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Chewy

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Chewy Reviews Summary

Chewy's reputation is marked by a strong dedication to customer service, with many customers praising the company's compassionate response during difficult times, such as pet loss. Positive sentiments frequently highlight the quality of products and the ease of the auto-ship option. However, several reviews express frustration over order cancellations, misleading promotions, and delivery delays, indicating inconsistencies in service reliability. While many customers remain loyal due to positive experiences, the recurring issues with customer support and transparency suggest areas for improvement to enhance overall satisfaction and trust.

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value
358
shipping
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returns
266
quality
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Texas
7 reviews
19 helpful votes
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Awesome!
November 4, 2018

I absolutely love Chewy.com. I've ordered multiple items and I am always satisfied. I was sent the wrong product 1 time and they immediately corrected the issue. The customer service was outstanding. They went above & beyond my expectations. I would highly recommend ordering with confidence.

Date of experience: November 1, 2018
Colorado
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Amazing customer service
November 4, 2018

Our sweet dog, Sadie, 16 1/2 years old, has been having health issues. She decided she no longer wanted to eat a certain type of dog food we had been ordering from chewy. I contacted them, asking if we could return it.
They refunded our entire purchase, and told us we could donate the food to a animal welfare facility.
I have Never received customer service like this, EVER!
Chewy, you're stuck with me and my animals, forever!

Date of experience: November 1, 2018
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's cheaper then going to pet store. I order cat and dog food every tuesday it's at my door every wendsday, 1 day and i pay 3-5 day shipping. One time package was delivered to wrong house i never got it. Chewy sent new package immediately i got it in 1 day and a full refund! So chewy is great

Date of experience: October 25, 2018
Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Chewy has by far exceeded my expectations for a pet supply store. I choose to purchase food via Chewy over travelling to the multiple pet stores in close proximity to my home because of their outstanding customer service. I recently lost a pet and called to return an autoshipment that I had forgotten to cancel in the aftermath of having to put down my 16-year-old cat Max. Their customer service agent was incredible. She refunded the cost of the food, cancelled the autoshipment, and asked that I just donate to a local shelter in Max's name. Within the next week, I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from Chewy in sympathy for my loss of Max. Not only are they incredibly empathetic, understanding and customer-oriented, but their food selection is also as good or often better than the larger pet and smaller specialty stores where I live (Las Vegas). Plus the shipping is so incredibly fast that I will choose Chewy over any other retailer. Thank you, Chewy!

Date of experience: October 16, 2018
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Chewy has consistent and FANTASTIC customer service. They are eager to help and always pleasant. They also give full refunds and often don't even ask for the item to be returned, just donated to your local shelter. Other companies should take note of this. I would GLADLY pay more for any product on Chewy knowing that I'll get consistent good customer service.

Date of experience: October 15, 2018
New Jersey
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Highly Recommend
October 12, 2018

Chewy has been my go to for the best deals and wonderful, friendly customer service. When I had a problem with my order it was promptly fixed with no hassle! I can't recommend them enough!

Date of experience: October 11, 2018
California
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I've been a customer for more than 2 years. Occasionally something I purchase doesn't work out for us. The customer service I received has been professional but friendly. I've received full refunds. They even suggested donating the items to the local shelter. I have recommended this site too many people. The only downside I've seen is the price increases on some of the items I purchase have increased more than I would have expected.

Date of experience: October 10, 2018
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I've ordered from them for years. Today is the first time the order wasn't correct. I called their 24/7 customer service. Not only did they send the cat food I was missing, she gave me a partial refund to cover the cost of the bag I need to buy at the store so my cats can eat until I receive the order. Above and beyond great customer service!

Date of experience: October 7, 2018
North Carolina
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Chewys was delivering us a bag of dog food about every 6 weeks. On a Friday morning my husband said "why is Chewys taking out almost $700 today?" I called immediately, had the 12 bags (!) of food cancelled- they told me the money would be back in our account immediately. Long story short, and after 4 phone calls of kindly being told the money would be replaced and that this quantity mistake happens, (sounds like they don't know why) I'm forgiving, mistakes happen, but over a week later money is NOT replaced and dog food was never delivered. The overdraft we paid for floating $ isn't as disturbing as the fact of being kindly told things are fixed and they were not. Anyone else have this bizarre thing happen? No more Chewys for us. I received the cancellation email Sept 28 /that Friday, today is Oct 6- still no refund.

Date of experience: October 6, 2018
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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We have used Chewy for many years for RX dog food among other things. Every time I placed an order (I would make sure I ordered enough for free shipping), it was here the next day or day after. I was amazed that I did not pay for next day shipping. Anytime we had an issue (such a the dog biscuits being broken), they sent a free replacement. Recently we purchased 3 cases of RX dog food but shortly after it arrived our dog had passed (Buster Brown was 15 years old). I asked them if there was anyone that had ordered this food that they could put me in touch with as it was a sin to waste it. They immediately gave me a credit for the full amount of the order and told me to donate it to a shelter and that the shelter would love to have it. So we did that and thanked them for the unexpected credit.

