I would give them negative stars if I could. There is literally a Petco a few miles away, and…read moreanother Petsmart just down the road in foothill Ranch. The manager and associates of this store are beyond reprehensible soulless. They do not care at all about animals, animal, safety, animal, health, animal, welfare, in the slightest. Especially Cynthia, the store manager is absolutely horrific.
The store manager, Cynthia, seemed entirely indifferent and uncaring about a dog that was in distress.
I explained to her that I came to get an E collar, and only had my phone minimal cash and my rewards points.
I was approximately one dollar short from the price of the E collar.
Here's why she gets absolutely zero stars. She had the ability to reduce the price by one dollar. But she refused to do so. Until I showed her that chewy sells the same product for five dollars cheaper.
Obviously, she had the ability to change the price, as she did as soon as I showed her the chewy app with the lower price.
She could have looked at the situation, realized there was a dog in distress, realized that the store was closing in 5 minutes and I had no other alternative, in that I couldn't run home and get back in time, and just reduced the price by one dollar.
Common sense customer service, when you're in a position of authority, seems to be entirely lacking of her minuscule and myopic brain.
I have spent thousands upon thousands of dollars in their stores. Literally. I don't ask for a freebie or a pass on the amount due. it just seems to me that a reasonable person, in the same situation, empowered to make a discount which she obviously did, would see that I'm trying to help a dog that needs this item for its health and safety.
Absolutely horrible I cannot describe how insufferable her attitude was
I understand, your business that has rules, and you must collect every last pittance for the corporate bottom line. But she was empowered to make a discount, and instead of doing that, she decided to be belittle me, and basically make me feel like a f*cking degenerate.
My advice, go to any other pet store. The store does not deserve our hard earned money. They do not live by their own corporate values. as stated on their corporate website, passion for pets, customer first, do what's right.
They did not meet any of these core corporate values in the slightest.
This store does not care about customers, nor does it care about pets nor doesn't care about doing what is right.
If Petsmart corporate has a liaison, which reads these reviews, maybe talk to your store manager, Cynthia, and discussed the situation. I'm sure she will remember the transaction. There are 1000 different ways she could've handled this better, instead she chose the corporate bottom line over a pet over a customer and overdoing what's right.
One last thing that I forgot to mention... Not only is this a dog that is in distress, and needs an E collar, but the dog, is my SERVICE ANIMAL!! , yes Register registered with the city as an assistance animal, trained, and prescribed / supported in writing by my doctor. I hate to say it, but not some fake service animal, but an actual service animal. Yes, I have a disability, and yes, the animal helps me with the disability. Yes she performs specific tasks related to my disability.
But none of this is at all important to Petsmart. Petsmart, you get zero stars.