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I’ve
brought
my
Samoyed
to
this
location
for
grooming
for
a
while.
While
it
was
certainly
not
the
best,
due
to
the
convenience
of
its
location,
I
found
the
overall
grooming
experience
and
the
result
somewhat
acceptable,
if
not
below
than
average
at
times.
However,
the
experience
I
had
today
was
the
last
straw.
PetSmart
has
always
been
considered
by
the
dog
owner
community
as
the
“corporate”
overlord,
one
more
incentivized
by
profits
and
less
by
the
well-beings
of
the
dogs,
and
it
really
shows
when
our
groomer
Amber
insisted
to
add
an
additional
furminator
service
as
it
would
require
extra
brushing
time
and
she
couldn’t
complete
her
job
without
performing
the
furminator
service,
which
was
totally
understandable,
except
that
another
groomer
who
groomed
our
pet
Samoyed
last
time
did
a
spectacular
job
WITHOUT
the
furminator
—
with
no
mat
whatsoever
—
and
managed
to
complete
the
job
in
two
hours,
shorter
than
other
groomers.
In
contrast,
about
a
year
ago
when
we
brought
our
pet
Samoyed
to
the
same
spot,
we
were
asked
by
—
you
guess
it,
Amber
—
to
add
a
furminator
service,
as
it
was
supposed
to
be
—
and
I
believe
it
is
—
beneficial
for
my
pet
Samoyed’s
double-coated
fur,
but
the
result
was
terrible
—
mats
were
everywhere,
and
we
had
to
clear
those
mats
on
our
own,
not
to
mention
she
refused
to
take
away
the
additional
charges
even
if
we
insisted
we
would
not
need
those
services.
In
short,
why
would
I
trust
and
gladly
let
someone
shove
an
additional
charge
for
an
additional
service
that
ended
up
being
a
terrible
choice
and
a
terrible
experience
for
us
and
our
pet?
My
experience
today
attests
to
my
claim
about
how
Petsmarts
is
a
business
driven
by
financial
incentives
and
not
by
the
well-beings
of
the
dogs.
It
was
especially
evident
when
not
just
our
groomers
but
also
the
staff
members
insisted
that
our
Samoyed
pet
need
to
be
bathed
every
four
to
six
weeks,
while
our
vet
suggested
that
it
is
crucial
that
Samoyeds
should
only
be
bathed
TWICE
PER
YEAR
or
EVERY
QUARTER-
maximum,
as
constantly
exposing
Samoyeds,
specially
our
pet
Samoyed,
to
bathing
is
going
to
bad
for
her
skin
in
the
long-term.
It
makes
sense
that
a
business
driven
by
financial
incentives
is
going
to
prioritize
maximizing
the
number
of
services
it
can
provide
as
a
means
to
maximize
its
profits,
and
I
understand
for
a
corporate
of
this
scale
to
function
in
an
organized
and
scalable
way,
there
needs
to
be
a
protocol
of
some
sort,
but
every
pet,
every
dog
—
even
if
they
are
the
same
breed
—
is
different
and
therefore
require
different
needs.
I
don’t
think
there
is
anyone
who
better
understand
our
pet
better
than
we
or
our
vet
do,
and
I
am
sure
that
the
staff
members
and
groomers
who
were
perhaps
treated
or
paid
unfairly
by
their
corporate
overlord
would
not
necessarily
have
the
mindset
of
abundance
to
care
for
the
pets
they
were
grooming
but
instead
be
more
concerned
about
the
cost-effectiveness
of
their
labor
versus
the
paychecks
they
ended
up
receiving,
and
I
believe
this
explains
my
overall
grooming
experiences
in
Petsmart
—
groomers
and
staff
members
who
were
bounded
by
the
mindset
of
scarcity
imposed
by
their
greedy,
arrogant
corporate
overlords
who
operated
behind
a
superficial
facade
and
carefully
constructed
image
that
makes
one
believe
that
they
know
their
pets
better
than
you
do
and
that
one
should
consume
whatever
“services”
they
shove
into
your
face
in
the
name
of
the
well-being
and
the
betterment
of
your
pets
in
exchange
of
your
green
glistening
cash,
and
I
am
sure
I
will
be
cheering
my
lungs
out
among
the
thunderous
applauses
of
many
others
the
day
a
flare
was
ignited
on
the
piles
of
cash
obtained
from
your
greed
becomes
the
fire
that
burns
down
the
empire.
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