Petco

I love Petsmart. Definatly much better. I don't think there are many Petco lovers out there.

Hmm, I always shop at Petco because it's so close. I didn't realize there was such a price difference. I guess after my free 20 lb. bag of Science Diet in November I will have to start checking out Petsmart.

We don't have them here in NZ but there are definitly a big difference in prices at all our locals.

They are higher priced and don't carry the things we need so we go to petsmart.

they're about the same here

I mostly go to Pet Supplies Plus. They have sales there, and I bought world's best cat litter (50% off), cat carrier (75% off), booda box (only 5$), etc.
I never seen those sales in Petsmart.

I don't know about other brands, but my dog food is $3 a bag more at Petco than it is at Petsmart. Which means if I buy 10 bags at Petco, I spent $30 more than I would have at Petsmart, and my food is $30 a bag at Petsmart.....so I didn't save much money! I'm sure the other brands equal out like that too. I should start buying at Tractor Supply though, the food is the same price there that it is at Petsmart, but I can use my frequent buyer card. So I'd save $30 a year on dog food, I don't go through enough cat food to save on it. But I never have a reason to go to Tractor Supply, so it would be out of my way.
But yeah, Petco has higher prices on most everything. Pets Supply Plus is kinda high on stuff too, they run about equal with Petco around here. And they wanted $35 for an 18" reptile light when I got my dragon. Uh, don't think so! I went to Petland and got a better brand for $12. But the particular Petco that I go to has more knowledgable employees than Petsmart, and thier crickets (for the dragon) are higher quality, don't die as frequently. I don't need much help on the dogs and cats, but I usually have questions on my fish and dragon, and I trust the Petco guys more. Of course, each store is only as good as the employees they have!

Amber

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

Does anyone else find Petco's prices MUCH higher than PetSmart? Is it just my area? The closest PetSmart is about a half hour away, but the Petco is right down the street. Whenever I run in for something quick, I am always horrified by the prices!

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No, it is not just your area! Though I will shop petco for their sales and some variety of items that petsmart doesn't have, I do the bulk of food/litter shopping at petsmart. Toys I already have covered

there are like 3 petcos to 1 petsmart but i like petsmart better because they have a bigger cat section, petco always seems to have maybe 3 rows of stuff and petsmart has like 7 or 8 and a section with condos. i never noticed the difference until i got a cat because when i only had a dog they seemed like the same store.

Alas, I live in a town that not only does not cater to cats but also has only a Petco. We get two or three short rows of cat stuff, compared to the quarter of a store that the Petsmart back home has! I definately want to do more shopping at home.

I found that Petco is generally more expensive, but there are some items cheaper at Petco than at Petsmart. I've had some very negative experiences at Petco so I chose not to shop there anyway.

i find petco to be a mess every time i go there, products are in the isles, crickets are running around. some of the dog beds are packed in so tight that there is no hope of getting one, and you cant reach some things because stuff is piled in front of it.


plus cat leashes and collars are in teh dog section, rabbit harnesses are in the guenia pig section organisation is not the best

There isn't a PetSmart in the entire county where I live and we have only a handful of small pet stores and 2 Petco's. I do check the prices online though between the two and for the stuff I buy for the kitties aren't too far off. I'd have to drive 2 hours one-way to go to the nearest PetSmart and with the price of gas it's not really worth it at this point.