Where is the most common place that you buy pet product, you can choose more than one?
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Where is the most common place that you buy pet product, you can choose more than one?
I buy from several places... Petsmart for food and few stuff (when I go to the states).... local stores as walmart (we have those here :P) for toys/treats... and the even more local non brand stores for whatever else I find cute...
also I get stuff over the internet.... several places... petedge, ebay, etc as long as they ship to me ;)
I guess I should have chosen other. I do buy from our local grocery store. I also go to PetSmart, Huron Pet Supply, and/or Pet Supplies Plus when I'm in the area; and occasionally at Target.
I thought I was getting a bargain at PetSmart with a big bag of dry food. Boy, was I wrong. Same bag in my grocery store was $1 cheaper.
I didn't vote cuz I get my cat food at Pet Supplies Plus (cheaper than the grocery store and they carry my brand) and my litter (Feline Pine) at the grocery store $8.99 as opposed to $10.99-$12.99 at the pet stores.
Cat food, and the rats' food(it is a suebee mix), at Wal-mart... which is one of the only stores in town. :)
The dog food we get at a farm supply store in town. I was a bit surprised, yet very happy, to find they carry better brands at low prices.
We have to travel an hour to the nearest Petco to buy the ferret and bird food.. along with the litter for the rats and ferrets.
I shop online for toys(mainly for the birds), as well.
Gosh, if only one store had everything!
Where don't I purchase pet products from? :rolleyes: I work at a pet store so I do pick up stuff here and there at work...usually treats, sometimes toys, collars/leashes, etc. I buy dog food from a local "mom and pop" store because its the only place that carries the brand I've been using. I buy toys and occasionally treats at Target/Wal-mart sometimes...I don't go to those stores specifically to purchase pet products, but if I see something I want I'll get it. I've also bought dog beds from Costco. Basically, if a store carries pet products, I'll definitely look whenever I go there and possibly purchase items. I also order from Pet Edge online a few times a year, I use that mainly for grooming supplies though.
Me too! The Farm, Garden and Pet Supply store I use carries only select brands of dog and cat foods, I was quite surprised!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oyster
Same. I toss in toys and maybe treats, as long as it doesn't build up my shipping fee.Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf_Q
So if the shipping is $7 for $45 to $65, and my grooming stuff is $61, I'll add odds and ends up to but not over the $65.
Local ("mom & pop") stores & the internet. I buy things at dog shows too when there's one in the city. Oh, and since Dance eats raw, I often buy her food in grocery type stores if there's a good deal.
The only things we get in big chain stores are crickets for the toads and fish food, and only because we can't get those anywhere else.
I buy some of my cats food at an independent pet store called An-Jans Feed & Supply Store and some of it at Pet Food Express. I buy their litter at Petsmart as well as some toys and collars. I've also bought some toys,beds etc. at Target, Big Lots, and a discount pet store called Pet Club. I try to shop for bargains when I can.:)
Dry food: At the vet's
Canned food: Grocery store &/or specialty store
Litter: Specialty store = Pet Supplies Plus, it is a store brand
Toys/accessories/grooming etc. Mostly online.
I get the dogs' food and Andy's food at a pet supply store which is not a chain so I voted "Mom and Pop store." I buy litter anywhere that I happen to be when I am getting low. I look at pet toys also at any store I happen to be in since I am always looking for the perfect toy that will be a real hit with the furry ones.
depends
Bedding:
Gerbils-Peavy Mart
Rabbit-Petsmart
Snakes-its soil and peat moss, we dont have any particular place.
Food:
Gerbils-Petsmart
Rabbit-Petsmart
Birds-Petsmart
Dogs-various
Snakes-breed/catch our own
Fish-whoever carries it when we need it.
Toys:
Gerbils-various, we dont buy to many "gerbil toys" we find stuff that looks like it will make a good Gerbil toy and use it. we have pipes from peavy mart, planters from the dollar store etc..
Rabbit-petsmart for some, other are just old teddys, cardboard boxes, golf balls etc..
Dogs-umm nowhere specific, sometimes the dollar store, petsmart, small shops...
Birds-Wallmart, petsmart, some I make myself...
other supplies:
whoever carries what we need, when we need it. not much choice available to us. we may be a major city,but we are not the least but animal orintated, its annoying.
My parents buy Niņo's kibble at the grocery store, I buy Oslo's food and litter at Petsmart, but next week when I move I'll probably switch him to whatever feed is at Theisen's Country Store.
For toys, it's usually whenever I see a good one on sale. That may be Petsmart, Target, Walgreens or Walmart.
Bedding: Costco (Their's seem to last the longest, are very durable, and repell those doggy odors.);)
Food/Toys/Collars & Leashes/Grooming Supplies: Petco, PetSmart:)
Zippy and Pumpkin's suppiles at Petsmart and Walmart
Liberty's suppiles at Walmart
Piglet's at Petsmart and Walmart
Squeekie and Sweet P.at petsmart and walmart
I get everything from Pet Supplies Plus
We buy our dog's food at Petco..
Alize' gets primarily Solid Gold Hundchen Flocken now, but we were mixing it with Solid Gold Wolf Cub food. We still buy a small bag of the Wolf Cub to add to it, but we don't give her as much as we were.. We were doing it about half/half.
Deebo is on the Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit food. We had tried him on several different things, including Royal Canin, and etc.. But this is about the only thing we can get him to eat that he actually likes.
