Paws & Purrs Barkery & Boutique

02/28/2025

01/17/2025

We are excited to announce that we will be offering Valentine's Day carriage rides along historic Main Street, Town of Forest City!
💗Carriage rides will be on Friday, February 14 from 6pm-9pm. The cost is $50 per carriage. Carriage reservations will go on sale
Tuesday, January 21, at 12pm at www.exploreforestcity.com
💗Special thanks to Carolina Carriage Company and Explore Forest City for assisting us with this event!

01/15/2025

JUST IN 🌟 Bosco & Roxy’s Selfie Box! 📸
The Selfie Box comes with 6 silly & delicious and selfie-ready cookies for your pup! Don’t forget to tag us in your pics!

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01/14/2025

01/04/2025

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
(PLEASE DO NOT CALL, EMAIL OR DIRECT MESSAGE REGARDING THIS POSITION)

We are accepting applications for an energetic, outgoing, friendly, reliable & passionate pet-loving Retail Sales Associate to provide exceptional customer service. Candidates with strong communication skills who can make EACH & EVERY customer feel welcome in our store will stand out. The position will require the candidate to identify customer needs, present items & answer questions about our products & recommend solutions. A POSITIVE & PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE will make you successful in this role.
Ultimately, you will ensure that ALL customers leave our store satisfied & you will contribute to the store’s success.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Greet each customer & their pet(s) with a SMILE
• Assist customers with their needs
• Answer customer questions about specific products &/or features
• Provide accurate information (e.g., product features, product information, pricing, etc.)
• Answer questions in a polite & professional manner
• Conduct price & feature comparisons to facilitate purchasing
• Cross-sell products
• Ensure the sales floor is a clean environment, neat & fully stocked for our customers daily
• Process customer purchases efficiently & professionally
• Manage returns of merchandise
• Inform customers of discounts, special offers & special events
• Provide customer feedback to the Store Owner
• Stay up to date with new products
• Perform beginning & end of the day tasks (e.g., dust, mop, vacuum, general cleaning, etc., daily)
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS PREFERRED:

• Must love pets!
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining exceptional customer service
• Ability to follow direction
• Have strong organizational skills
• Ability to accept constructive criticism
• Proven experience as a Retail Sales Associate, Sales Representative or similar role
• Understanding of POS systems & cash/credit card-handling procedures
• Understanding of retail sales processes
• Familiarity with consumer-based principles
• Knowledge of inventory stocking procedures
• Possess basic math skills
• Have a clean & professional appearance
• Possess excellent communication skills, capable of building trusting relationships
• Ability to perform efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to work some evenings, weekends, holidays &/or during events/festivities
• Preferably 18 years of age or older
• Must have own reliable transportation
• Prompt, punctual, reliable & trustworthy

Apply IN-PERSON
Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm/Saturday 10am – 3pm

ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS, EMAILS OR DIRECT MESSAGES

Paws & Purrs Barkery & Boutique
136 E Main St.
Forest City, NC 28043

12/25/2024

The Forgotten Dog’s Christmas Poem

Twas the night before Christmas when all thru the house,
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nick soon would be there.
The children all nestled snug in their beds,
With no thought of the dog filling their head.
And mom in her kerchief and I in my cap,
Knew the dog was cold but didn’t care about that.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window, I flew like a flash,
Figuring the dog was free of his chain and into the trash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow,
Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But Santa Claus with his eyes full of tears.
He unchained the dog once so lively and quick,
Last year’s Christmas present now painfully sick.
More rapid than eagles he called the dog’s name,
And the dog ran to him despite all his pain.
Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and V***n,
On Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen.
To the top of the porch to the top of the wall,
Let’s find this dog a home where he will be loved by all.
I knew in an instant there would be no gifts this year,
For Santa had made one thing quite clear.
The gift of a dog is not just for the season,
We had gotten the dog for all the wrong reasons.
In our haste to think of the kids a gift,
There was one important thing we missed.
A dog should be family and cared for the same,
You don’t give a gift, then put it on a chain.

And I heard him explain as he rode out of site,
“You weren’t given a gift, you were given a life.”

—Arthur Unknown

12/22/2024

Happiest of birthdays to Hazel! She is 3 today! Thank you for stopping by Paws & Purrs Barkery & Boutique on your special day! 🐶🐾🎉🎂

12/22/2024

Every good dog deserves comfort under the tree.🎄Snuggle Puppy: the gift that keeps tails wagging all year long. Stop by Paws & Purrs Barkery & Boutique & pick up a Snuggle Puppy for your good girl or boy!

12/21/2024

Last minute shopping? There is still time to add a little extra in your doggie's or kitty's stocking! We are open today until 8pm, Sunday 1pm - 8pm, Monday 10am - 8pm and will be open on Christmas Eve 10-until! 🎅🎄🐱 🐶🐾

12/21/2024

Back in Stock....STEVIE OCTOPUS! Stevie's eight long legs make for eight times the fun! Every game will be a barnburner with Stevie as your dog’s teammate! He is an EXTRA-LARGE toy measuring 21" in length and his playstyle is great for shaking, tugging and/or snuggling!

Stevie is always a favorite & sells out fast!

12/20/2024

Now available at Paws & Purrs Barkery & Boutique!

Which new product are you most excited about? Coco-Ghee🤍 or Coco-Gold🧡? Comment below!

Healthy fats are an incredibly important part of our pets diet, especially to support brain health and cognitive function!

12/14/2024

Shop for your pet this holiday season at Paws & Purrs Barkery & Boutique! We still have lots of holiday treats, toys, stockings, sweaters, festive collars & outfits plus much, much more! Store Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10-5 with extended hours on Friday & Saturday 10-8! 🐶🐱🐾🎅🧑‍🎄🎄

12/12/2024

We always love to hear from our customers but this one in particular truly touched our hearts! Thank you Dyane for sharing!🐶🐾❤️

"Good afternoon,

Thank you so very much for quickly delivering Whiskey’s sweater. When he put it on I cried bittersweet tears. It’s the same sweater two sizes bigger I bought 15 years ago for my Brittany rescue puppy. He wore it albeit too small and darned, patched and repaired till his last day. The number of compliments on this sweater and my beautiful boy Trippy were countless.
I am attaching two pics. Also those treats are like crack co***ne - my boy went nuts over them.
I wish I’d bought his second sweater from your company as you are doing a tremendous job!
I’ll be sure to order from you again!"

11/28/2024

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We will be open tonight from 5:00 - until!
Tree lighting ceremonies begin at 6:30!
Stop in & see us at Paws & Purrs Barkery & Boutique!

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