Overall, in terms of competition with other big box pet stores, which I usually don't support when it comes to aquarium pets, this location is by far the best. You can obviously tell that they have a dedicated staff to the aquatic section that actually care about what they're doing and go out of their way to keep everything clean, neat, organized, and for the most part the stock is healthy and there's a great variety. The store gets a high rating when it's compared to other big box companies that are similar to it, but my only grievance and the reason why it didn't get five stars is because they have an in-store policy where they try to tell you that they can't sell any pets or aquatics one hour prior to closing. As somebody who used to work in these kinds of stores, I understand that closing is sometimes hectic when still having to tend to customers and anyone would love to be able to get their closing routines done by closing, but that's not how business works. In a perfect world as a prior employee that would've been awesome to be able to clock out once the doors close but once the store closes, that is when the closing routine and taking care of all the animals for the night is supposed to begin. During operating hours, sales should never stop. So although it can be extremely annoying when customers show up late or close to closing, sometimes that's all people can do depending on their work shift and they're trying to make it to the store before it closes. An average person might think, just come the next day when they're open, but when it comes to first come first serve on certain fish that are already hard to find, you want to be able to get what you can find as soon as possible before someone else comes before you. A pretty long grievance, yes, but I like to be thorough lol read more

Wanted to get a long haired guinea pig called and was lied to on the phone that they had 1 male and 2 females then spent and hour driving form the Bay Area because this was one of the store that had them available then we spent 35 minutes looking for an employee to help and then got told that someone would be there to help us shortly and then spent another 25 minutes waiting for somebody and nobody showed up. So we walk out because apparently our time and business is not valuable to this facility. read more

Grooming is inconsistent. I schedule grooming for my little dog and it always gets canceled. I've been canceled 3 times. They send you confirmation text. Then actually send you a text if you cancel you need to notify the with 24 hours. It's so frustrating to be canceled last minute 1 hour before your dog grooming appointment. Assistant Manager wasn't aware of the cancellations being done by grooming dept. read more

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Took my dog for ear cleaning and bath the lady didn't clean her ears right to the point where it got infected . terrible shouldn't be working there if you don't know how to do your job right . read more

This store is overall a mess and dirty. The fish tanks are infested with snails so they have to remove everything. We saw a lot of parasitic fish. Also the woman with all the tattoos that are all over her neck is very rude. She was yelling at her co worker to stop selling merchandise. She also was very rude when asking about adopting one of their available cats. Since the whole store was out of wack & staff was rude we did not purchase anything. This location needs new employees & someone to organize this store. I'm sure this affects sales. read more

Leaving this review because the past two times I've booked appointments for my dogs, Petco groomers have rescheduled the appointment twice. First time the groomer was "sick" and I got rescheduled for like a week later and then the groomer "had to have emergency surgery" meaning I had to get rescheduled again. More recently I had an appointment for grooming and was called the day of and told that the "air conditioning was broken and it was too hot to do appointments". I was rescheduled for today and was called again because this time "the groomer has norovirus". I will not be rescheduling again. The individuals running this grooming department are either the unluckiest and unhealthiest individuals alive, or flat lying and I'd bet on the latter at this point. Don't waste your time trying to schedule here. I also book with any groomer and not a specific individual. 2 stars because when they have been groomed the dogs looked decent. read more

The hole store is a big mess and always dirty the floors are dirty why would anyone want to bring their dog to get groomed there how can one trust it's sanitary for your pets. We also saw a dog trying to attack another dog in the store. read more

Always a well kept store, with clean floors and tidy shelves. They have a great variety of pet foods, as well as pet care items. They have fish in tanks in the back to the right as you walk in. They also have a selection of rodents, including guinea pigs. I got my Ruth here. They even have a variety of reptiles. The only reason I'm taking a star off is because I feel like the reptiles should be given a bit closer care. One of their $400 snakes had damage to its scales, and many of the tanks that should be sprayed down are too dry. It makes it difficult for a shedding snake to help get that skin off. Other than that, I would say that this is definitely one of the go to pet stores. The staff is always around and helpful with questions. The pricing is pretty reasonable as well. read more

The store is quaint, it didn't have exactly what I needed wet or dry food wise for my pup but it came close enough and she will not get sick which makes me so happy read more

Las-time we have appointment with my dog.. we arrived early @ 2:20PM our appointment is 3:00PM all of the sudden they canceled the appointment telling there's no doctor available... what a fucking waste of time.. read more

