10/17/2024
Something to think about. Places like Chewey will survive without St. Pete's business. Do we really want our town to be all chain stores?
WE ARE CLOSING.....Now we have your attention....we WERE going to close our store at the end of our lease, but at the very last second (truly), decided that despite the hardships and financial instability, we just weren’t ready to give up quite yet. Our employees count on us, our customers count on us, and we truly want to educate pet parents and make sure their loved ones are the healthiest they can be so they can live as long as possible. This is our mission. Then the hurricanes hit, and now we are questioning our decision to re-sign, but it’s a done deal and we will persevere. Unless you’ve run your own business, you just have no idea what’s involved. We had no idea. It is a ton of work in the good times, and damn hard in the bad. Unfortunately, we started in the bad. Covid. Not part of our business plan, but we made it through….not easily.
If you want to actually have a downtown and keep St. Pete unique and wonderful, small businesses are part of that. Watching hordes of Amazon, Walmart and Chewy trucks everywhere makes us very sad and frustrated. We deliver for free same day, have competitive prices, and you can actually talk to us for informed advise on health and nutrition. If you want St. Pete retail to keep disappearing and offer nothing but the same franchises as the suburbs, keep shopping online, or SHOP LOCAL whenever possible, and keep building St. Pete’s unique and fabulous vibe. ❤️🐾
