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| - I must start by saying I have NOT used this company for grooming. My rating is based upon PRICE (outrageous) and the rude tone in the email I received from them.
The prices on their web site are not spelled out. I emailed asking how much it costs to shave a long-haired cat. I included a photo taken when my cat just had been groomed. My cat is bad at self-grooming and we have him shaved by professional groomers twice per year. I do not want him bathed, just shaven into a "lion cut". He doesn't fuss, squirm, scratch or bite. He freezes and does nothing. My old groomer in CT would brag about how easy it was to groom him. She groomed him by herself and never needed a second person to help. She would be done with him in under 15 minutes and charged just $25 for the groom, including nail clip. That was in CT, where EVERYTHING is expensive. I told all the above info to the woman at Pet Stop Grooming in my email. I also thought that perhaps since they run a grooming SCHOOL, customers could pay less if they used a grooming STUDENT who is doing his/her practicum work. That is the case with hairdressing schools, massage schools, etc. I did not inquire about using a grooming student, however.
I received an email response from a woman at Pet Stop Groomers. She wrote, "We charge $65-$85 for cat grooming, depending on the length of the cut...I'm sorry if you think our prices are high...Our prices are LOCKED IN and do not change". I never wrote that I thought THEIR prices were high in my original email. I didn't know what Pet Stop's prices even WERE because they aren't specified on their web site! (I HAD said that other area groomers charge $55 just for a quick cat shave and that I thought $55 was too much). There was no reason, however, for her to assume I was going to try to barter with her.
SIXTY-FIVE TO EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS???? It's a 15-minute shave job, no bath, no scissors, no scratching, squirming or biting. My cat has no mats or snarls in his fur. He is an indoor-only cat. His hair just looks "messy" and if we don't shave it, matting can eventually occur. What I'm looking to have done is actually an easy, painless job for any groomer. It doesn't matter that Pet Stop - according to the email - has the "best groomers around". Even if that's true, it doesn't justify asking $65-$85 for a service that is fast and non labor-intensive.
I can get a partial foil highlight in my hair at Salon De Cheveaux for $65, and that IS intricate work and takes about 90 minutes. There is a reason that a man's quick buzz cut at a barber costs way less than a woman's salon scissor-cut that needs straight ends or bangs and maybe some layers.
I'm not looking to groom a Bichon Frise who needs scissor work done near her eyes and must have a perfectly-level fur trim on her face. A "lion cut" shave for a cat goes nowhere near the face. No scissors are needed! I would shave my cat myself if I had any training or confidence.
I really do not understand the prices charged by businesses here in the west valley. It's not like there are millionaires walking around here. I guess at Pet Stop Grooming, business is so good they don't need or want my money. Even though there are some really nice areas in LP, where they are located, I don't think most people in LP would actually pay $85 for a quick cat shave.
Just beware: Unless you're super wealthy, you'll get sticker shock at this place and someone will probably talk down to you.
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