Love the chain - in fact, my fave pet store of them all. Hate going to this location and only this location. Is it clean? Yes! Is it well stocked? Absolutely. The reason I hate this location in particular is because the staff are so off putting/mean for no reason at all.
Someone on google reviews said it's because of a racial thing because they've received less than satisfactory service as well. While I'm not 100% sure this is the case, I wouldn't be surprised because it's not the first time I've received different treatment than someone else.
First, the vibes are never friendly when you walk in. You're met with half a greeting or perhaps a long stare and you just feel very unwelcome here. Once a month, "dog influencers" are given a code for all their followers on IG to use and it takes $10 off your entire purchase with no minimum, and you can use it on sale items! Pretty good promo right?! Well, every time we try to use this code, the staff get all huffy and puffy like it's coming out of THEIR pocket and sometimes try to not let you use it either with a million questions. Once or twice I even saw the staff roll her eyes when I asked if I can use it. It's truly a disappointing experience. Yesterday there was a line building up with nobody at cash and all 4 of the staff on shift were standing in an aisle laughing and talking. When someone in line went to ask if someone can come to cash, a very unfriendly and harsh voice came ringing back "I'm coming"
Yikes. Even their grand opening was not as nice, well put together or efficient as the Stouffville location and they both opened around the same time. I think I'll go out of my way to go to the Aurora or Stouffville location instead because they're much nicer and the store vibe is just a lot better. It's also strange because I've never had a better than mediocre experience here and it's been different staff almost every time. read more