Chewy vs PetFlow

Kalicia Bateman
Kalicia Bateman | Contributor
Pet owners have a lot of options when it comes to buying pet supplies online. Nevertheless, two companies are almost instantly recognized for being the go-to place for pet supplies: Chewy and Petflow. 

Both companies are known for selling quality pet products at an affordable price. However, when it comes to the best online pet store, Chewy has the upper hand in several categories. 
Chewy logo
#1 Chewy
6.2 Overall Score
4.5
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(703)
PetFlow logo
#5 PetFlow
4.1 Overall Score
2.9
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(169)

Overview

Chewy

Minimum Order for Free Shipping

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Return Policy

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Time in Business

14 Years

PetFlow

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N/A

Undisclosed

Ratings

Chewy

Overall Score
6.2 of 10
Review Score
4.5
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Value for Money
4.6
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Quality of Product or Service
4.5
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Company Trustworthiness
4.4
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Likely to Recommend
8.2 of 10

PetFlow

4.1 of 10
2.9
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3.5
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3.5
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3.1
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5.0 of 10

Reviews

Chewy

Number of Reviews
703
Review Breakdown
4.5
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1 star
9%
2 star
2%
3 star
2%
4 star
7%
5 star
80%

PetFlow

169
2.9
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1 star
49%
2 star
5%
3 star
2%
4 star
4%
5 star
41%

Reviews for Chewy

Helpful Favorable Review

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Kelsey Mclean

April 5th, 2022

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I will forever order from Chewy!! I accidentally ordered two litter boxes when I placed an order for my cat and dog. I was happy to return the extra and emailed Chewy.com as to how to go about doing so but was told by the company to donate it to a local shelter instead!! Any animal parent knows this is SUCH a better option and more companies should have this mind set!!

Helpful Critical Review

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RocknRider

April 13th, 2022

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I placed an order for autoship. I got a msg that they "tried to deliver the order but couldn't ". Seriously? It's not like my doorstep has changed since the last shipment. When I called customer service, she was not only unhelpfuul, but also rude. Because of this, I will never use Chewy again. They've left me in a bind. And when they "couldn't" deliver, it leaves me in a bind. Their customer service reps should realize that

Reviews for PetFlow

Helpful Favorable Review

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Judy Fred

April 15th, 2022

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The gentleman that assisted me this morning was wonderful. I explained needing to switch my recurring order from regular Origin to "Fit and Trim". He did it for me in the blink of an eye. This isn't the first time I have received extraordinary customer service from your company. Whatever you are doing, please keep doing it! (Oh yeah, clone this guy if you can!)

Helpful Critical Review

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Kimberly Helbing

October 28th, 2021

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Fedex will be the death of Petflow. Initially I became a customer of Petflow because they carried the Zignature brand; I live 2 hours from the nearest dealer so I found that the auto ship program worked for me….until recently. Over the past couple months I have not received my shipment on time, the first time it was a week late, and right now, my dog food has been sitting on a delivery truck since 10/19. It’s the 28th of October! I have cancelled my order and auto ship, as Fedex handles all their shipments, and Fedex service in my area is very poor.

The Final Word

While both stores sell pet supplies, Chewy has supplies for not only cats and dogs but horses, birds, reptiles, fish, and other small pets. Petflow is limited in its pet supplies by only offering products for cats and dogs. You’ll definitely have a wide variety of options when shopping with Chewy, but Petflow does offer a few pet food brands that Chewy doesn’t 

Both Chewy and Petflow offer free shipping on any order over $49, but if you’re under you’ll be subjected to a flat-rate shipping fee. Petflow’s flat-rate fee is $5.95, which isn’t bad, but Chewy still has the lead with a flat-rate fee of $4.95. 

Unfortunately, neither company ships to Alaska or Hawaii. 

Petflow also doesn’t allow any returns on products that are under $10. If you do need to return an item, you’re subjected to paying a return fee (which will cost you anywhere between $5.95 to $14.95 depending on the original price of the item). Additionally, Petflow can only accept returns for items purchased within the last 30 days. Chewy is much more lenient with its return policy, as pet owners have 365 days to return unopened or unused items. 

When it comes to customer service, it seems impossible to beat Chewy. This company is known for its lenient return policy, excellent customer service representatives, fast delivery times, and sending portraits of people’s pets in the mail. 

Chewy and Petflow both offer an auto-ship program. This program allows pet owners to put their favorite pet products on a delivery schedule, which is great for pet owners who need to purchase dog food or cat food, but don’t want to have to drive down to a store every few weeks. While many consumers praised Chewy’s easy-to-use auto-ship program, a few Petflow customers had issues with the program. Several customers never received their shipment, a few struggled to cancel their auto-ship subscriptions, and others felt that it was difficult to add products to their cart. 

Overall, we recommend pet owners shop at Chewy for their pet supplies. 

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