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    Bruce's Empty Bowl

    4.9 (29 reviews)
    Closed • 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Clean and well-kept store with a nice stock of pet food and supplies.
    Christina Y.

    I love supporting up-and-coming, small, and independent businesses. My partner and I adopted our first cat back in March of this year, and we're always on the lookout for good quality cat food and supplies. I was enjoying my day off today from work, and I decided to head out to Long Beach to sight-see and have a solo day for myself. After doing some light shopping, I wanted to stop by some pet supply stores to stock up on cat food. Yelp recommended Bruce's Empty Bowl to me because of its high reviews. The store is located inside the Pine Square shopping center in Downtown Long Beach. The inside of the store is also very clean and organized with excellent customer service. I believe that the gentleman at the front counter is the owner of the store, and he was very courteous. He even provided me with free samples for my cat to try! Long Beach is a bit out of my way since I'm currently residing all the way in Burbank, but for any local residents who are pet parents, please stop by Bruce's Empty Bowl and show your support!

    Perfect fall sweater for my Chloe.. my  English bulldog
    Patricia P.

    I recommend Bruce's empty bowl, great selection of dog treats , dog food, and the most adorable outfits

    Irma V.

    Nice store very friendly employees...prices and the variety are awesome...will definitely return.

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    Great selection! Quality service! They had a lot of samples :) maverick (my dog) loved the experience

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    Best pet store in Long Beach, the owners are so sweet and they always have a great selection!

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    Thank you for shopping with us and the kind words.

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    Awesome and much needed dog store in downtown LB!!! Food, snacks, sports apparel, Halloween costumes!!

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    Highly recommend this spot for your pups and cats if your in the Long beach area. Quality food and the staff is super helpful and friendly.

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    I love this place. I found this place walking my dog. My dog is like my kid. Nice selection of dog food.

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    “Lee the manager is kind, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful when it comes to choosing the best food or accessory for your dog.”

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    Once upon a time, this Faerie Queen needed to take her best pal, Friday, to get washed up. Love the…read moreback area here where you can wash your own pup for a fair price. We left with a clean bff, several treats, and a toy. The end.

    So two visits to this location; the first one all went well, as expected. The second visit couldn't…read morehave been more the opposite. We previously purchased the dirty dog discount card when we lived in Texas and went to pet supplies plus on a regular basis. We bought this card before moving and had never used it. My first trip to this location, I walked in, asked where the wash bays were, they pointed them out. I washed my dog, handed the card over at the register. They punched it and I left satisfied and the cashier gave my dog got a treat for being a good girl. This trip, since I knew where the wash bays were, I said hello to the cashier and walked directly back to get started. Got my dog inside the wash and started to prepare to give her a bath. That was, until a store employee came up to stop me and acted like I had infiltrated the Pentagon through a security breach. My "violation" was not telling them at the front register that I was there to do a self wash. This meant that they couldn't know whether the washbasin was scheduled to be used. Apparently, I also would've been given two towels at the front register if I had properly checked in. I apologized, asked them if they would like me to go upfront to start over but he declined my offer even though he was visibly irate and made no secret to hide it. Of course, no one else ever came back to use the other wash bays so the big concern about disrupting the schedule didn't come to fruition. In addition to making no secret of his displeasure, he also never brought the two towels that he indicated were part of the setup. Anyway, after washing the dog and going up front, they examined my punchcard and were very happy to tell me that since it was purchased in Texas, it would not be allowed at this location. I told them this was my second trip here and I had used it successfully in the past and they asked for a description of who it was that allowed it. Since this happened a few weeks ago and there was no drama, unlike today, I obviously didn't bother to memorize the appearance of someone who was just doing their job for approximately 15 seconds. As I was driving home, it struck me that if they cared at all about their customers they would've offered to sell me the new wash card, which would've been a substantial discount over what I paid for the single wash. I guess this store gets to be the winner today for not giving me the towels, getting full price for the wash, and not offering a treat to my dog. I hope the $10 of extra profits are spent wisely. I will try the Huntington Beach location, hopefully it's a different owner with a better customer service philosophy!

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