namehater

typically i hate all big name retail stores (petsmart, walmart, bestbuy...) because of their lack of knowledge (for whatever they sell) and the quality of service. this is more so the case with pet stores where the average person is much more dependent on the salesmans knowledge.

last saturday i went to local petco (largest one in the area) and was extremely impressed by everything about the store. the employees were all nice and helpful (i didnt test their knowledge tho). they had an AMAZING betta selection and all their betta were in top-notch shape. all of their aquariums were clean and all the critters looked extremely healthy/happy.

ok, i just wanted to rave a little bit about this store, i think this particular petco has become my number one stop for local purchases. i guess in this case just because you have been to one doesnt mean you have been to them all.

Meenu

mine is extremely expensive. the fluval 205 is 50 dollars cheaper at the LFS than petco. when i returned the one at petco unopened and told them why, the manager said, "yes, we're very overpriced" on almost everything, but we can price-match on some items.

namehater

i havent price compared to much, but i know i was going to make an order with drs foster and smith, but i found the exact same items for much cheaper at petco. i was pretty shocked that petco would have anything priced lower than drs f and s.

Amanda

My local Petco always has hard to find fish that no other place has - and they special order fish for you. But I've seen some HORRIBLE things there...so I'm leery about shopping there.

eiginh

Hello Namehater,

I'm glad you found a good place for you! Sometimes Petco will look good one day but then the following week it'll look different. Make sure to check for consistency!

penance

I don't have a problem shopping at Petco but I don't have a problem bad mouthing them as well, I'll never find a perfect pet place to shop at

However I do have good things to add to about my local Petco They recently switched over to a new supplier and the SA told me they can special order anything I want if it's available So I have myself down for onion plants and pennywort and fish are available for special order as well.

I was able to take a look at their ordering sheet and it's pretty small, more plants then fish.

However some bad things that came out of this SAs mouth was that they were purchasing Arowanas and Discus and he took a look at my shocked face and said they were only going to homes with big enough tanks and knowledgeable fish keepers but you know ...

patzee

Petco.com now has AquaClear 50 and 70 filters on sale for a great price and FREE shipping on those items! Just in case your in the market for a filter..