There was a lot of poop left in the reptile tanks. Especially in the drinking water. It was way more than one days worth. The pre-packaged feeder insects were mostly dead. I feel like the ones still alive will probably die terribly of dehydration. Both of these observations made me tear up. I'm not sure how much control the employees have over the excess inventory of feeders or the possibility of releasing the almost dead ones to their reptiles (for a quicker death). The leopard geckos are supposed to be solitary and there were all huddling together for warmth. While I don't think they have much control over some of these things (corporate), the excessive poop definitely is controllable. That is what the rating is truly for. read more

Amy in grooming is the best she is so patient with my dog & cowboy is high maintenance to say the least ! I have been taking my dog to Amy for 3 years wouldn't trust no one but Amy ! Cuz we all know our dogs are our family ! Just want to give shout out to all staff always great customer se read more

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Worst grooming ever with Jaret. He asked what we wanted for our long haired dog. We asked to keep certain parts of his fur like his lions mane and tail- we also wanted his fur to stay long but just be cleaned up. He freaking shaved my dog and not even well. He has bald spots and random strips of fur. My dog looks so ridiculous. Then, they charge us more than what we even booked. And, didn't even do the other services I booked. They wouldn't let my husband see our dog before paying our bill and providing a tip. I'm just livid. Will never be going here again and do not recommend. We could not have more clearly expressed what we wanted, and for them to screw up so horribly, must have been on purpose. The store did give us a refund. But, we didn't talk again with the groomer. Just beware. read more

My dog has a ton of anxiety and grooming is not her favorite past time... With that being said, the ladies in the grooming department this morning really took care of my Luna. She came home happy to show me her fresh cut nails and smelling great. She also has skin allergies and Petco provided options to soothe her skin with additional shampoo options. We will certainly be taking Luna back for regular nail trimmings & I recommend bringing your pets to Petco! read more

The Grooming Manager Aidan and the rest of the grooming staff at this Petco location are the absolute best and always do a fantastic job on my 2 dogs. By far the best Petco grooming department that I've ever been to and I can't say enough good things about the Grooming Manager Aidan and the rest of the grooming staff there. read more

I took my dog for a bath. I am told that my dog is not letting his nails to be filed. I asked if they have cones or gloves, the lady said that they have a rule not to take care of nails if dog shows sign of aggression and they have cones and gloves. They are not permitted to use them. I am paying for bath, ear cleaning and nails filing. I received for my dog, a bath. I picked him up and he was still wet. This situation never happen before at Petco in other locations. They alway filed his nails. I lost my trust with Petco in this location. read more

Here is a cute little picture of bulleit learning a new trick. All tricks aside. We have been working on his separation anxiety, leash aggression, and actions toward kids and strangers. He had private training when he was 6months old and in involved the use of shock collars. I was made to believe that they would help his anxiety. Flash forward he is now 5yrs old and while he's mostly a happy dog, I can tell he's anxious dog. We went through a bit of a traumatic event recently which brought us to Costa Mesa, and he's been overprotective since then. When he bit the maintenance man was when I decided to enroll him in some training classes. I needed to learn how to read him bettter and create a more stable environment for him. I've been working with Melissa over at Petco in CM. It's amazing to see the confidence that my little guy is gaining and the trust that I'm gaining in him. We've ditched the shock collars and pinch collars and have been working with only positive reinforcement. I'm so incredibly grateful to be able to see the world from Bulleit's perspective and create a better environment for him. It's also helped me to not be as anxious when he's around children. If any of you live near by and need some one on one doggie training, Melissa is fantastic! She has 20 yrs of experience and is so loving with your animal. I'm beyond happy with the changes I'm seeing in both Bulleit and myself. read more

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Brooke was awesome and full of useful information. So much that I realized that I had been going about my dogs flea issues all wrong. She even made sure I got a discount for trying a new product. Five Stars read more

The employees were inexperienced and confused due to issues with the transaction system. I get that those things can happen, but they would not take me to another register, try to make good or offer an apology or 'thank you" for keeping me detained for 20 minutes on my $18 purchase. No customer service awareness. read more

