Elstons is awesome. They are very friendly and have everything you need. Definitely recommend going…read morethere.

The nicest people around. I have been coming to them for as long as I can remember. Everyone is…read morevery helpful and kind. If you take your dog in they greet your pet just as nice as they greet you and give them a treat. They have stayed open late for me to be able to pick up hay. Can't say enough good things about this place. Thank to the Elstons and staff!!!

I love this place, except the young woman who seems new and distracts all the young men from doing…read morethe good job they do with her conversation. What happened to oversight? Started going back to PetCo because they have focus and will put everything in the bag when I leave. Maybe she could go back in stocking and stop detracting. Nice woman, just not any focus. And distracts everyone from focusing on the job at hand. Like I said, love this place, but.... Better for me to go to Petco and get what I need. With the padres losing so much, it's not even the padres discount at Petco, but just making sure I get out with everything I went there for. She's very friendly and nice, but doesn't have animals on her mind like the rest of the team. Maybe she'll grow into the maturity it takes to do the job, maybe she won't. In the meantime, you're losing customers and I take my $300 a month+ and go elsewhere. It's a small drop in the bucket, but watch the faces and rolled eyes customers give to each other when asking questions, or when you're trying to check out and she's literally tacking at the guy trying to check you out. Someone should be paying attention there who is oversight. Perky doesn't cut it anymore when you can get what you want for cheap and get free delivery, or go to the kahootz in Poway, or Petco. Or Amazon. Really used to love this place. But.... When customers have to point out the shortcomings of what training isn't covering then there's a problem from the top down. When you have people sitting in the oversight chair up on the right side, you'd think they would be listening to see how things go, instead they join in. I'm too old for this crap. They seem to be the only game in town for a lot of items. I've spoken with two other people who go there who have had similar issues when asking for help there. Like her saying "she" (instead of "we") doesn't carry it, so she doubts the existence of a product. Seriously. Has done this to me twice. And to two other shoppers I know who are friends. What's going on there? It doesn't matter to me, I am going elsewhere again. Just when you had me back. So, don't even bother replying, not coming back. I hear there's a new pet store setting up in town. I guess competition causes competency. Eventually, she'll learn the job if people start mentoring her.

Went in today, completely depressed about my beautiful puppy having lymphoma. Erica was more than…read morewilling to help and went away above and beyond. I think she could tell I had been crying. Beautiful Employee. Thank you for employing such such a wonderful wonderful people.

Very helpful and nice. They have everything you need. I will keep going back for more.read more

Great feed store!! They have everything you need including great prices on propane. Stop in or call…read moreif you need anything feed related

Service here is great! George/Jorge(sorry for the incorrect spelling) is friendly and helpful. I…read morelove using their pine pellet bedding for my cats and rabbits litter boxes. My rabbit loves their hay and so do the tortoises.

So impressed by how caring, helpful & knowledgeable (horse needs and more) the Elston people are!…read moreLoved their customer appreciation event but you can tell they appreciate their customers everyday! Great value and great place to stock up! ~ I'm definitely coming back! * Jan, Reviewer

What an adorable place to pick up some unique gifts! They have much more then you might think, well…read morebeyond traditional feed store expectations.

Farm, Homestead & pet people beware when you purchase your chicks from Hawthorne Country Store!…read more They put tiny rubber hair bands on the chicks legs. We found 1 on one of chicks that was green, easily seen & immediately removed it before it cut off circulation and damaged the chick BUT...... there was a light purple band on another one that we didn't see! Now the chick needs medical attention, her foot will need to be removed for her to survive. This is a pet of ours, a silky chicken that has been put through so much already. We contacted Hawthornes and they said we could exchange the chick now 7 weeks old and attached to our family as we've been taking care of her round the clock. They say "they will take care of the chick as best they can if we exchange her" ..... BS, She will be euthanized. We've requested they have the rest of her foot taken care of by a vet and ensure she will be ok with just a peg leg on one side as a get her back to us as AGAIN, SHE'S OUR PET! They said no, exchange only. PROOF they will euthanize her.

This place has a lot to offer, especially for the residents of East County, San Diego. Not to…read moremention the great area of San Diego. They offer pet food, live stock feed, grain and bedding, tack, and propane. I was surprised by how much hay they carried and how busy they were when I visited. They also offer tubs and farming and hardware for animal husbandry. They also have sort of a general store, but for animals and livestock. The staff members were friendly and busy. They were readily helping customers and filling orders for them. There's parking in front and more on a paved service and turn to the left.

I get my feed delivered from here once a month. Just today one of their delivery drivers drove over…read moremy hose and broke it. The driver was very apologetic and said he would pay for it. It was one of those expensive hoses too but we knew it was an accident. My girlfriend said dont worry about it and that was that. The owner Chuck surprised us later that day and brought me a brand new hose. He was such a nice person. This place will go above and beyond. They deliver and they have very fair prices. Im definitely going to recommend this place to everyone I know.

They're always out of the thing that I need and it's very frustrating especially since they never…read moreanswer the phone, so I always have to drive there to see if they have the item which makes it even more frustrating. If it's just a matter of bringing it from the Escondido store then why isn't it stocked regularly? Obviously people are buying it so it should be noted and stocked. Having owned quite a few businesses myself I'm always surprised that they're out of stock.

I had two propane tanks that were expired, so I had to exchange them. I took them to a store with…read morethe propane cage out front. Two full tanks = $55 and change. I had four additional tanks that were not expired. I took them to Hawthorne Country Store to be refilled. Four full tanks = $55 and change. I'll let you do the math. Exceptional service. Always friendly and efficient.

I've been coming here for so many years I forgot when I started. Pre-2015, probably before that…read more I can't believe I never reviewed the place. I love this business. Everything's neat, clean and organized. They always have what I need and sometimes introduce me to something newer or better. Their prices can't be beat, easily the best price on Star Milling that I've seen anywhere in the county. My cats have also gotten a better grade of food since I started buying for them here as well. Once again, they're still a bit less than the big guys down the block but for the same quality food.

I've been coming here for just over ten years. I can't recommend this place enough. I normally…read morecome for waterfowl feed but have been frequently surprised to find things I normally get elsewhere ( cat food ) here, but at a better price. Mostly they stock things you simply can't get in a chain pet food store. This place is clean and organized, the staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and I've never had a bad experience here. I miss the cats that used to stand guard but times change. I try to come here for as much as I can because I'm always concerned about our local businesses surviving. If you're in Escondido and looking for pet food, consider starting here just to get familiar with the place. The big chain places will be around forever, and so will the lesser grade foods they sell. This place sells only the good stuff, no garbage foods.