Occassionally we get the Solid Gold green cow tripe in the can to give to our dogs as a "treat" with their food, but the smell of it is so disgusting, I can't handle opening the can... Lol.. So, they don't get it very often.
We do buy some treats, toys, and dog shampoo at Wal-mart. But I primarily try to shop at either Petco or Petsmart...
When we were living in SC, there was a Mom n Pop store that we absolutely loved, and they sold the Solid Gold food.. So we shopped there for everything we needed for the critters.
Usually at the Jewel. Occasionally at Petsmart. I bought a catnip plant at the farmers' market :)
I get most stuff from my vet clinic! (I get a small discount 'cos I used to work there).
Dry food for my cats inside: local mom and pop store that carries EVO.
Dry food for the strays outside: local supermarket, pet chain store, or walmart. Depends on where I am when I run out.
Litter: have been buying MiMi pearls crystal litter from Walmart. Can't find it anywhere else.
Toys: depends where I am when I find them and think "oh! that's cool!"
I buy my dog food from a local pet health food store called Paws Choice. I buy whatever else I need from her as well.
I get Smudge's kibble from the vet, but his canned food and treats at the supermarket.
There is a wonderful independent specialty store in the shopping centre closest to me. They carry everything and will special order if required. Their selection is outstanding and the customer service, great!
It is high end but competitively priced and quality is very good.
I buy my pet food from a tractor supply store called Big R and I also buy treats and toys and sometimes collars and leashes and shampoo and stuff like that, they have a pretty nice selection.
Sometimes I shop at petsmart if i'm in Springfield and have extra money but not very often cause everything is just too overpriced.
and every once in a while i buy some stuff at Wal-Mart but that's just toys and collars and cat litter
I get my cats stuff from two places..
1) Petco/PetSmart/Pet Supplies Plus
2) The vet
I don't normally buy pet stuff anywhere else, except occasionally the furry mice that Jack likes I find at Walmart.
I buy most of the kids pet products from Pet Club, but I do have a closer, smaller pet store that I will pick things up from, too. Sometimes I will order online, or thru catalogs. I look for the best deal, highlighting quality. Since I have 5 birds, 2 dogs, a 70 pound tortoise, a chinchilla, and severol exotic fish, you can imagine how expensive the food bill can be!...Well, we all know that it's not just food you buy, right??? ;)
To the original post, when Miss Hoppy was around, food was bought from the local produce market and the Whole Foods produce department.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commando's Mom
You have a 70-pound tortoise? What kind is he/she?
Since I've got so many different animals I will just go with the dogs for now.
This is where I get stuff/recommend stuff
Collars
Shows, Stillwater Bulldog Supply, Bulldog Supply Company, Collarmania, some I get at pet or feed stores depending on quality
Leads
Shows, Bulldog Supply Company, I've got some at feed store and 2 from wal mart, make them
Food
Grocery store or my own stock, I prefer the later as meat prices have gone way up
Medication/Medical Supplies
Depends on what I need Order, Walmart, Feed store, Vet
Clothing
Pet store, wal mart, home made
Beds
Pet store, wal mart, I've made some too
Insect repellent, wormer ect
Feed store, order, vet
Disinfectants, cleaners, deodorizers
order
Pooper scooper
wal mart, feed store, pamida
Toys
order, make them, wal mart, pet store, other stores
Crates
wal mart, feed store, garage sale/private party
Kennels
Neighbor/private party, feed store, make them
Microchips
order
dog houses
make them all supplies from hardware store, a couple came from wal mart or feed store, garage sale/private party/friends/family
Weight pull equipment
Harness private party or shows, sled from show, cart hardware store, window weights free
hardware/tie out equipment
hardware store...lol wal mart, shows, feed store, special order depending on what it is good quality and prices
Supplements, vitamins, energy boosters, electrolytes, ect
Order, feed store
Treats
Vet, order, feed store, dealer friend
Exercise and conditioning equipment
Order, make self
I always by everything from our local Tom&CO (= similar to Petco).
It is so easy, they have everything there, from food to litter, everything for our cats!
:) I get everything at Walmart & or PetsMart or at my Vets.. Sometimes I go to a store here called Pet Sense.. They arent to chummy on products for cats thow..
We by Katy's food from the internet. :):love:
We get it from Burns Pet Nutrition and Robbies Holistic Quisine For Dogs.
:love:
I buy Sunny's dry food (Blue Buffalo puppy) at petsmart. I get her canned food (Wellness puppy) at Agway.
Moon and Bean have always eaten purina special urinary tract formula to prevent crystal blockages and I can get that in the grocery store. (I didn't know about all the "better" foods for cats way back when but they are both doing so well on it, I didn't want to change them once I became obsessed with my pets health :) ).
I buy my rabbit supplies from two mom & pop pet stores. They are *very* affordable and offer a selection that PetCo and PetSmart could never beat. I am able to buy a 50 lb bag of Oxbow pellets for $49.99 from "Friends of Nature"- which lasts me about 4/5 months. Oxbow is one of the top companies for high quality rabbit feed- and PetCo doesn't even carry it!! :confused: PetSmart sells 5 lb. bags for $13 - that would last me about a week and a half if I were lucky!
Cat food came from Petco.
Cat litter was ordered directly from the factory. It was delivered by truck to my door.