Chewy.com

Hey all, I just figured I'd share this with you.

I just recently heard about Chewy.com and decided to do some price comparison. Well, literally EVERYTHING I typically buy was cheaper on Chewy than anywhere else I've shopped (though I'm admittedly new to online shopping).

So, I decided to place an order. I ordered a 35 pound bag of ferret food for $60 (10 bucks cheaper than previous online source) and a tub of fish food for $8 (10 bucks cheaper than Petco/Petsmart for the same size!).
I looked around a bit more, but that was all I needed right now.

All orders over $50 ship free with 1 or 2 day delivery. I ordered Tues afternoon (3 o'clock-ish my time) and the order shipped early that evening. Long story short, it arrived yesterday afternoon, roughly 24 hours after I placed the order!!!

The order was packaged perfectly and I am VERY happy. I will 10000000% be using Chewy again in the near future.

Chewy is a fantastic site!

In addition to all that great pricing, you get a 5% discount on many things if you set up an auto ship AND it gives you the ability to delay, postpone, and delete the auto ship any time you want and change the contents of the order any time until the day it ships. (So it is possible to turn it off after only 1 shipment or extend it months between if you need longer periods)

Default auto ship lengths are like 4 weeks thru 11 weeks, if I remember correctly.

Only downside I've seen is that they don't have much in the way of hides/decor for snakes beyond your typical petsmart/Petco selections and they don't currently carry the reptile prime bedding (although Amazon has it for prime shipping now at the same price as manufacturer's website last I looked).

Chewy is great if you have a dog/dogs and need their food regularly and you can just add on other stuff as needed/desired. :)

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Originally Posted by pretends2bnormal

Chewy is a fantastic site!

In addition to all that great pricing, you get a 5% discount on many things if you set up an auto ship AND it gives you the ability to delay, postpone, and delete the auto ship any time you want and change the contents of the order any time until the day it ships. (So it is possible to turn it off after only 1 shipment or extend it months between if you need longer periods)

Default auto ship lengths are like 4 weeks thru 11 weeks, if I remember correctly.

Only downside I've seen is that they don't have much in the way of hides/decor for snakes beyond your typical petsmart/Petco selections and they don't currently carry the reptile prime bedding (although Amazon has it for prime shipping now at the same price as manufacturer's website last I looked).

Chewy is great if you have a dog/dogs and need their food regularly and you can just add on other stuff as needed/desired. :)

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I considered the auto ship option for the ferret and fish food, but that 35 pound bag lasts me longer than 4 months. I'll probably buy the 6.5 pound tub of fish food next time too, as well as cat food.

You're right though, not the widest selection for reptiles, but great for our furry and aquatic friends. :)

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

I considered the auto ship option for the ferret and fish food, but that 35 pound bag lasts me longer than 4 months. I'll probably buy the 6.5 pound tub of fish food next time too, as well as cat food.

You're right though, not the widest selection for reptiles, but great for our furry and aquatic friends. :)

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I find that I can make the autoship work since it emails you as it approaches, within a week before it would ship, and gives you enough time to change contents or delay it by up to another 2-3 months if needed. My dog food orders are inconsistent since my dog runs through food at varying rates by brand and I'm bad at estimating how long we need.

Even without that extra discount, they do have some of the best prices for most pet stuff.

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I haven't ordered from them, usually work with Dr's Foster& Smith for the birds and fish, but did notice Chewy had good prices on substrates. Been burned on Amazon pricing before, so I go there LAST for pet supplies.

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Originally Posted by distaff

I haven't ordered from them, usually work with Dr's Foster& Smith for the birds and fish, but did notice Chewy had good prices on substrates. Been burned on Amazon pricing before, so I go there LAST for pet supplies.

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I never buy from Amazon blindly since their prices are variable. It is a pro and a con, since sometimes things are cheaper than usual too. (Last week I think I saw jumpstart thermostats for $31 instead of the usual $35-36)

If there's simething you don't need immediately and want a deal on, you can set up an alert on camelcamelcamel.com to alert you if a listing goes below a certain price on Amazon. It just sends you an email to let you know. I've found that useful in the past, especially approaching Christmas like we are now. :)

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Just an FYI Incase you aren’t aware, PetSmart owns Chewy.com, so you can price match in store (with any websites price online, so long as it’s the exact same item) and they also have the auto shipping discounts. I’m an instant gratification type of person, I hate waiting for deliveries haha. I was working for PetSmart at the time of the buyout and customers would complain about prices and go out of their way to tell me how they would just shop at Chewy instead. I never understood that thinking though, it’s like cmon you’ve got to understand that I myself don’t create the prices and you’re literally still spending your money here, just at a retail mark up instead of a ridiculous retail mark up.

