I have 3 small dogs, 1 Maltese and 2 yorkies. We usually go to Cageless Grooming on Carefree Highway, which I HIGHLY recommend. However, the waiting list was filled up to 2-3 months in advance and we needed it done sooner.
So, we googled other groomers and decided on "Puff and Fluff" in Anthem, AZ. We called and made appointments for the upcoming week. They said it would cost $50-$60 per dog, which is normal for us.
We dropped them off and told them to go as short as possible with all of their hair, like buzzcuts. 4 hours passed by with no word from them, so I called and asked how they were doing because it usually takes about an hour and a half to do all 3 dogs. The girl on the phone said "Oh yes, it looks like they all are ready to be picked up".
We thought to ourselves "well how long have they been ready without them calling to let us know? How long would they had been there if we didn't call?" (1st red flag).
We get there and my 2 yorkies are together in one cage, with my Maltese (who suffers from separation anxiety when he's not with his brother and sister) all alone in a different one, violently shaking in the corner. She rang us up and the total came to $220, asking for a tip to be added. My mom who was with me said "no way. I was told $50-$60 for each dog. Which is about $150, not $220." It took 30 minutes in there, with our dogs freaking out because they saw us and obviously wanted out of their non-padded, with no water, food, blankets, or toys in the cages.
After the girl's many excuses and condescending remarks, she finally lowered the price to $68 per dog, then had the audacity to ask AGAIN about the tip.
At this point, there was a line behind us. We paid and they got the dogs, letting them out on the lobby floor WITHOUT THEIR COLLERS. Obviously my friendly, loose yorkie ran up to a huge dog in line, who almost bit my dogs head off. Luckily I grabbed him in time. This got me heated to say the least. I said " where the hell are their harnesses and why are they not in them?!". The girl goes to this hook on the wall with about 10-15 other collers on it and asked which ones were ours, just handing them to me. We took them in disbelief and just walked out, me holding a squirmy, excited, almost 20 pound Maltese and an 8-10 pound yorkie and my mom with the other yorkie, scrambling for the car keys.
AWFUL customer service.
When we got home and checked out their haircuts, we noticed that one was soaking wet in his own pee, all of them still had at least an inch of hair, with random longer bits sticking out that they had missed, no cleaning of the mouth, nails just as long as they were before and VERY VERY THIRSTY PUPS. Very disappointing. Needless to say, no tip was left nor deserved.
Side note: My OCD and I had a HUGE problem with the way they had every dog's coller touching and tangled on 1 hook. My dog is extremely susceptible to Heath issues and sicknesses. I don't like how they were touching, possibly spreading illnesses or even fleas amongst all the harnesses and collers. Very unsanitary in my opinion. read more