This place charged me twice for my transaction and insists because they gave me one receipt it was only 1x and I will now have to protest it with the bank and cancel the Petco card. I will not recommend a business that tries to steal your money and just hopes you don't notice. The workers are all rude and lazy. this was the last straw. I will not go back and I recommend no one else does. It is a rip off and the workers are idiots who steal your money. read more

never Again! 10:30 appointment and hadn't been done by 4 1/2 hours! Short haired 10 pound dog! I felt so sorry for my pup being cooped up all that time. we picked her up and left. read more

Domonique and chris are always so nice and helpful. I dint like going to this location until tgey were there! Thanks guys ! read more

Petco - My angel fish from petco - Pet Stores Near Me - Vacaville, California

We got the premium card paid $260 with it, and there was no charge on visits. Now, because they changed it in July, they refused to honor it. They wanted to charge my mom, just because they changed it in july.. and when she told her, she would report then to consumer affairs. They flip and say they feel threatened and told her they are going to call the cops..and they will not tell my mom what her puppy needs.. my mom is eldery , the store manager said this.. JC the store manager my self and the rest of the family will no longer be customers of petco. JC is the manager , you should be ashamed to do that. And yea collections , read this. Breach of contract happens when one party to a valid contract fails to fulfill their side of the agreement. If a party doesn't do what the contract says they must do, the other party can sue. read more

Closed at least a half hour early... No one answering the phones and multiple cars outside. Wasted a trip here, will go to PetSmart next time. read more

Petco - Sign in the window and website not accurate. Taken at 8:30pm on a Monday and they're closed. - Pet Stores Near Me - Vacaville, California

This is review is for the store-not grooming or vet services. We're petco pal members and typically shop at this location. There almost always seem to be a deal of some sort (buy one get one 1/2 off) on treats. And the availability of some items have gotten better lately. They have a great selection of toys, dog food, bedding, etc. Checking out is easy - it's rare when I see a long line. Plenty of parking here. Tips: -sign up for Petco pal rewards if you plan to frequent here. (Or any other petco) -download the app and scan items you are buying while in the store. They price match and will honor the lower price -shop the app as well and have it delivered to your home. read more

Really like coming to this store for my fish babies and supplies. The fish are healthy and their water is clean. They carry hardscape materials and fresh fish food. Today Ley rang up my purchase and was delightful! Very friendly and personable. Chase who captured my fish was a bit rude and standoffish. Despite standing about 4 ft from me when I approached he never greeted me or indicated he would help me soon. While he helped her, and although I was standing 1 foot away from the glass, he wedged himself between me and the aquarium glass then stood there without excusing himself to obtain the code for her fish. I would have gladly stepped aside if he had told me he needed to get there. After helping her, engaging her in pleasantries, and bidding her farewell he asked me, "are you getting fish? " Well I had been standing in front of the fish I wanted while he took his time with her. After getting my fish he handed me the code on a sticky note grasping the very edge to assure he wouldn't touch me. Wow. My color won't rub off Chase. Ley made up for his tackiness. Thanks Ley. You're the reason for 4 stars. read more

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We got a dog for the first time after doing a meet and greet and bringing him home right away and so didn't have anything ready. Robert was so helpful and was very knowledgeable so he was able to help us get what we needed. read more

I have moved to Vacaville from Vallejo and need to get supplies for my bearded dragons and for my new pet, a Betta. I went in today to pick up an online order for my Betta. I was standing in line, and there was only one cashier, ok no problem. I saw the cashier go to the online pick-up order section. I went over to ask if, while he was in there, he could just grab my order. He told me no, I have to help those in line for me to find someone else to help me. First of all, my order was right in the front. I only knew that because I had to get another associate to help me, who, by the way, was the same person the day before who helped me pick out my Betta and gave me excellent advice on how to set up my tank. I just thought that he gave me poor customer service. He could have asked my name, looked for and retrieved my items, it was only two and right in the front. I understand that he was the only cashier and the line was a little long, but hell, it took all of 5 seconds to look, retrieve, and send me on my way. Petco, you have to do better. I spend money in your store. I just feel that, no disrespect to the individuals in line, but a few more minutes would not have killed anyone. He would have to step out of line to help me anyway, so why not kill two birds with one stone? I think I will take my business elsewhere. read more

