Ridecamp: [RC] Fwd: Boycotting PetsMart

More info if you're so inclined.


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Susan Young Casey, Princess of Pink, LIW, RRHA, RHS
Semper Obliquo (Always aside)  

Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A.

"Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, 
and win the race!"         - Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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> I also boycott PetsMart.  After 3 different visits and
> finding *very* expired food on the shelves, bugs in
> the dog rawhide section, and listening to a very
> verbally abusive manager belittle on of the employees
> at the Manassas VA PetsMart a few years ago, I vowed
> never to return.  
>
> Yes, they are very pro-pound puppy (not a bad thing)
> but very anti-showdog.  People who breed (in their
> opinion) contribute to the canine over-population.  If
> you want to contact them and let them know your
> opinions, their number is 1-800-738-1385.  
>
> Normally they don't give out this number, because they
> don't really want to hear from their customers.  They
> only give out a long distance number, so that you have
> to really be p*ssed off to waste YOUR money to call
> and complain. They figure without an 800 number, most
> people won't bother to complain, and they'll continue
> to view their stores through rose-colored glasses.
>
> I managed to wrangle the 800 number out of one of the
> employees to complain about the store manager's
> unprofessional treatment of his employees on the sales
> floor; I think they were sick of this big, bullying
> brute, too, and wanted a customer to complain about
> him.
>
> Sadly, PetsMart did buy Stateline several years ago,
> and it has gone downhill very badly since.  They also
> own RC Steele Dog Products, Wiese Vet Supply, and
> Sporting Dog.  If you receive anything with a "1989
> Transit Way, Brockport, NY" address, it is owned by
> PetsMart.
>
> Vic
>
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