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Originally Posted by Dxw425

Just an FYI Incase you aren’t aware, PetSmart owns Chewy.com, so you can price match in store (with any websites price online, so long as it’s the exact same item) and they also have the auto shipping discounts. I’m an instant gratification type of person, I hate waiting for deliveries haha. I was working for PetSmart at the time of the buyout and customers would complain about prices and go out of their way to tell me how they would just shop at Chewy instead. I never understood that thinking though, it’s like cmon you’ve got to understand that I myself don’t create the prices and you’re literally still spending your money here, just at a retail mark up instead of a ridiculous retail mark up.

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I did not know that. Thanks for the info.
I am definitely an instant gratification person too. Probably why I waited so long to jump on the online shopping train, hahahha.
But waiting 2 days I can handle. And not having to get out of my recliner and carry a 35 lb bag of food around doesn't suck eirher. Hahahahaha.

Oh, and saving money is nice too...

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Originally Posted by Dxw425

Just an FYI Incase you aren’t aware, PetSmart owns Chewy.com, so you can price match in store (with any websites price online, so long as it’s the exact same item) and they also have the auto shipping discounts. I’m an instant gratification type of person, I hate waiting for deliveries haha. I was working for PetSmart at the time of the buyout and customers would complain about prices and go out of their way to tell me how they would just shop at Chewy instead. I never understood that thinking though, it’s like cmon you’ve got to understand that I myself don’t create the prices and you’re literally still spending your money here, just at a retail mark up instead of a ridiculous retail mark up.

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I kind of remember knowing one of the 2 big chain stores owns them, but I didn't know about the price matching. Thanks!

Though I agree with Craig... way nicer to just have a 30lb bag of dog food delivered than to carry it around the store and loading to/from the car.

As much (deserved) hate as they get re: live animal sales (not the dog/cat adoptions), they are still good to have around for all the dry goods we need, especially when there isn't time for shipping.

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It's a great company with an amazing customer service, been getting my dog RX food there for 2 years now, among other things.

Get my cat litter here, always good service, feel bad for the delivery man though haha

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Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril

Get my cat litter here, always good service, feel bad for the delivery man though haha

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Right? Giant bags of food, litter, etc...
If I was ever a delivery guy I would want to deliver for a potato chip company!!

I've been a happy-camper using Chewy for about a year now. I didn't know that Petsmart* owns them & it doesn't matter to me, they do a great job. As far as
the limited selection of reptile-related items, if we let them know, maybe that will improve in time? I get my dog food & treats from them, along with Carefresh
and some other miscellaneous things. Super-fast & accurate orders. :gj: *And I live in a small town, there is no Petsmart around here, only a Petco that put
our local pet store out of business, so Chewy is a great source for me, with good prices.

I used Chewy for over 3 years. I have a variety of different types of pets. Here is my take on it:

Terrible packaging for items that break, like basking bulbs. I get a replacement but that broke too because Chewy won't use any stuffing in their package. They only use a piece of brown paper. Also, they had packed heavy items with the smaller items. With no cushing in between, I received crushed cans of fish food when I order kitty litter from them. Amazon beats them in terms of shipping time and packaging.

If you order on a Friday past a certain time or the weekend, your item will not ship until Monday. So even though I thought I was getting the free 2 day shipping, and I ordered on Friday, and I did not get my shipment until Wed.

If you order some items that are not from the same warehouse, they will place a hold on your credit card without telling you. For example, I ordered meadow hay for my bunny plus some other things. I spent enough for the 2 day free shipping. My other items arrived on time but no hay. Upon reviewing my CC account, they charged me a separate amount for the fee as a 'hold.' They said they only do this because the item is coming from a warehouse from a different state. Once the item is shipped, they release the hold. I ended up getting that hay about a week and a half later. This is problematic for those who needs their food ASAP or is on a tight budget.

In light of the above, their prices for expensive premium dog and cat food and RX food is by far the best. They do have good customer service. They don't give you a hassle and resolve any issues you have (Except for changing their policy on packaging). They also have the best price on hay and substrate.

Everything else I find it cheaper and convenient to go to Petsmart or Pet Supplies Plus for price matching. Also, Petsmart stores have 75%-90% clearance bin! I had bought dog joint supplements (300 caps) for $15 (Retail and online at about $60), a big bag of hay for 0.67, and a huge fish decor piece for $5 (Retail at $50). Clearance items + 75% = win for all.

I love Chewy.com for dog food. Best price. Quick and free delivery on heavy items. Even get my horse feed there now, because neither the dog nor the horse feed I use is available locally.

I have had smaller items shipped with heavy ones and they got crushed. Still usable, but annoying. Same thing happens with Amazon though.

I used to love it even more before petsmart bought it and before they started to charge tax.

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You can also price match chewy.com at Petco. Just an FYI.

I've been ordering my Zoo Med aspen and Forest Floor cypress from them for a while. I pay roughly $100 for 7 of the 24 qt cypress bags. At my local pet shop, it's $34 for a single 24 qt bag plus being there is no reptiles there and it being shipped, there is no chance of any critters lol.