I use to always go to this Petco location when my former dogs were still puppies (they've been in doggie heaven now for almost 10 years now). So it was weird stepping foot in here again with my newly adopted dog. This location is well stocked and has a good variety of dog items. We wanted to switch things up for our dog, so we looked through the various pet food brands to buy a small bag for her to try. We were also able to find and purchase all the other items we needed for her. The staff here are friendly and helpful. My dog had a peeing accident in the store, which we immediately informed them and they cleaned up right away. Our cashier was friendly and adored our dog. She even allowed us to pick out two treats for her. After an almost 10 year hiatus, its nice to return to and purchase things from this Petco location again. read more

Went here on the way to Tahoe needing calming chews for my pup. Great store for Medium to Large dogs. Had solid stock for dog jackets that I didn't see at the petcos in the bay. Got lucky with a sale on one puffer jacket for my pup's snow protection at $20. Where the Petco in Alameda had them for $63-67 The two ladies on staff this morning were friendly and super knowledgeable on big dogs. They gave an estimate to when the chews would kick in and also mentioned other general tips for calming. Thank you!!! read more

If I can do zero stars I would. I called The store and spoke to Robert about putting a life jacket for my dog on hold because they only had one and the sacramento stores were sold out. I show up and he didn't put it on hold, so he went on the floor and grabbed a vest for me and I paid cash for it. I went to my car and saw he gave me the wrong vest it was a trail vest not a life jacket. I went back in to return it and get the right vest. When I returned it, he returned it as a non receipted item and rang the vest up on the same purchase. When I got home it didn't fit my dog, so I kept the receipt and came back after my vacation. When I returned it, He only gave me 21 dollars cash and 32 dollars on a petco card. I paid cash for the whole thing but since he returned it as a non receipt the balance went to a petco card. It says in their return policy 100 percent payment back but he will not follow their policy. I had to drive back to vacaville 2 times from sacramento and they wasted my gas for his shady business tactic. It's a shady business tactic to make people spend their money back at the store. They won't honor the policy and are having false statements in the policy. DONT SHOP HERE terrible customer service and they will lie and take your money read more

Petco - This is when I returned the life vest - Pet Stores Near Me - Vacaville, California

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I had some questions today regarding a couple of rescue kittens. Tammy helped me, and she was really great! What a great employee! Thank you Tammy! read more

Everyone loves a little pet or two to look at. They are organized and is a very clean stores. We checked out the fish and the reptiles. Looks like we will be back for the other stuff as well read more

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I bring all my dogs here for grooming. I made the mistake of trying another Petco outside of this one and it made me truly appreciate the groomers here at Nut Tree. Pamela has been grooming my geriatric dog for almost 2 years now. She's always so good with him, the most recent time I brought him alone and he was a little too stressed out in which case she stopped the service and gave me a call. She was concerned because he was looking a little choppy. I appreciate her concern and stopping where she did. I love the service and true care this Petco grooming salon has for its 4-legged customers. Thank you! read more

Petco - Darwin, my geriatric Chorkie - Pet Stores Near Me - Vacaville, California

They dont want to talk about pricing until they charge you almost 100$ for an exam. Its "policy" to keep the prices for theres services a secret! After you pay them the 100$ ONLY THEN are they willing to discuss about there prices, and if its triple the market rate? Too bad. Very scammy, take your business elsewhere where they wont scam you read more

THIS PETCO KILLS KITTENS!!!!!!!! Walked into Petco the other night and watched one of their cashier and 2 older women feeding ICE COLD newborn kittens ICE COLD formula. These kittens were lethargic, barely moving with their umbilical cords still attached! I've been a foster for the Claybank shelter for years and I tried to explain you should never feed a cold, dehydrated kitten. They NEED to have their core body temperature up, and they absolutely need to be HYDRATED FIRST! Management seriously needs to train their employees on what to do if someone has a baby kitten or puppy. I guarantee this entire litter of 6 precious kittens ALLLLLL died, bc of these idiots! read more

We cannot say enough about Petco grooming!! we were welcomed in with smiles and the entire staff was genuinely happy to see our dog Charlie! Our groomer Kylee was amazing she was relational with our Charlie which is comforting to us as pet owners, up front they were so accommodating to our requests and we feel they went above and beyond our expectations with pet grooming due to our recent experiences with other places in town! Thank you Kylee for loving our Charlie and giving him his little Christmas scarf that was the perfect touch!! And we got a report card for Charlie!!! and to the entire Petco staff thank you for making us feel like family. We wouldn't want to go anywhere else!!! Five stars!!! read more