Tracy help with finding a new filter for my huge fish and I bought a snail to help with the cleaning. She knows pets cuz she got fishes, dogs, cats, and some others in her home. Merci beaucoup Tracy! Xoxo read more

This store is consistently great and the people are helpful! We've been coming to this location for a year now and they have been gracious every visit and all through recent supply chain issues. read more

We went in looking for more fish for our new tank. Marcus went above and beyond with helping us! He suggested us new products and was extremely knowledgeable! We will be coming back to this location because of Marcus! Thank you for your kindness! read more

I usually enjoy coming into this location as the staff is incredibly helpful and personable, however the past few trips I've made I've had to deal with one of their managers, Ryan. Everytime I see him he looks incredibly irritated, is very short with me and is never very helpful. Today's trip, he was in the process of cleaning their birds and seemed incredibly agitated he had to take care of animals at a pet store. Go figure. I needed help finding Wellness dog treats and he actually ignored me and walked away while looking frustrated and muttering to himself. I was so put off I left and went to the Pet Smart down the road. Avoid this place if Ryan is working! read more

Small compared to the PetSmart around the corner but easier to get to since it is by the center that has open parking across from triangle square! They have cute doggy signs on the outside and good organization on the inside. Also it smells good in here! Had a lot of fun here and love this place too so either pet store in Costa Mesa will take good care of you and give you some cute smiles!!! read more

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DO NOT GO HERE!!!! POSSIBLE ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLIGENCE...Resulting in pet's death! My dear friend brought her healthy, shy and quiet 3 year old female cat to this Petco to be shaved and bathed on Thursday, June 16th, 2016 and ever since she brought her home she was slowly dying. She had been shaved several times before, at another groomer with no problem... Usually at least twice a year and seemed happier than ever when she got home. Not Thursday when picking up from Petco though; she seemed like she was in pain. She seemed to cry in pain or discomfort when she got home, something completely out of the ordinary for her. She's an indoor cat and only three years old!!! She has NEVER had any physical trauma or injuries. My friend took her fur baby to an animal hospital on 6/18 and they didn't find anything in blood work but she was freezing and shutting down. Her sweet cat Pink died early morning on June19th, 2016. I'm horrified, sad, angry and want to make sure that this does not happen to anyone else or any other pet. Please think twice about using this establishment! read more

Today I was running into petco to grab some food like i have for YEARS. I almost always go to jamba juice a few doors down, then head over to petco for shopping. Today, I got out of my car after parking in front of the store and started heading to jamba juice. A security man came up to me and got uncomfortably in my face about how I am not allowed to park there because petco is losing customers because of people like me who are filling their parking spots and shopping elsewhere in the mall. I kindly told him that I was grabbing jamba juice and then going to petco.. but I wanted to park by petco since that was my last destination. He didn't believe me and pointed to a sign telling me the parking was to be used for people who are shopping in stores. I have proof of TWO stores i went to.. jamba juice and petco... Im sure petco was the one who had this security man tell customers.. but he should have asked me where I was going before he was uncomfortably in my face yelling at me... Probably going to drive a little further down the street to petsmart to avoid that happening again.. Sorry jamba juice AND petco... you just lost my business.. read more

The pet grooming center - MISERABLE! We dropped our pooch off for a shampoo and trim. Picked her up and she was terrified and shaking (not normal for her), glands were not popped, her teeth were not brushed, her little toe nails had been clipped to the quick on one foot and she was also COVERED in hair clippings. Evidently they shampooed and then cut her hair and didn't bother to brush her out - my daughter and the dog were both covered in hair when they got home! I was sooooooooooo mad - they are over priced for the service, slow, and the groomers were not caring, loving, tender, or concerned what-so-ever with her well being! We switched to PetSmart by Michael's on 17th and have found them to be excellent, patient and friendly with our fur babies!!!!!!!!!!! The fish might be great, but the groomers are FAR from it - the groomers were about as gentle as pit bull fight promoters! Horrible! read more

