quickly changed to applying to supplies only.

overall, 16/40:
not a place i care to deal with again. i had been there several times prior, just passing through and seeing what they had. finally when i saw the wolf fish i decided that i'd buy something and now regret it. admittedly, their supply prices are pretty low, so i did okay with my $25 store credit, but i didn't even bother looking at their fish when i went to redeem that.