What a refreshing nice clean pet store way better than the Petsmart on 19th and Union said to say the store was clean. The staff was friendly easily located near Tacoma mall prices were decent. I would definitely suggest this place. read more

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We have been loyal Petco grooming customers for eight years with our Shih Tzu-Bichon and have never been disappointed until now or experienced behavioral issues during grooming. Due to scheduling we could not get in with our regular store as soon as we needed so we booked at this location. This was the second time at this location as they had more bookings. We received a call mid-groom stating that our dog had "attempted to bite" the groomer while on the table. When I arrived, I asked the manager for a detailed explanation and a written incident report, but neither was provided. The manager simply stated that our dog attempted to bite the groomer and that she was now permanently banned from all Petco locations and refused to offer any information. I asked if she could return to her regular groomer at our usual Petco store, where she has been groomed successfully for years, and was told no. Our dog is energetic, but she has never shown aggression in eight years of regular grooming appointments. Additionally, when we brought her home, she was acting different than usual and repeatedly licking herself as if she was hurt, which was concerning. We have three dogs that require regular grooming and haircuts every 6 weeks or so. Due to how this situation was handled, the lack of transparency, and the extreme decision to ban her without proper documentation, we will be taking all of our grooming business elsewhere. So happy that a week later we took her to another groomer where they cared for her and there were no behavioral issues. When I picked her up they said how much they loved her. Beware of an inexperienced groomers and managers at this location. read more

Petco - Pet Stores Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Kady clames she is a manger maybe a shift manager not a store owner she was rude and disrespectful and all I wanted was 2 fish one female beta for my daughter and 1 male for my son in 2 separate tanks but I was denied my female fish. Explain that to two children . And my wife called and lady proceeded to br heartless and selfish. Yes I called corporate. No one is trying to breed them I wanted 2 for my 2 children nice thanks for fucking up christmas kady good job read more

If you have an old dog, don't waste your time. They called me the day of her appointment to tell me they don't accept dogs with ANY kind of arthritis or anything at all. Very disappointing, old dogs deserve to be groomed and pampered too. read more

Their selection is not that great. Every time I ask for help it seems like I am really inconveniencing them. There is one lady I usually see at the register, who is really nice, but the one with all the face piercings is pretty rude. Overall I would rather go other places, this just happens to be the closest so I use it in emergencies. read more

Three Stars. Why? Five Stars to the staff for being very helpful and friendly. Not to mention keeping the place clean. One Star for the prices. Everything is way over price compared to everywhere else. Nuff Said! read more

Our dog was cut too short and the cut was extremely uneven. Also the cut left several "burns" on our dog. I recommend the puyallup location.

Horrible location, especially grooming - we took out dog once before and they cut his toe, and then today, they refused to groom him because he "growled" were talking puppy here.. absolutely they do not know what they are doing, and then tried to tell me what I can and cant do, safe yourself. head aches, go elsewhere! read more

Today we came for a vaccination and waited for a long time and since the traffic light for the train broke today I was 7 minutes late and they didn't accept us! They said you can only be 5 minutes late! This is complete nonsense! First of all, no one ever said that if you are 5 minutes late you won't be accepted! You pay money for all the vaccinations for the chip and then run after them so that they do their job! Very angry and before you pay them, find out all their rules first! read more

daniel store employee i'm very irritated and creeped out by daniel , he followed really close to me through the whole store tonight. i asked him several times to please back up because i could pretty much fetti him breathing on me. he would not back up, i told him that i was a rape victim and that i have really bad ptsd and he was making me feel really uncomfortable what he told me shocked me. he said he didn't care how he made me feel that he would really make me feel uncomfortable when he got off how shift. i walked straight to the register to pay for my stuff i was almost crying as i paid he was staring at me and he winked. i will never go to petco again. read more

My dog got kennel cough after getting groomed here. Never ever will I go into a petco again

I called about a dog nail trim, asked all the questions, got pricing and hours. Went in for the service and was told I needed his rabies certificate. So I waited until his vet was open and had them email me the record. Went in again and they asked if he had any conditions, one being arthritis. My dog is 13 years old and has arthritis. They said they couldn't provide the service. I would recommend this business provide more information at the get-go so you stop wasting people's time. On top of that they don't have a regular desk person so you have to stand there for 10 minutes while they finish grooming before you're even helped. read more

I haven't been to a pet store for a long time. My son normally goes to Pet Smart but this Petco was closer to my house. We went and wanted to spend my hard earned money but cashier seemed I was an inconvenience. First, she goes to check for flee meds and says we only have 4month one and no 6month one. Not sure why she didn't even ask to see if any in the back storage. So I accepted to take the 4 month advantage vs. 6 month one. I put all the other products on counter and cashier rings me up. I thought she said $149 so I gave her $200. She says she can't take that. I look at her and my son says $100.49. My bad. Can't should not be in sales person vocabulary. My first thought was that she's willing to lose business for .49 cents. My son had 50 cent in his wallet to cover. So we paid and left. I guess we should have drove the extra mile to go to Pet Smart. My bad. read more