NEVER EVER EVER take your pet to their grooming center. My poor dog was completely mortified after I took her here to get her nails trimmed and grinded. The staff is a bunch of kids who don't seem to even like animals, and have no idea what they are doing. When I came in the grooming center was clean and the girl who helped me - although very flustered, was very nice. So I left my dog and they said she'd be done in 15 minutes. When I came back the whole area was covered in hair trimmings and there were 6 dogs whimpering and barking simultaneously and the staff just did not care at all. When I got my dog back her nails were cut but not grinded. I didn't notice until I got home and she jumped on me and scratched my entire leg. Overall, this place is terrible, I'm going to a professional place specifically for grooming no more petco/petsmart centers!! read more

All in all this is just another Petco, just like the last 5 you passed with the same selection. The reason I feel compelled to write this review is for one of the employees that works out of the Costa Mesa location. I met this gentleman about 2 month ago while looking for items to set up my first fish tank. I didn't know the first thing about getting started. Fast forward 2 months and I have a completely self sustaining ecosystem, which requires almost zero maintenance minus the weekly 20% water change. He turned me on to live plants, correct lighting, aeration, co2 for plants, sand substrate for the roots, and correct fish to maintain my aquarium, plus countless other conversation of picking his brain for information. I have water quality second to none and each week my water test proves it. Also, he has helped me with info in treating my 2 Florida soft shell turtles for tapeworm, helped me identify a upper respiratory infection in my pet rat and suggested changing bedding which solved the problem, has recommended the citronella bark collar for our huskies over the shock collar, which has worked, and a more humane solution to our problem. All of our animals have benefitted from walking into this petco and meeting Marco. He is above and beyond the norm for these chain pet store employees and has a vast knowledge of everything scaly, slimy and furry. Petco made a very business savvy decision in hiring him and I hope they do whatever it takes to keep him under their employment. So if you visit this location for anything pet related, especially fish, ask for Marco. read more

GO TO PETSMART INSTEAD!! I came here on 12/16/2010 to buy a bunch of goodies for my dog and the new dog I will be getting. I was searching through the leashes and collars, the area was very unorganized and low on product. I picked out collars, leashes, harnesses, treats, toys, food and I.D. tags. I spent $125. I was hesitant about the collars and harnesses. I returned the collars, one leash, toys and harnesses. The checker was very nice, but the manager that did my return had a bad attitude and seemed bothered that I was returning stuff, at the end saying, "WHAT'S WRONG???". Bad customer service. That's why I took by business to the organized PetSmart in Costa Mesa, they are very organized, and carry the style of harnesses and collars I was looking for. read more

Lori went above and beyond to help me find everything I needed. She greeting me as I came in and asked what I needed and if there was anything she can help me with. She helped me chose the right collar for my pup. She also helped me chose a toy. I went in for a collar and left with more than that. I will definitely be coming to petco instead if petsmart the customer service is the best here! Thank you Lori!!! You are the best! Everyone working was helpful ! read more

I hate to see that this Petco location receive such a low yelp rating. We don't get our dogs groomed there but this seems to be their problem area. Based on our own experience with groomers and hair stylists for ourselves, consistency in any hair based business is difficult. The manager there is really awesome and always is more than willing to order food if they are out-of-stock and call when it arrives or at least give a reliable eta on when to expect it in. There is a really nice lady on the register that takes really good care of the regulars and really takes pride in her work and customer service. If you use your club card you get 5% back which lowers their prices to beat Petsmart up the street. Although we personally have never had an issue in the parking lot, it does seem a bit sketchy there around dusk. This is probably because of all the people who have hung out at the park relocating for the evening. read more

