Buyers BEWARE - As a new dog owner I wanted to be sure and do everything for my puppy. She had received first shots with the woman I adopted her from. When it came time for me to have the next round administered, I had been told that doing so at one of the clinic's would be far less expansive. I went to the scheduled clinic at the Tractor Supply store in our town only to be told that the Pet Vet team "did not show up" and they hadn't been there in months. I returned home. I phoned another nearby store a few towns away and was told the same. Please note this has nothing to do with Tractor Supply as they only provide space for the VIP Pet Care teams. I phoned VIP Pet Care, and their customer service rep. advised me to go to another location about 35 minutes' drive, where a clinic would be taking place that day. When I arrived, I waited 30-45 minutes to "check-in", only to be told that the annual service plan I wanted to purchase was only available in two locations in the region. One week later I drove over an hour to one of the clinics and finally was able to purchase the plan. The local staff was great and I was satisfied. I contacted customer service about how hard I had to work and the inconvenience they did essentially nothing, saying that there was no possible way they could reduce the cost or provide any sort of compensation. I was now locked into an annual service plan with a contract and would have to travel one hour each way for service. On multiple occasions I dd travel to the "Wellness Center" for Service, found a number of people with pets waiting in line and was REFUSED SERVICE. They operate on a first come - first served basis without the possibility of making appointments. Again, nothing they could or would do for the inconvenience and I had to leave - S. O. L. The local staff are terrific, caring people but the corporate level operation is all smoke and mirrors. They produce a decent looking website with well written copy that completely MISLEADS potential customers. They DUPE you into signing a contract. They do NOT give a damn about customers. When my bank card had been replaced due to potential fraud and the automated monthly payment failed, they immediately turned the account over to a third-party and harassing phone calls ensued. I resolved the matter and continued meeting the financial obligation. I recently called them to make sure they did not auto renew my service plan past the original one-year term. I was told that I could use the clinic and services through the end of this month. When I called the local center to discuss coming in to receive service before the end of the month, they advised they would be closed the day I planned to visit. Good thing I called first. This morning I arrived slightly after 10am. There were about 5-6 in line which I joined. After standing in line for more than half an hour, a pet vet representative came to the end of the line and told myself and three others that they "had reached capacity for the day". They were not going to be able to see us and treat our pets by the time of their scheduled closing at three pm. Despite explaining the situation and the HORRIBLE experience over the past year with their service plan, I was told by both the local staff who called their so-called customer service dept that I was to be REFUSED SERVICE yet again. The Tractor Supply staff was sympathetic and shared with me that the same thing happens ALL THE TIME. They suggested going to the Wellness Center in the area (another hours drive) and called them for me, only to be advised that the Vet had not shown up. All of the above is factual. ABSURD, UNACCEPTABLE, but 100% true. No amount of savings is worth the DEPLORABLE TREATMENT and COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISREGARD shown to me over the past year. I will most certainly NOT patronize PET IQ, VIP-PETCARE, VET IQ ever again and urge anyone considering doing so to think long and hard before doing so! read more