I have been here multiple times and service has always been subpar at best. Unfortunately, yesterday takes the cake as far as bad customer service. I went to the store to grab a handful of feeder mice for my snake and quickly noticed they had them in stock. I stood and waited about ten mins and nobody came over to help me, so I went to find a staff member. I found someone near dog food and they were not helping anyone. I asked if they could help me with some mice and they said "Oh, uh well, you would have to go wait in line and ask a cashier, I'm over here." and then they stood there and looked at me. This is pretty disappointing and poor customer service. At the very least, she could have called a staff member to help me. Why would I be expected to wait in line to ask for help? The line was incredibly long and they only had one cashier, she was literally doing nothing, but standing there, waiting to help people; just not me. This store basically sucks. read more

Its been awhile since I came in looking for pet stuff since I get my cat stuff on line . The onlinestore withe same name is cheaper when getting flea medication . The problem about online is you can't see the animals, and the funny things they do.. The price are abit expensive depending on what you get and some of the employees are just their to be there depending on who you talk to. It use to be different then it is now.... Iam not saying that there are not employees that enjoy their job maybe they are not in the talking mood. I will be back I normally like the selection of animals and live food they get in. read more

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The employees have terrible customer service, and it's barely anyone in there. I'd rather petsmart

This Petco location is close to my home and is very clean. I find exactly what I am looking for.99% of the time. My furbaby is on a prescription diet, and I have ordered his food by the case through them. My only suggestion would be for them to carry toys that aren't so expensive, and possibly a wider selection of toys. I have purchased furniture from this Petco, and it has always been great quality. The staff is very helpful and knowledgeable regarding their merchandise. My veterinary office has recommended Petco, and I do too!! read more

Petco - One very happy furbaby!! - Pet Stores Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

As usual I walk in with no greeting from anyone. I give it an extra star for the nice cashier who rang me up. The store looks like it had been ransacked as there was hardly anything on the shelves which makes me wonder how long the store will remain open. read more

Recently the staff here has been so great and helpful! Randy who works in the fish section was very knowledgeable about fishkeeping and kindly spent the time to help me understand how to treat ick on my fish. And once when I called in to check stock, the staff actually went to the shelves to check if the particular thing I needed was there. Thank you for the great customer service here! read more

My family and I were there last night and my husband tripped over a display that was gray so it blended in. He hurt his back and I went and found a employee to let them know that it should have some tape or something on it so no one else falls. The employee Sarah just stared at me instead of answering me she just stared. She did that so long my daughter thought she was mute. Finally she spoke up and said what do u want me to say, sorry? I said whats your name? She walked away, so I followed her. Finally she yelled its SARAH, WHAT THE HELL, DO U WANT FROM ME!!!! I let their corporate know today and they sounded just as disinterested as the store manager ( short lady w/blue and green hair) did. I will go to Mud Bay from now on! read more

I'd give this review zero stars if I could, I've had numerous issues at this location. Avoid if you can. I come to this location solely because it's the closest to my house, occasionally I'll go out of my way to avoid this location, unfortunately it's just convenient. EVERY TIME I come in I usually get the same young girl helping me, I haven't left a review about her before because I've never checked her name tag-- but today I did. Her name is Ashley, she's a younger gal, short, and has straight brown hair. Avoid her if you can. She is unbelievably rude every time she "helps" me, she always has an attitude, and always tells me no or that I can't do something. In this case it's about my rewards. I worked for Petco for three years and recently moved onto working at a vet, so I know how Petco works and their return/rewards program. I always call her out and ask to speak to a manager if she can't help me, and she always magically figures it out and does it the right way. I always ask her "oh, did your policy just change then?" And she never responds to that. Today, I told her I was redeeming my $5 rewards and she interrupted me and said I can't use my rewards if I just loaded them to my account. This is wrong, you can. So; I interrupted her telling her she was incorrect and that I can show her the barcode that it provides me. She then stopped arguing with me and scanned my barcode and sent me on my way. She's just incredibly rude and doesn't know how to do her job, she needs to be retrained. I don't like being rude to anyone but this has happened almost every time I come in and I'm tired of it. Hopefully someone that works there sees this so she can get the training she needs. read more

I walked into this store this morning to the sounds of dogs howling and screeching from the back room of the grooming salon. I've been to dog kennels that were not as loud. It sounded like the dogs were being tortured. It's true that some dogs are just loud, but everywhere I walked in this store it was deafening and the sounds were horrible. I tried to see where the dogs were but they had them in a back room and I could not see them from the window of the grooming salon. I complained to the manager, and he said that the dogs were whining because they were "jealous" of the other dog that was getting his bath. I really doubt that was the case. It was extremely disturbing and I finally left. I will not be going to this store again. read more

I bought a fish on a whim yesterday. Shouldn't have. I noticed a ton of dead fish in the tank and they had only had them come in the night before. I'm new to fish & definitely shouldn't have bought the fish. Needless to say he didn't make it through the night . This is disturbing. I'll only go to Pet Works in Olympia for my fish from now on. There's a reason I drove all the way there in the first place to set my tank up. read more

