PETCO $1 PER GALLON SALE!!!!
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katschamne, i see you have experienced all the same things i did with the company. No training and the emphasis was on customer service. Which is funny considering in a specialized environment like that no training = bad customer service. I can't wait for petco to realize that.
I was there part time for 2.5 years and enjoyed sharing my knowledge. I will admit i will never go back to a job where i sell live animals like that though. Too much frustration and dissapointment to deal with on a daily basis (example: the cliche question about keeping clownfish in a bowl, and oscar in a 10g gets really old and tiring). But if you are knowledgeable at a store like that, you get a good customer base because they don't expect great information there.
I was there part time for 2.5 years and enjoyed sharing my knowledge. I will admit i will never go back to a job where i sell live animals like that though. Too much frustration and dissapointment to deal with on a daily basis (example: the cliche question about keeping clownfish in a bowl, and oscar in a 10g gets really old and tiring). But if you are knowledgeable at a store like that, you get a good customer base because they don't expect great information there.
Oh and i agree about the 'specialist' training...maybe 10% of the questions were about animal care. And all the questions came straight off their horribly generalized caresheets. It sickened me that on an animals specialist test, you have questions about what type of clips and panels to hang up certain merchandise.
Big chain store/corporation and live animals is a bad combination.
Big chain store/corporation and live animals is a bad combination.
At least one person feels my pain. I will agree that I will not work for another pet store once I finally get feed up and quit. I will go back working in a factory and getting paid a whole lot more then I do at Petco.
I actually had a customer that did his research on an animal before he got it. It was great he was only about 12 years old. I find out that most of the customers that do research are actually the kids. Too bad most of the adults are clueless. Some of the questions they ask, I would expect a kid to ask and I wouldn't think anything bad about them. Come one a clown can not live in a goldfish bowl with a neon.
I actually had a customer that did his research on an animal before he got it. It was great he was only about 12 years old. I find out that most of the customers that do research are actually the kids. Too bad most of the adults are clueless. Some of the questions they ask, I would expect a kid to ask and I wouldn't think anything bad about them. Come one a clown can not live in a goldfish bowl with a neon.
Has anyone confirmed the $1 Gallon Sale Dates for Petco?
Which franchises will be participating?
Which franchises will be participating?
It should start this Sunday. The sales circular isn't available on their site yet to confirm though. Petco's are all corporately owned so it shouldn't vary much.
I am friends with the magr of my local store and she confirmed it for me. 20 and 29 ONLY for the $1.00 a gallon. 55 are $79.99. Starts this Sunday, tomorrow, and runs for like 8 days.
