Petco: The Pet Parents Partner

Happy to see this app continuing to evolve. I still think creating the pet family isn’t user friendly. When I select the grooming service, the drop down menu prompts me to select my dog. One of my dog’s name appears twice and there’s no option to edit/delete. It doesn’t seem tied into the dog/cat family feature (although it seems that it should). Ability to make an appointment for multiple pets in one session would be ideal rather than getting a message that states I have to call the local store to book an appointment for multiple pets. Ability to select more grooming options like just nail trim and buffer. Currently the app requires the user to also get a bath. One can call the store (or just walk in) for a nail trim but that option as a stand alone service doesn’t exist in the app. Also would like to see improved filter capabilities. User should be able to select a category and then filter further to see items in that category available at a user-defined store/location. As it works now, the user can select to filter by availability and choose “in store” and that seems to be an option of “generally being available in Petco stores” because I found that it would show it was not available at my local store even though I filtered to in store via the availability filter.

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I put a rush on my order so I could get my house set up in time for my dog’s adoption. Got an email the next day saying that my stuff would be showing up on Friday. Adoption is on Tuesday. I checked multiple times to make sure I chose next day delivery on the app. Also, the app does not make it very easy to change your items from delivery to in-store pick up. In fact, none of the items I chose to pick up in store actually made it there. Everything went in the box that was being delivered four days late. It took 30 minutes of holding to get on the phone with a person in customer service. I ended up having to re-order everything a second time in order to get it in time for my dog to come home. The person I was on the phone with said she was adding multiple coupons to my account In exchange for the inconvenience, but those haven’t shown up yet. Also, the digital inventory does not match the actual inventory of a store. I was collecting barcodes at my location to create my shopping list, and it would tell me that the item wasn’t available in the store, even though I was looking at that item. In the store. So I can foresee that making pick up orders super inconvenient. Overall, this app has caused me to be pretty stressed out for most of my day. Hasn't been super kind to my bank account today either.

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I placed an order for cat food to be delivered every three months. I entered my address, phone number, card number, and everything correct. It even gave me a confirmation email and everything was fine. My card was charged the right amount. A little while later, I realized I needed the cat food every four months instead of three. So I went to change it and the app glitched. A couple hours later I get another outrageous charge on my card so I call customer service. Customer service sounded like they were throwing a party in the background so loud that I couldn’t hear my representative without shouting. Apparently my phone number was a bunch of 1’s, my address was 123 Street, and my email wasn’t listed. We got that sorted out and I was refunded the money for the glitched second order. I got several emails telling me different things on my account were changed. I honestly don’t know if I will be getting my bag of cat food at this point. The surplus of emails confused me. I don’t want to have to call the center again, and I’m pretty disappointed with the app. Next time I’ll try a computer because these developers don’t know what they’re doing. Or I’ll just resort to chewy. Their prices are a little more expensive, but I bet their app actually works.

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Regular items that I buy in person every week or two are not available through the app. I did call cust serv to let them know the items (Large SuperWorms by Timberline and live crickets by the dozen) cannot be found. The available 1000 count crickets and worms don’t make sense for a consumer with a single pet. They are staples for reptiles, my chameleon thrives on these worms and crickets. I shop 20-30 times a year for these and have for years. They seems like good candidates to be included considering I have to time my visits to get these before they sell out- there is always demand. So pretty clear, the app has no value if items are not available. Loading complete inventory and specific availability for a particular store is a no-brainer and the minimum standard for a retail app. Across the board from auto supplies to delivery and restaurant apps this is the de facto way to go. So this very regular customer gets no value from the app yet. I will reinstall it again someday to see if items are available in the future.

This makes searching for products and shopping online so easy and convenient. But everything takes so long to load on this app, doesn’t matter what device I use or what WiFi or data service I’m connected to. Also, the app will not reflect my Pals Rewards information. It simultaneously shows my Pals number, but also acts as if I am not signed up for Pals and does not reflect my points or rewards. I have to log on through a web browser to see all this information. I wish there was also an option to select items already in cart for repeat delivery at check out, instead of having to delete the item from the cart and add it back in with that selection. Also, if I want to see in-store availability for a product, it instead just sends me back to the app home page instead of giving me the information I clicked for. Has potential, but still very glitchy and frustrating.