Pets At Home Reviews

2.1 Rating 425 Reviews
26 %
of reviewers recommend Pets At Home
2.1
Based on 425 reviews
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Colindale store - The customer service is poor, I was in the shop for 3 hours in total, spoken to quite rudely by two staff members when I asked for help, even another customer I did not know, over heard and said to me they are rude . I love the shop! The staff need to be more pleasant for sure.
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Posted 3 years ago
I am absolutely disgusted with pets at home cannock store on the orbital island. I cannot fathem how disgusted i am with their actions. We came in 3 days ago to look at a beaitiful bunny called rosie. We immediately fell in love with her but we're told we couldn't adopt her that day and she was only avaliable on monday 9 am. Over the cource of the next 3 days we bought £70 worth of rabbit housing equipment from the same store as rosie. Monday came and at 9 am my girlfriend waitied outside the store along side another man who wanted her too. My girlfriend who already had the box to take her away was refused sale of the rabbit. The manager was given orders by her superior to not sell the rabbit at all. The rabbit was taken of the shelf and we were told she was being transferred to a different store and shouldnt have been on the shop floor in the first place until she was ready to be adopted. they then refused to disclose any information on where she was going. This is absolutely disgusting as the manager had the audacity to blame her staff for breaking policy. How dare they allow you to get to love an animal and on the day of her adoption refuse to sell her, substituting her to be moved around like an object. The fact that we aren't allowed to know anything about the rabbits location is appauling and it shines a massive light on the unprofessional behaviour. The superior management would rather transfer a bunny with a harsh past around and not allow anybody in the cannock area have her either. This company have the final say on the welfare of an animal that they have never even seen. There has to be action taken against this store and the top paid manager that thinks its ok to rip a loved animal from a loving home when she was seconds away from being adopted. Disgusting that they think a full refund for the cage ect. is ok when its already set up in our home. All of this simply because two people wanted the same rabbit at the same time.
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Posted 4 years ago
Please don't buy any pets from Pet's At Home. The conditions of their stores are honestly barely legal. Many animals are kept in cages that just meet the minimum of the requirements (the legal requirements are small and aren't the best for prey species as it is). In some stores Syrian hamsters are kept in groups although being solitary animals, Rats are in glass cages which have bad ventilation and can cause respiratory illness for the rats. It seems many other animals they sell also have health issues, most likely from stress. Also buying animals from many pet shops helps support rodent farms which are another variation of the puppy mills. So please don't buy your pets from Pet's At Home even if the prices are cheap. Try and support local, reliable breeders because you will get healthier pets.
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Posted 4 years ago
I asked to purchase 2 tropical fish and they asked me a questionare. i was told due to the numbers i already had in my tank they would not sell me any. I told them i was setting up a new tank but they said no. I told them that there tanks had 3 times more fish than mine so they were breaking there own rules and there were dead fish in them and they still said no and could not care less. The gay camp blond manager was so rude and said we are not selling you any fish. No sorry or anything! Just very cold and didnt care a bit. Im a grown nan and was spoken diwn to like a child! Last time I go there! terrible place! I went to a family run pet shop near me and they were so helpful and i got what i wanted.
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Posted 3 years ago
Wife and daughter refused entrance Without reason The person in question was wearing a face mask but round the neck
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Posted 3 years ago
Don't waste your time on their "pet guarantee" or "promise" they'd just refuse to cover the vet fee. I'd never trust this company and would never shop there again.
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Posted 3 years ago
Been shopping here for years but today me and my daughter got to the doors and were REFUSED entry because we were together W.T.F!😮 quote they said "its like this everywhere you go now", NO it is not like this everywhere you go now as we had spent the morning in various shops like Wilko/B&Q and Morrisons, because you have refused us entry we have taken our business elsewhere! a quick google search showed a local smaller business and we went there and it was so LOVELY to be WELCOMED by FRIENDLY STAFF who are not pushing idiotic NONESENSE set by their head office, if i was that way inclined me and my daughter could go back to your s**t business and go in separately then meet up once in side! YOU ARE SO DUMB 👎
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Posted 3 years ago
I visited my local pets at home store today (23jan 2021) to be told only 1 adult would be allowed in to the shop so my husband went to wait in the car. While I was in the store there was several couples let in after me and at least 2 queuing to get in. If this is the case the the manager/supervisor needs to stay on the door so they can keep an eye on the entrance.
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Posted 3 years ago
I took my puppy for a first cut. She told me it would have to be a shorter cut and I said ok if she could keep it as long as possible. When I came to collect her she had been shaven down to the skin. I could have done what she had done with my husbands shavers. She looked like a little rat. The lady seemed to think she had done a marvellous job. And said she's a different dog. Yeah she's gone from a Bicton frieze to a chawowa!Well we can all just shave a dog to the skin!!!! When we got her home she had tufts of hair that were longer none of it was one length and one ear is a different length to the other. She looks like she has had a disease and her hair has had to be badly shaved off. She had about 3cm long hair when she went in so she had plenty to play with!! Who does that to a puppy!! I'm guessing It was just easier and quicker to just shave her!! I could have done that. And then I had to pay for them to make my puppy go from a beautiful fluffy dog to looking like a siamease bald cat. DO NOT TAKE YOUR DOG HERE!! If I could go back a day and not take my dog I would. All I have done is cried since she had her cut and its gonna take at least 8months before it grows back and by then she won't be a puppy. Worst decision i ever made for my beautiful puppy. Were so sad now 😥 a terrible Christmas moment to round off a terrible 2020.