So I came in to this Petco with a friend to buy some fish. First, let me describe the man that was helping me. Seemed nice until he spoke, had the most disgusting pubic-like facial hair I've ever seen, and dirty long and inappropriate for the work place hair (I guess that's why he works at petco). First he tried to balance helping me at the same time that he helped another customer. I understand being understaffed, I don't understand trying to split your work among customers at the same time. Then whenever I had questions he came back with sassy answers, I don't know if he was trying to make me feel stupid or what, Sorry I'm not a south american fish expert. I then made the mistake of telling him that these fish were going to be my dorm pets. To which he made comments about how I probably get "plastered" every day, let alone have a 5 gallon tank. I don't know, but I think that's a tad inappropriate and offensive to say to a customer. I then made the mistake of telling him that I didnt have my tank set up yet, and that I didn't have a aerator, which launched him into a speech about how I was going to kill these $1 fish because I wasn't appropriately taking care of them. I should of at that point just walked away before he tried to force me to buy more chemicals and bullshit food I didn't need. Just to let you know. My three fish are living in a flower vase and are all still alive and well. So F*ck you mr. petco, you're an a hole. GO TO PETSMART read more

First off I need to give credit where credit is due and give my appreciation and thankfulness for the best customer service I have ever Received at any pet store period!! Ryan was knowledgeable, Friendly and had no problem taking a little extra time to explain to me how to use a harness for my dog that was harder for me to use than Ap Calculus. Customer service like that is extremely rare now and its because of employees like Ryan that will continue making me a loyal Petco Shopper, Once I knew what I needed I was personally assisted by Amber another Amazing employee who made me feel like a valued and important customer, she took the time to show me the different types of harnesses and gentle leaders and patiently explained to me what my best options and why It was the best option instead of just throwing the first most expensive item at me and told HERE! She was great A++++++ Thank you both for helping me and my Dog, And next time I need anything for my Pup or my Fish, I know where to come and who I would like assisting me in my future purchases! Thank you again Ryan and Amber read more

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My dog Bardot & I Love shopping here. The staff is very friendly & helpful and the shelves are always stocked. Bardot knows exactly where to go to get her favorite bully stick. read more

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My nieces and nephews always want to come into every Petco they see so I indulge them. It's a Petco. A little smaller than some other ones I've been to but pretty much the same no matter where you are. read more

Pretty decent store. They always have what I need at a reasonable price. The person today could have been more courteous by that was a one off situation. They never store my updated phone number for the rewards program and I have to try and remember my old phone numbers. Otherwise I always end up here or at another petco. read more

For some reason I realize that my cat has no food only hours before I'm supposed to feed him in the morning, probably because I suck at having pets. Either way, I find myself driving towards Petco at 8:45 in the morning (I'm actually just about to leave now) and they're always there, ready to open on time, which is really helpful. A few of the employees are really cool, especially the manager, but there are a few people that work there that seem a bit pushy to me. I hate signing up for weird cards so please don't push your "Pals" card on me, please? Anyways, for a big corporate chain, Petco is pretty much what you'd expect. They have a lot of different items for a pretty decent price and you'd be hard pressed to find that they don't have things you're looking for. However, for some reason, they were out of the food that my cat likes for almost 2 weeks and it was pretty inconvenient for me. I took two stars for some of the staff and just the general "so-so" vibe there. You get what you need and you go, nothing special and nothing more. If you're looking specifically for fish, I would definitely come here though, they have a guy that works in the fish department (I've named him "Brandon Grylls") that is really helpful and knows his fish. read more

Thank you Daisy for making my dog look great! I appreciated the whole team giving me accurate time frames for her completion and she was done quickly and nicely. read more

They have the most beautiful betta fish. Some look kind of sickly but most of them were gorgeous. Can't wait for go back and get another betta! Only one of the staff was very nice tho maybe because he was new but definitely very friendly and helpful. Wish the others were the same. read more

This PetCo has always been good to me as it's my local store. The employees are all generally very nice and helpful- some might be a bit more odd than others, but they all are knowledgable in a variety of animals which is refreshing. The store also has some good variety and they are continuing to push out new products which is a treat as I can always find a new toy or item for my pet during my routine food buying trips. read more

My brother took our dog there to get her nails clipped and afterwards she had been limping and it did not get better. We brought her to the vet and the vet said her paw is broken due to being. We called the store to report this and they finally called us back today offered to pay the vet bill and handled it well. I'm glad they took this seriously. read more

