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PetSmart

2.8 (213 reviews)
Closed • 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Updated a few days ago

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Bath and groom only

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Luke S.

Friendly staff and great selection of pet things and great selection of actual pets. The place is very clean and the staff is great. It wasn't busy at all either.

No clean up - just let it dry up
Kimiko D.

I shop here frequently because of proximity, but I'm thinking about finding another store. If u hit it at the wrong time, the line(s) can get long and "speediness" is not PetSmarts forte. Most of the time there is only one register open, even though u see other employees. But my latest peeve is the cleanliness. Upon entering the store, there was an "accident" - happens when dogs enter stores. About 15 minutes later when i went to check out, the accident was still there - instead of cleaning it up, it appears the employees were just letting the urine dry up (this was one time when i got to checkout and there was no line; however, there were 2 employees just chatting away). When one employee came to the register, the other just leaned against the counter and got on her phone. So if you're ever wondering why the store smells upon entering, there's a good chance you're walking on dried up urine!

Huge fresh and frozen food aisle hee
Kay O.

I've been to this Pet Smart and handful of times and it has a funky parking lot with maybe 6 spots in the front, but more parking once you first pull into the driveway and go towards the right and then straight back. Everything was well marked and organized by pet type and my dogs really like walking into stores and smelling everything. Haha This particular evening, we were coming back from walking around at Hillview Mall, or something like that, up the street. We got some new frozen food to try with their raw food diet. We make their food from scratch, but we like to add some kibble bits here and there. One of my Huskies liked the mixture with line-caught salmon and cod, but my Picky puppy only wanted to fish mixture. Hahaha Go figure! Nevertheless, we can return the food, since we didn't use all of it. We actually only used 1 cup full of the frozen 1.5 lb. Bag.

Discovered mold in the parakeet food I bought. Returned but store should review shelf's and inventory

Mold in parakeets food. Store should review shelf's and inventory. My birds could've gotten sick

Leo's first hair cut - with Alexis
Heather R.

Alexis has been grooming my dogs since I moved to San Mateo a year and a half ago. I can tell she cares about the animals and She consistently does outstanding job grooming my dogs; I wouldn't take them anywhere else.

This is Ranger. Chilling in his new forever home.
M V.

This is Ranger, We found our new family member and the staff was very helpful and kind and getting what we needed for him. He's very happy and we are very happy to have him. We feel whole again.

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4 years ago

Went by Petsmart today and it looks like they moved out. Doos we're locked and they were closed.

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5 years ago

Everytime I come here, the ppl are always polite and friendly, abet a bit stretched thin.

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16 years ago

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3 years ago

Helpful and patient customer service. Adopted a cat and everything was smooth and clear

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6 years ago

I love the service. Best grooming she has ever had anywhere. They are nice and you can tell they really like working around dogs.

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Ordering online and doing curbside pickup is the way to go. I avoid the lines and I always get what I want.

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