Today I received flowers (thinking it was for my birthday which is very soon I didn't give it another thought as I thought it was from our son). Just now, my husband said "Do you know who sent you the flowers?" I said yeah probably Jon (our son) as an early birthday gift. He said, "No, it was from Chewy". I was so touched, it brought me to tears. What company does that? Gives you a credit and sends flowers? I just wanted everyone to know that this is a company that truly cares about your pets.

I think I saw a few negative reviews, so I wanted to make sure that I shared my story. Forever grateful, in loving memory of Buster Brown a heartfelt thank you Chewy.

Diane Durante
*******115

Date of experience: September 25, 2018
Illinois
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Great Service
September 21, 2018

The sales are great, and delivered right to my door. Never had a problem with delivery, Even heavy items are shipped free.

Date of experience: September 20, 2018
Washington
4 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Was happy with the dog food we bought and having it delivered. Service was great in that regard. However, when the agreement with my dog food manufacturer apparently ended with Chewy and they no longer offered it, I got a TON of marketing emails and mailings suggesting it was the fault of the dog food manufacturer. It was immature in approach and in the verbiage and not at all subtle as they might have hoped to make it. They basically made themselves out to be innocent victims of my dog food manufacturer's business. I don't care how poorly your business relationships go down, to use the opportunity to attempt to make a customer turn away from a product/company using these means reveals the company's true colors. Won't try them again because of this. But I will go find the manufacturer and see if I can get their product delivered again.

Date of experience: September 19, 2018
New York
7 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Super Impressed
September 19, 2018

I was skeptical to order at first because I figured with all the heavy items I needed that shipping would be astronomical. However, I was amazed how quickly and inexpensively my items showed up at my doorstep, within two days! Thank you again!

Date of experience: September 18, 2018
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Shipping problems
September 17, 2018

Bought a dog kennel from Chewy's 9/13 and have not received it. Went on customer support spoke to Malcolm S via chat and he said, "it appears the package has been lost". I was frustrated since I need the kennel to keep my dog from eating holes in the walls. Malcolm S apologized and gave me a credit for the kennel and told me I will have it Wednesday. Great customer support and I appreciate Chewy's working with me and not simply saying it is a FedEx's problem. First time shopper at Chewy's but will be buying all products in the future from them. Thanks!

Date of experience: September 16, 2018
Massachusetts
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Think before you click
September 13, 2018

No true savings here, only $1-$2 off from what I see in pet stores. The site advertises 30% off items but I haven't seen anythign to that effect. My first (and last) order was 15% off with 3 days shipping however they only ship Tuesday-Friday so my order arrived 5 days later. Not worth the hassle.

Lastly, one of my favorite activities to do with my dogs is to take them to a pet store so they can see other dogs and meet people. My fear is that pet stores will become a thing of the past if people start to order online... so think before you click. The savings is minimal and is it really worth it?

Date of experience: September 13, 2018
Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I bought a dog crate and read the dimensions incorrectly. So, it was way too big for my small dog. I live chatted with an associate who refunded my money immediately and told me to donate the crate! She then helped me find an appropriate crate and waived the shipping charges as it was under their minimum. I will certainly do business with them again.

Date of experience: September 8, 2018
California
8 reviews
27 helpful votes
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Very convenient
September 1, 2018

I have 4 dogs and go through a lot of food, plus I like to buy a month's worth at a time. I love the ease of ordering from Chewy - no more going from specialty store to specialty store to find the variety of brands I like to use and then having to schlep all of it out to the car and then from the car into the house when I get home. My Chewy order is delivered to my front door and all I have to do is bring it inside. Chewy carries ALL of the brands I like, pricing is good, I know when my order will arrive and I have yet to have anything back-ordered. I gave them 4 stars only the because their packaging isn't very good and inevitably I wind up with dented cans.

Date of experience: August 31, 2018
Pennsylvania
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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This company is like a part of your family... they really care about your pets! They also send you Christmas cards.(what company does that anymore)... I would give them 100 stars if i could... but 5 is the only option here..

Date of experience: August 27, 2018
Illinois
15 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Awesome!
August 27, 2018
Updated review

I keep on buying my pet supplies from them and keep on getting impressed. I will be a long time customer. I wish they would have a few hard to find pet toys on the website...

Date of experience: August 26, 2018

Good Seller!
August 27, 2018
Previous review

I purchased from this site a few times now for puppy supplies. They have an easy check out, fast delivery, and good prices. The one time that my order was wrong, they sent out the correct item right away and told me to keep the wrong item and donate it to my local shelter. Isn't that awesome?

Date of experience: March 20, 2016
Poland
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Great!
August 21, 2018

I have been ordering food for my son for nearly two years. I cannot make a single complaint even if I wanted to! Good quality, fast delivery, great customer service. Thank for never disappointing me!

Date of experience: August 21, 2018