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Posted 3 years ago
Would usually rate this place however just had the worst experience. When myself and my partner go to pets at home we see the poor state that the animals live in. We felt so bad we went to buy 2 Guinea pigs. We were refused. We have other Guinea pigs at home and they asked for pictures of our setup etc. We happily obliged knowing we follow all recent guidance out animals are all well looked after with top quality food and hay and a varied diet. Yet we were refused because they don't think we can have them out FIVE HOURS A DAY. Do they have their Guinea pigs out 5 hours a day? I don't think so. Do their pigs get a varied diet? No. Do they have top quality Hay? Absolutely not. Don't tell me I can't look after my animals. Those poor piggies are left in those horrible enclosures with barely any enrichment, bad hay and sawdust on the floor. Sawdust can make them poorly and hurt their feet. Don't even get me started on their hamster setups with no wheels and HAY(Which can cause impaction) Don't tell me I can't look after my animals when you clearly can't look after your own and all my products were bought from YOU.
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Posted 3 years ago
Very poor advice from staff regarding care of hamsters. Cages sold are far too small and only useful as an emergency cage. Russian dwarves are being sold in pairs with no guidance that they sometimes need to be separated due to fighting..which is more likely to occur in small cages. They only care about profit!
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Posted 4 years ago
Don't buy pets from Pets at Home, staff there haven't got a clue - and why on earth do they ask so many questions and take you're details - no PROPER aquatic shops question you or take details. I wouldn't normally buy any fish or animals from there, due to how sick they're fish normally look, but felt the need to 'rescue' 2 tiny baby fancy goldfish from there today (as I've never seen fancy goldfish for sale so little) - only to have to argue with the staff member who was originally refusing to sell them to me, as she had misheard how many fish were already in my tank. She then said that she was only concerned with the welfare of their animals! Lol, if they were that concerned about animal welfare why are most of their fish sick and why are they happy to sell hamsters, rats, rabbits & guinea pigs in cages that are far too small and in some cases a safety risk to the animals!!! I'll be shopping for goods and pets elsewhere in future.
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Posted 4 years ago
Went in for 1 goldfish. I have kept goldfish for many years, have a very good sized tank, a good filter system etc etc. After telling the shop worker which fish my daughter wanted, we were grilled for many minutes by the young teenage shop assistant about the size of our tank, demanded to show her the exact size via the tanks in store. (Ours is one of their larger tanks). We were then told that this tank was not suitable for 1 goldfish!! Yet they stock the exact same tank for one goldfish! When I pointed this out and explained that we had bought our previous tank and fish from there, she was very rude and stated 'well you're not now'. I question why they are selling the tanks if they do not deem them suitable for fish and what size do they actually expect one to have for ONE goldfish. I will most definately be going elsewhere from now on.
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Posted 4 years ago
Don't buy hamsters from here! I have brought hamsters there years ago which ended badly as I was given the wrong information about pairing Chinese dwarf hamsters together and the Syrian I got was very aggressive. I thought I would give them another chance. I was wrong to do that. Went to buy a male Syrian hamster, the woman that sold me one was very nice however we had to go all through the cages as she didn't know which ones were males or females. As she was checking most of them were very aggressive, these hamsters were showing there teeth like they were hissing. After I brought one he was very scared and wouldn't move at all. 4 weeks after I got him he unexpectly died. My freind also got a syrian from there and it is very aggressive to the point she couldn't put her hand in there without it trying to bite her. The hamsters there come from poor breeding backgrounds were they do not care about their welfare and are shipped out as soon as possible for people to buy. Do not support their industry. Don't buy animals from them.
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Posted 4 years ago
Don’t ever buy pets from here . Brought 3 fish , all died in a month. Have many fish and am experienced with them . Put them in a new tank with other new fish from a professional fish shop. The ones from there all are very healthy and active . Then I noticed that they had sold me about 4 year old fish ! Based on their size and other trates DONT BUY AND SPRREAD THIS
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Posted 4 years ago
I never give bad reviews, however.. My dog is my baby and she was hurt and in pain after a groom with you, my husband was talked down to like a bad dog owner (by a guy with nose rings and tattoos) I don't judge people so please don't judge me as I'm the customer!! My husband didn't make a fuss because my baby was in so much pain 😞 shame on you!!!!!!
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Posted 4 years ago
RIP OFF and Disgusted at the price for a rabbit to have his teeth cut! £70... This was your Hastings St Leonard’s-on-Sea.. They told us £40 for consult and £30 for the actual teeth to be trimmed. After having this done I’m absolutely disgusted to find that my local vets only charge £17 that’s for consult and teeth cut.. So as a family we will never step foot into a pets at home vets side of things ever again.. When usually the local vets are a lot higher in prices I’m very disappointed.. Next time I will definitely shop with my local vets!!
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Posted 3 years ago
Bought some simple solution chew stopper today used half a bottle everywhere already made no effect whatsoever like spraying water. £7.50 a bottle scandalous
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Posted 3 years ago
Delivery day late. Items arrived out of packaging and damaged eg badly dented dog food tins. Very disappointing. Worried may affect pets health
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Posted 3 years ago
Pets at Home Lincoln Following an extremely rude and upsetting experience's my wife had with a member of staff when she tried to return a faulty dog harness, i decided to return the next day to discuss this with the manager. On arrival at the door controlling entry into the store due to Covid, was a member of staff who resembled the person my wife described. She confirmed she was and i asked of i could speak to the manager as i was unhappy at the way my wife had been treated, only to be told that she was the manager. Asking if we could talk away from the main doors she refused saying that if i wanted to make a complaint i would have to do it right their, in the doorway, in front of a queue of people waiting to come in. In light of this i have written 4 times now to customer services to complain about this over the last 6 weeks or so. To date not one single response. At least in this case customer service is non existent!
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Posted 3 years ago
Pets At Home is rated 2.1 based on 425 reviews