Also FYI most items are shipped from store. Lol. Sorry to burst the no critter bubble.

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Originally Posted by Sunnieskys

Also FYI most items are shipped from store. Lol. Sorry to burst the no critter bubble.

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I know. Chewy has no animal sales at all so it would be coming from their warehouse or directly from Zoo Med to their warehouse as I'm sure they can offer the deals because they buy in such large bulk that they get massive discounts.

The chances of getting anything in substrate anyways is pretty slim to none but buying from a non reptile supply just stacks it in your favor even more.

That is why i used to go out to Bean Farm directly and pick up my substrate and other stuff from them as they dont sell any reptiles either.

No that's what Im Trying to tell you. Most items are shipped from the stores not the warehouse. Petco does the same thing. Only things not shipped from the store are the items the stores don't carry. Usually the larger items.

That's what i mean, Chewy has no retail stores that I'm aware of and they dont sell any kind of reptiles or animals so their 'stuff' wouldnt come into contact with any said animals if they were sick or had parasites/mites.

If Petco and Petsmart and other chain petshops ship from store, their supplies can come into contact with said animals thus there is a chance of substrate getting 'stuff'. I mean it's a very small chance as i have bought tons of substrate from my local pet shop and Petsmart when i needed something immediately and i have never gotten critters from my substrate.

But anyways, I'm more just agreeing with Craig as i found Chewys stuff cheap, in stock in amounts i need and best of all free 2 day shipping that i actually receive stuff in 2 days.

Ha! I interpreted "no critters" to mean no chances of accidental purchases/rescues of reptiles from potentially sub-par store conditions.

I can attest that most of the stuff I've ordered on Chewy definitely does not come from any of the petsmart stores. Mine always ships to me out of one (or occaisionally two) out-of-state warehouses.

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Originally Posted by pretends2bnormal

...I can attest that most of the stuff I've ordered on Chewy definitely does not come from any of the petsmart stores.
Mine always ships to me out of one (or occaisionally two) out-of-state warehouses....

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Same here. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ I've ordered various things, nothing super-fragile but like dog shampoo- that you wouldn't want leaking...no damage or problems so far.

And I used to order dog food & other stuff (like Carefresh) from Petco...I've seen no difference w/ Chewy as far as orders packed OK & not damaged. I actually
switched when Petco was out of my brand for a while...it wasn't anything they did wrong, but when I checked on Chewy they also had a better price on Carefresh.

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Originally Posted by pretends2bnormal

Ha! I interpreted "no critters" to mean no chances of accidental purchases/rescues of reptiles from potentially sub-par store conditions.

I can attest that most of the stuff I've ordered on Chewy definitely does not come from any of the petsmart stores. Mine always ships to me out of one (or occaisionally two) out-of-state warehouses.

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Lol....ok guys. All my supplies that I ship out from my store has the Reno DC address. It's why I'm telling you, Chewy is owned by petsmat and they ship from the stores just like we do and all have the dc address not the stores. So you could have your bedding around critters. Not trying to argue just want everyone to have all facts.

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Originally Posted by Sunnieskys

Lol....ok guys. All my supplies that I ship out from my store has the Reno DC address. It's why I'm telling you, Chewy is owned by petsmat and they ship from the stores just like we do and all have the dc address not the stores. So you could have your bedding around critters. Not trying to argue just want everyone to have all facts.

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OK, if you say so. I had the impression Chewy's order was from a warehouse too, & if I recall, it came from Texas.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

OK, if you say so. I had the impression Chewy's order was from a warehouse too, & if I recall, it came from Texas.

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I'm in Texas and mine never come from Texas, but it def isnt Reno DC either... I can't access the old tracking info now when I try, so not sure where it is from exactly.

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Looks like Indiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Texas. Mine has always been fulfilled from Nevada.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...418-story.html

Mine came from PA. It made it from there to my doorstep in roughly 24 hours. Any which way, I'm happy and will be ordering again.

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Originally Posted by Sunnieskys

Lol....ok guys. All my supplies that I ship out from my store has the Reno DC address. It's why I'm telling you, Chewy is owned by petsmat and they ship from the stores just like we do and all have the dc address not the stores. So you could have your bedding around critters. Not trying to argue just want everyone to have all facts.

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Petsmart employee here. For all of the stores in my area
We do not keep any critters at a DC except for fish.

All of the other animals/insects/feeder fish in store are delivered directly from the breeders.
All frozen fish food and frozen rodents are delivered from the producers to store as well, so no risks there with food thawing and being refrozen midway.

Any online purchases done in store are ones where they pick them up in store. We never ship to homes from the stores here.
Can't speak for all stores as I only know of the local districts in SoCal

I use them too. Mostly for chinchilla food. And I use Auto ship. And get a discount on whatever I order.