Out of all the Petco's I have been to, when it comes to buying fish, this is by far the best one. They have a great selection of fish and they have the BEST customer service. I have seen a lot of managers in the fish department come and go and not to mention a bit hasty (and sometimes somewhat rude), but at this Tacoma location the manager is consistent, friendly and very knowledgeable when it comes to fish and all Aquarium matters. I will drive out of my way just to come to this location. Highly recommended!!! read more

Came in for an item I saw on their website. When I mentioned the price was $6.00 cheaper online than in-store, Dan (the cashier) quickly looked it up and extended a price match guarantee so I paid the online price. Thanks Dan! Great customer service! read more

This store might be small, but packs a mighty punch. We found items here we couldn't find at PetSmart. A wider variety of everything; toys, treats, foods, health items, you got it all. For cat owners, they also have cheap bulk cat litter. The staff really know their stuff and can find exactly what you need. I'm excited for their move to their larger store in September 09. Hopefully their huge variety of items will be more appreciated in a larger space. read more

I have taken my dog in to get groomed here over the last 3 years. The last 2 times my dog has been groomed by the same groomer. We wait a few Months between grooming. The groomer went too low BOTH TIMES and cut my dog. First on his stomach and this time on his leg. And we were not told BOTH TIMES! We thought the first time was an accident and wrote it off. But my dog was seen there again yesterday and was cut again. For it to happen again and not be told is ridiculous! Something is wrong if you are cutting a dog each time they are groomed. And not paying enough attention to not know what you are doing or if you cut them. Needless to say we are treating the new cut with triple antibiotic ointment and switching groomers. read more

The store was clean and the staff was very friendly and answered all of my questions. It just seemed as though the store was very under stocked in a lot of their stuff. I went there for birthday themed things they had been advertising was there was next to nothing there like that of many other products I looked at. read more

way over priced. went to get poop bags and was scared off by their high prices. I went to the dollar store instead and found a deal, 40 bags for $1. this store is cluttered and messy read more

There are never staff around when you need them. And if you find someone they're all standing around up front, talking. I only come to this store if I must. I prefer shopping at PetSmart. read more

They don't have enough staff floating around to help customers. First time I was there, I stepped on dog waste, noticed them, nothing happened! I cleaned myself up, came back, the "business" was still there! Second time, I brought my pup in, the Blue rep person was really nice. This is the only reason why I gave them 2 stars. My third time was the worst since I brought home a worm bone to my pup. He was so excited to get the bone, but thank God, I saw the worm moving right before I gave it to him. The bone was still in its wrapper when I got it. I wrapped it back and brought it to Petco in Federal Way to return since I was around that area. Well, the rep said a weak sorry and told me she'll call the Tacoma branch to check their stocks. They showed no concern for my dog, and yes, the worm was still moving inside those plastic wrap! YUCK! They refunded me, but oh boy, Petco customer service is just bad!!! Both this branch and the one in Federal Way (in the H Mart complex). I'm gonna stick with PetSmart. read more

Petco - See that white worm? It was ALIVE!!! - Pet Stores Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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this store has horrible customer service. I went twice the first time I thought the cashier was just having a bad day. The next time I went the cashier was rude and acted like it was a major inconvenience to ring me up. I will not be back. read more

My first dog that needed grooming. So appreciated the good work our groomer did for the little pup. She was matted and smelly when we got her and this groomer did a lovely job of making her look beautiful and assuring us that she handled it well. Thank you Petco! I will be a return customer. read more

I came in to get my pups nails trimmed as a walk-in service and was seen by Tina she had lots of knowledge about the special requirement my pup needed based on his breed and was able to get his nails done with no problems even though he can be very hyper. I will bring him back to this location every time he needs his nails done. Thank you! read more

I know this is a pet store and PetCo is one of my frequent stops, but some deodorants are seriously needed at this location. You walk in and are immediately hit with an overpowering smell. read more

Josh that works there is amazing! He was extremely helpful and knowledgeable! I give him a 10! He did a great job grooming up my Bambam GSD for his first birthday. I will go back there again and i highly recommend their grooming. read more

Good store for the most part. The one short dark haired chick with the piercings could be a bit friendlier though.

This location is great! We have been taking our dog in for training and the trainer has been phenomenal! The staff has always been friendly and helpful; I recommend this store to everybody! read more

All I wanted was to get two fish for my sister and some guy named randy was an absolute asshole to us we waited for some customer service and when we told him what two fishes we wanted he refused to give them to us he said that's too many for our tank and he said he wasn't gonna give us the warranty that they give with all their fish...can he even do that and we were looking to get a new tank for these fish so us being annoyed we switched to only having one fish we showed him which one we wanted he strictly told us no. It's was absolutely ridiculous and he refused to give us a fish that we wanted and he was rude and kept acting like we were stupid I'm never ever going there again! read more

LOVE this place! I take my Dobie here with me and teh people are always so helpful and friendly, and i always find what i need.