Brought Chloe here on Sunday morning to see Francis for a summer cut and groom. Petco has so many options for your dog... including a blueberry facial. I stuck with the basic nails, glands, haircut. She is a medium size dog at 25 pounds. Price was pretty standard at $52.00. Her haircut came out great and she looks like a little puppy again. Would definitely bring her back. It is really hard to get an appointment with groomers in Newport area, so I was super happy to get an early appt on Sunday morning. read more

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Worst customer service ever. All of their fish price tags are all over the place, not just that but a lot of their fish were dead. I was being over charged for fish. I even showed them the difference between the red and the yellow and still wanted me to pay 8.99 for 4!!! baby yellow tiger barb fish. Even tho the online shows the sku # and the price. On top of that took 20 mins the get help... Not even Tropical Fish stores sell these yellow tiger barb fish at that price. This place is a rip off and the employees have no idea what they are looking at... worst place to come to buy fish. The manager never come out to speak with me, keep relaying info to the employee that was helping me instead of coming over and seeing what was going on. Petsmart has the same fish (md) tiger barbs for 2.99 each at the store and online. read more

Everyone is so friendly here and they have great prices! Rick was the one who helped me and he was amazing he helped me take the crates down and even carried them to my car for me! Rick gave wonderful customer service which made my experience even better, thank you Rick you are awesome! read more

Brooke made my experience amazing. She was beyond helpful and attentive. Not to mention knowledgeable. Ask for her if you need any assistance! read more

Started taking my dog Chloe here a few months ago, I have to say I am very happy with customer service as well as how my dog is groomed. Special thanks to Francis for being very courteous and kind. Definitely recommend this Petco for grooming to other doggie owners. read more

Just came in to get a tank/food for our gold fish we won at the fair. The woman helping us was super sweet but once we started checking out the boy told us if we bought the tank we were buying our fish would die because they grow to one to two FEET. Um I'm sorry but I've bought plenty of fish in my life time and a simple gold fish doesn't need a multiple gallon tank. I asked him why his beta were in tiny quart sized tank half dead and he said because they would soon be sold. I love animals and think fish should have a great life but please don't try to upsell me to a 20 gallon tank for my two tiny gold fish. And don't guilt trip me to make me feel bad. That's just rude and unprofessional; I felt bad enough seeing how the fish were being treated at the fair and wanted to save a few. I guess that wasn't good enough read more

I had a very dissapointing day today at Petco. I brought my 2 poodles today. For bath and grooming. The girl that handled me and my dogs today, just by looking at them determined that she does not feel comfortable dealing with my dogs, due to their age. Stated that she needed a vet note stating that they are well. I told her that when i made the appt , they did not asked for this in anticipation. Then she proceeded to say that one of my dogs is malnourished. I asked her to check her records, my dog's weight is the same, she said she feels the ribcage of my dog, i asked her to check my dog's records and they should have notes that this is the anatomy of my little poodle since i got her from the shelter 16 yrs ago. She said, that they have no notes. I have been going to this place more than 10 yrs. I told her i don't have any problem getting a note from the vet but i should have been asked for this note before. And then she said my other dog has mats as well as the first dog and he is old, i told her yes, he is 19yrs old, i told her that is the reason i bring them to get taken care of. I felt like the technician just made a whole bunch of assumptions about my dogs and did not want to deal with them today and kept saying she doesn't feel comfortable grooming them. Then she call the manager to back her up and i told the manager, shame on Petco for not having record of my dog's appereance and condition and shame on the tech for saying my dog is underweight without having a baseline info. Just assuming. They just don't have any idea on how hard is to bring my 2 poodles to Petco, then bring them back home with no grooming. My dogs are too old to be going through this. I asked for the usual person that takes care of them, but they said she is no longer there. I just feel like they should have someone with more compassion, who does not make assumptions about my dogs and my care for them and who did not feel comfortable from the moment they saw them without any justification just assumptions. Very dissapointed! read more

Wanted to come here to get fish and start an aquarium and there were so so many dead fish. Such beautiful creatures and it seemed like there was some sort of parasite that infected all the tanks and they just left them floating there. I tried informing the employees and they just shrugged with a "not my job" type of attitude and continued flirting with one another. read more