I went to PetCo today and I must say that store is way over rated. Even though I love my kitty and my doggy I don’t think I’ll be spending much time at Petco. I went in looking for a dog house. They had one expensive ugly thing that looked like a plastic igloo. I decided I’d go ahead and buy the one online that I had seen earlier. I bought a toy for my dog which cost ten bucks and is already destroyed a half an hour after giving it to Brodie. I found PetCo prices way out of touch with reality. It’s the same Chinese junk anyone can buy at Wal-Mart or K-Mart but it’s more expensive at PetCo.
I must say they do have quite a selection of goods. That is probably their saving grace. I saw a variety of different rawhide treats in big buckets. The price was $2.49 a pound or so I thought! When I got to the check out I had a pound and it was ringing up at around ten bucks. I was puzzled. The clerk told me that it is $2.49 for a quarter of a pound. Imagine my surprise! I pointed to the sign and under the large lettering for $2.49 was very small lettering that said ¼ pound! That’s a nice little trick PetCo but I left that treat for your clerk to put back. I knew I was going to Sam’s Club and I can get a lot more treats for my money there. I had looked at buying my puppy food at PetCo but the brand I wanted is cheaper at TSC which is right in Sturgis. I decided I’d buy my pet food at TSC when I really need it. I have plenty for the time being.
The only reason I am posting this is to announce that PetCo is one big box chain I’ll be passing on. I love my animals but I can find better deals elsewhere. I did end up buying some cat food basically for the same price I have paid at my local Kroger store. Yes, you are probably thinking that it saves time to go to just one store. However, I don’t usually go out just for pet supplies. I am usually doing other shopping anyway. I am not going to let PetCo become my pet peeve. I’ll just avoid it in the future!
Sorry you had a bad experience at Petco. I personally love my Petco. I often wonder why people get a dog and then buy a house to put the dog outside.I don’t ever remember Petco advertising it has the lowest prices. Of course, any warehouse will be cheap but 100 lbs. of food at 2.49 will probably cut the life of your dog in half. But that’s just me thinking out loud.
Beth, I am glad that you like Petco. It’s just not for me and if you’ve checked out my blog you will realize that I write about whatever is on my mind! I had to run to Kroger tonight and discovered the cat food was even cheaper. I buy Eukanuba dog food. It’s not the cheap stuff. The only reason I’m getting a dog house is because my dog seems to like to be in sort of a cave like setting when I’m not around. He crawls under my deck and he goes in my studio and wedges himself into my shelving unit. I was thinking that he might feel better some how by having a dog house to go into while I’m at school. It’s really for his comfort more than anything else. I don’t even know if he will use it. I just know that he seems to like cave like things! Thanks for stopping by.