Petbarn Reviews 

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Evaluating 47 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many people found the customer service to be unhelpful, disorganised, and often rude, with staff lacking knowledge or interest in resolving issues. Customers frequently encountered problems with orders, including missing or incorrect items, software glitches preventing purchases, and even expired products being sold. Some also felt that prices were high and experienced difficulties with price matching policies. However, some customers also noted positive experiences with customer service, highlighting friendly, warm, and genuinely caring staff who provided excellent advice and professionalism. They appreciated well-stocked stores, a wide range of products, and convenient ordering with good delivery times.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

not happy and unable to copy the basket order and so this software is a real hard task. Will cancel the order down grade your customer service and never come back again `Customer Service what... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Good customer service is offered without having to ask! I have always gone to the Jindalee store to buy 15kg boxes of cat litter. At this store they always ask if I want assistance taking the boxe... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Save your time and money with Petbahn Puppy School Nerang. Extremely disappointed with the disorganised, unprofessional time wasting routine the staff had. She had no knowledge of any training, M... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had a grooming appointment booked for my dog at the Wetherill Park store on 10 October. On the morning of the appointment, I was advised that it had been cancelled. While I accept this may have been... See more


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  1. Pet Supply Store

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Petbarn sells one of the biggest ranges of pet food in Australia, as well as a huge range of veterinary products and pet accessories. It's everything for pets!


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company sucks

This company sucks. Their on line ordering system is down (consistently getting "server error" so the problem is at their end). I try to place an order with their customer "service" (service is an inappropriate term) but (despite the problem being theirs) I cannot get member prices on the items (a substantial amount) plus they want to charge me upfront for delivery (despite it being a pay and collect order) All round disgraceful. I am looking to see if their competitors do better

2 September 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Inexperienced groomer

Inexperienced groomer
Don’t know their work
Quite bad hair cut for 1st time for my 4 month old puppy
Never ever go again

14 July 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been a customer of Petbarn… for several years

I have been a customer of Petbarn Cairns for several years and have alwats found the store and staff ok however in the last 12 months the store has gone from ok to great its super easy to find what Im looking for and the staff know their stuff always happy and eager to help where ever they can

30 May 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m a frequent feeder so called member…

I’m a frequent feeder so called member discount every time they have a sale price they charge you the full price service is poor always have to wait while staff are fluffing around this time forgot to check receipt and you won again time to find a reliable dog food supplier who looks are there customers

15 May 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor Online Service - Stop using Australia Post

I will not be ordering again through Petbarn's Online Service unless they stop using Australia Post. Package was not delivered despite being at home. For items that are essential - such as dog food - these should be delivered through a reliable courier. Pet Circle is ALWAYS on time and I will get a phone call from the courier if they can't locate the address.

2 May 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste of time being a member

Waste of time being a member. Price tags have retail price and ‘Frequent Feeder’ price. But unless you’ve bought recently, you don’t get any discount! No point being a member. Go elsewhere and save money!

29 April 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Petbarn(Booragoon)

The puppy school at petbarn(Booragoon) is very helpful. Elle is a great instructor with a very pleasant disposition and is patient. She answers all our questions and doubts thoroughly.
She also went above and beyond her call of duty and retrieved my car keys which fell into the gutter on the road and was beyond my reach. She patiently used a belt with a hook and retrieved it. Otherwise i would have had to call the RAC. It only further goes to show her helpful nature. She is an asset to Petbarn. Thanks Elle!!

18 April 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Overpriced Rubbish!

Overpriced rubbish - don't buy the Pet One poultry breeder - your chicks will die in one night - $179 and it's a piece of crap. The ceramic heat lamp doesn't come with a thermostat - get real! The lamp is set so high the heat doesn't make it to ground level and there's no way to adjust it. The so called brooder is just a guinea pig cage and there's no facility to attach the lamp to the top of the cage which is extremely dangerous. The cage doesn't even come with a cover. According to the leaflet the unit comes with a thermostat - where's the thermostat??? There is no thermostat and the lamp in the leaflet is completely different to the piece of crap included in the unit. This is the only brooder Petbarn has - a complete fail. They said I can have a refund and now I have to drive 84km to return it. Are you going to pay for my petrol Petbarn? Fat chance!

2 April 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE PETBARN

I'd give it Zero, but I can't.
Website required in order to purchase Veterinary Royal Canin products, reordering isn't possible because it automatically adds twice the amount of the previous order. Then the minimum delivery quantities are ridiculous. I purchase 12.5kg Bags to get more value per KG, I do not need 2 bags or more when my 12.5 Year Old Golden Retriever likely won't be around in 6 months (each 12kg bag lasts 3-4 months).

Delivery Times are ridiculous sometimes in excess of 2 weeks. Phone support takes 4.5 hours to get a return call. Online Chatbot doesn't forward to a human.

The Petbarn Staff admit their website is rubbish, and they can't even place an order for you.

