Those who order from petfooddirect.com?

Question

I was comparing prices with this site as well as Petsmart and Petco. Petfooddirect has shipping as $10.49 which is almost 1/2 of the total amount of the product being purchased. Petco has shipping as $4.99 but charges tax of $1.22 and is $.49 more expensive for the same product but I would still save $3.78 by purchasing from Petco.

Why do you all say it's cheaper to purchase from petfooddirect.com? Does this site gives you discounts after you make your first purchase?

Answer 1

Once you order from them, you get these monthly e-coupons that are from 18% to 22% off. That more than makes up for the shipping costs. I only order from them when i have one of those coupons, which requires a bit of planning and a big order, but I save money.



I don't have many options other than Petco (expensive) and Petsmart. There are two small stores where I can get Wellness and Merrick, but they are a hike for me, and in two different directions. I can't get EVO without going to yet a third store in a high-traffic area about half an hour from me. So until I'm done going three different places, with gas at $2.60 a gallon, it's really not that much more to order from them, if you wait for those big coupons.

Answer 2

You can find coupons by doing a search "petfooddirect coupons" I found $5 off $30 $10 off $100



18% off code PET3699B



http://www.couponcabin.com/coupons/pet-food-direct/





Petco coupons can be found here (10 % off no min/ 10% off and free shipping on orders $65+): http://www.retailmenot.com/view/petco.com



You can sign up for site like ebates.com or bigcrumbs.com to get a small percentage back, a rebate, when you buy stuff.



With bigcrumbs.com you can get back up to 8.1% (depends if your a CrumbSaver or CrumbEarner) when you buy from petco.

Answer 3

I agree. I've priced just about all the foods I buy locally and with their shipping so high it's not a savings at all.



It could be, though, that the people buying food from there just don't have those foods in their area. Other than that I really don't see why anyone would order from them.

Answer 4

Most people don't think about the price of shipping or taxes added to the final cost. They just see the price of the food and assume its cheaper than elsewhere.