Petco - Charlie!!! With his Christmas scarf!! We love it!! - Pet Stores Near Me - Vacaville, California

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The reason Petco Grooming gets only one star is because they don't keep their promises. I was confirmed a compensation for having to reschedule a grooming appointment for my Fur Baby because my original appointment was removed due to a groomer leaving. Upon requesting my compensation be honored when picking up my dog today I was informed that oh no we can't do that. Then I was told that I'm not allowed to bring my dog back for ferther appointments. Petco is not trustworthy and they never answer the phone or return messages. They don't really deserve one star. read more

I was at a store nearby and since it was convenient I decided to walk over with my dogs and ask if they can check the remaining balance I had on a petco gift card. When I asked the cashier if she could help me check the balance, she said no. I was a little taken back and shocked that she couldn't or should I say wouldn't help me. There was no line or anything. I clarified and asked if it was because the card is old? She said she has no way of checking. I said that doesn't make sense because if I buy something she would be able to tell me how much is on the card. I asked if she could scan the card and she looked at me like I was crazy or something. She attempted to scan the card and said, "see? I can't. The system doesn't let me". she asked if there was a number I could call. Yes, I suppose I could have done that but it also says on the back of the card that u can check the balance at any petco store or call the number. The cashier wasn't friendly either. That was the most awkward interaction I have experienced at a pet store. I will never come back here again. read more

We came from Fairfield to take our little senior pup here for a haircut - Juliet was his groomer and we are so incredibly thrilled by the impeccable job she did! He's a nervous old man, but she handled him with such tenderness and care. We will certainly be back for her wonderful services. To Juliet - thank you so very much! read more

Closes early often with no notice! Don't answer phones or post anything on the door. Super frustrating.

Brock helped us out. He was so personable. He left a lasting impression on me that I had to write a Yelp review just for him. Just from our brief encounter (second time coming into the store, but he helped us both times) he is the type of guy that would give you the shirt off his back if you were in need. Anyway, great customer service from Brock. Great job Petco for choosing to hire Brock. read more

Just got off work at 8:00pm showed up here at 8:10pm. I wanted to get some fish. I get told at 8 pm they stopped selling there fish and to come back the next day. What the hell is making it ok to just tell someone this? Why can't they sell the fish until closing? Pretty stupid. read more

The vet's office treated my kitty for several health issues and treated me with respect, answering all of my questions. When my kitty passed away, they sent me beautiful roses! read more

Petco - Pet Stores Near Me - Vacaville, California

It's 820 and the store is closed even though they close at 9. This store is starting to go downhill with the closing early and not being able to get help in certain departments because they are low staffed and what not. read more

Petco has and is always fantastic. I saw a comment from a lady named Emily D. I'm regards to training. She clearly lacks knowledge and it appears the only time she reviews, it's negative. Tammy is a wonderful trainer and taught US how to train our dogs. Rocco Jr loves Tammy and we frequently visit her. Today Tammy and Lola complimented how well Rocco is doing. Thank you all so very much for providing great customer service. read more

It appears as though the Vacaville Petco has numerous bad reviews and I'd have to say that I agree with each and every one of them. The managers at the Vacaville Petco location, in my personal experience, come off as rude and condescending. Managers become great communicators by being good listeners. They allow time for others to speak, and should have a clear understanding of the organization's vision. My experience with management at the Vacaville location has been completely opposite. Instead my experience was with a manager who appears to be unable to deescalate a situation but instead abuses their power by taunting their customers. Shame! I am not a believer of using a managers/employees name in a public review as I find that to be unfair and my intent is not to embarrass or make someone feel badly in a public setting. I do intend to share this experience, in private, with Corporate. L read more

I have been shopping at this store for many years. They're always helpful, but I am especially thankful for the outstanding service that I received from Amber when I visited the store recently. She went above and beyond the call of duty and I hope that her managers recognize what an asset she is to Petco. Thank you Amber. You are very appreciated. read more

Updating again! Out of litter again and again! Told This time that the truck should come in on Wednesday, but depending upon who is working the product may not get out till after Thursday night. So absolutely tired of this won't be back I will continue to go across town to Petsmart instead read more