22 March 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My personal bad experience- i will…

My personal second really bad experience- i will never buy from them again. I just put my membership card in the bin. I bought 2 little catfish. The guy took about 10 -15 min to catch them and i think one got a bit damaged in the process. Whe i put it into our tank at work it just sat in one spot, never moved and died after 2 days. Petbarn has a replacement guarantee if your fish die so i took it back together with some tank water so they can see that the water was ok. All readings were good but i was told that my ph which was perfectly neutral was to high and i would not get a replacement until i fixed the water. She tried to sell me a product to adjust the water. I was totally surprised because i have had fish tanks for many years and i keep my water levels pretty perfect and i never heard that catfish need acidic water. Anyway, i added the product to reduce the ph, but i only used a quarter of the amount given on the bottle because i woried about it being to acidic for my other fish. I then had the water re - tested. Now i was told my water was way to acidic. But they tried again to sell me a product to change that. i used a powder to bring up the ph and had the water tested again today. Now apparently it was too alkaline, more alkaline than the water was when the fish died. Apparently i needed it to be neutral - which was exactly what i had to start with. But they were happy to sell me a new fish, but not to give me a replacement. After stringing me along for almost 2 weeks wasting my time and constantly trying to sell me products they went back on the promise that they were going to give me the replacement fish for free as soon as i changed the ph (which was perfect to start with). What a ripp off. They are just lying to you. I will never ever shop at Petbarn again.

21 March 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

The customer service is always brilliant.The store manager at Wynnum Petbarn (Dan) went above and beyond helping me with my fish tank filter. He has a lot of knowledge and helped me make a decision with the options available.

19 February 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Genuine animal lovers

I can't speak highly enough of the online team at Pet Barn who have gone out of their way to find us specific vet recommended dietary meals for our dog.

It has been out of stock everywhere for months but knowing our dog really needed it for his health, the Pet barn team were really helpful in tracking some down for us.

You can tell they are genuine animal lovers who actually want to help you.

5 February 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've been going to Pet-barn Bayswater…

I've been going to Pet-barn Bayswater store for at least the past 4 years mainly buying the same 20kg Blackhawk dry dogfood product. Other than inflation price rises the product has been increasing substantially over the past 3 years. Now in the store, the prices are confusing! Regular feeder price or retail price. Having been explained by store reps, why would you introduce this pricing system. Regular feeder??
(2 months!) I only need 1, 20kg bag every 2.5 months, therefore I cant be on the regular feeder program, so I was told the price would be retail price which is a remarkable 34% $ more.. But wait? When i questioned this with the sales staff the fact that the price online is at the lower point, they said they would match the online price no problem..
This interests me being in the retail domain for 30 years because it's obviously introduced to take 35%+ more $$ from the uninitiated, or punters who don't check online prior to shopping or ask the question. As the staff looked like casual saturday staff, I didn't ask the question, Q.If someone did present a bag for payment who wasn't a regular feeder (2 Months), whether they would offer them the cheaper online price 35+% (thats also depending if you bought Lamb or Chicken and not Fish and Potato which is more expensive again), or if they would just take the full retail price 35% more expensive.
Confused Much?? Very poor corporate decision from whoever makes these things up, (Probably during Covid)! Obviously this is Petbarn's new initiative to make it easier for the customer whilst exploiting more $$'s from unsuspecting customers. I for one will be purchasing my dog food elsewhere online from now on.

3 February 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered my digestive dog food online…

I ordered my digestive dog food online as a click and collect from Morayfield North Pet Barn it came bagged up and double knotted they made me sign a piece of paper to say I had collected it, I got home to find that they had given me the wrong food, I rang the store 3 times before someone answered I was then asked for all the information and told that someone would be in touch, I asked if I could speak with the manager and was told she was in the office doing something I said I was happy to wait and was put on hold then an American woman came on the ph she stated I could come and pick up the right food, I told her it is over an hours drive that I had already made once today and she came back with “well ma’am did you sign the paper saying you picked it up. I said I would like it delivered she said well ma’am.. so I hung up and rang customer service and my dog food was delivered instantly. Moral of the story is we all need to start to demand proper customer service we keep them in operation

18 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

New groomer $$$

Regularly attend Cleveland store for nail clip and grind. Always been a fast, good job. Today I went in and the groomer wouldn’t allow my boy into the normal area because she had too many small dogs. They seemed friendly enough and so is mine, dog yapping continually out of site but she came out and clipped most of his front paws and 1 nail in total from both back paws. We were in there no longer than 2 mins and that was because she grabbed his paws several times over. She cornered him in grooming reception area. Previous groomers explained they never corner a dog that way to cut nails but we weren’t allowed in. Used to be $5 cut $10 if they grinded or spent some time. Today was $15 for less than half the job. Guy serving was just as disinterested. Won’t be going back.

18 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

White Aquatic Substrate

Bought 10K White Aquatic Substrate for a large fish tank. I was thorough in rinsing the gravel out before use; however, the tank water is now a thick milky white colour. It seems the gravel must have been coated with a white substance that releases into the water. Despite further rinsing the water and draining the tank on 3 occasions, the water is still no less milky than at the beginning. Looks like I'll have to dump the substrate and start over. And... of course, cannot get through to customer service; left listening to tacky, repetitive lift music. Sorry Petbarn, you're fired!!!!!

10 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Red flag

Red flag , Red flag, Red Flag.
If you have a pedigree dog , Do Not Take It To Petbarn. My dog was shaved to bare skin and had a big razor rash all over her back. The Nails were never cut. The area Managet said that she didn’t think that was included in the groom.
They cut every piece of my Birchon Fris hair, tail and even whiskers off. In the winter time. It had taken three months and still the tail is not the same.and she is still very short hair A birchon Fris tail is a plume and never gets matted. Birchon Fris are proud dogs snd it has taken horrific toll on me and my beautiful dog.
Not even her round Birchon face was left.
Her original groomer was shocked as much as we were, . It had taken months and still waiting for the hair to grow back
You would not even shave a retriever to bare skin like that. Shocking

12 July 2022
Unprompted review

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