Kahoots Pet Store

First off, I LOVE BUNNIES! So I swing in here often even when I don’t need cat food, because they usually have bunnies and guinea pigs which are also super cute. They have live chicks as well. The staff is really friendly, knowledgable, engaging and helpful. Love that they have Blue Buffalo, dang, that food is expensive, but it’s worth it. It’s great to support a local business that has amazing service and people working there. I’ll go out of my way to go to Kahoot’s over Petco.
Not impressed with the Kahoot’s brand cat litter though.

Went in to this store looking for a collar for my new cat. The woman working there was SO helpful and nice. She helped me find the perfect collar, tag, etc, and then gave me tons of large free samples of different cat foods to try out. She also gave me lots of helpful pamphlets regarding cat ownership (we are new cat owners). SUPER helpful, friendly, and seemed to genuinely want the best for me/​my kitty! I will go back here again!

They are great and take my grand kids there all the time. they live close so we go down for fun sometimes. staff is great and friendly and knowledgeable… we keep coming back.

I must preface this review with the fact that I wasn’t technically shopping for pet supplies when I visited so I the rating doesn’t reflect the store’s pricing or selection.
But the staff is just SO incredible! I stopped in briefly to see what Kahoot’s was all about…(okay, I just wanted to see the live animals!), and I found myself with a couple of questions about exotics. The staff were so knowledgeable and friendly, I basically forgot about my awkward introverted tendencies and found out everything I wanted to know about my inquiry. If I ever actually need any pet supplies and/​or have any questions… I’ll be sure to stop into Kahoot’s!

Kahoots pet stores had a very friendly staff. A little too friendly to the point were instead of cleaning the fish tank and clear them of all the dead fish in the tank. They are talking to everyone in store and gossiping. Having a great social staff is great and all but it’s supposed to be a pet store that stands out from the others.

Standard cute/​large pet store. Well lit, very clean, bunnies in the front, fish in the back.
Like the lizards and frogs they have, definitely have to stop by those every chance I’m in the store.
They have tons and tons of dog toys, which is just what we were looking for.
Other than that, nothing stands out. Just a clean, friendly pet store.

I purchased a cat scratcher replacement from this store and it turned out to be the wrong size. Unfortunately, I lost the receipt and Kahoots won’t even issue a store credit without a receipt. This was not an expensive item but I would have appreciated a store credit. I was told I would have to seek approval for a store credit from corporate, so they could take my name and number and someone would call me. I can’t remember the last time I shopped somewhere with this sort of policy except a clothing boutique. I won’t be buying from a pet store that doesn’t have better customer service policies. I will go to Pet People instead from now on.

The store is clean and well organized (though small).
The employees are rude and that ruined my whole experience. Twice I’ve had bad experiences. Once a cashier ignored me while I stood at the counter with my stuff and waited. Not once did he bother to say «I’ll be just a second» or «thanks for waiting» so finally I just left my stuff and walked out. The second time I came in with my four year old. She is VERY good in pet stores. She even knows not the touch the glass of the fish tanks or the cages for the birds. She stays with me and I do my best to keep her focused. Today she wandered a few steps from me. She wanted to go back to see the birds. I saw her, asked her to come back, and when she didn’t I went to get her. I took her hand, told her not to go without me and then I’m approached by an employee and TOLD to keep a better eye on my child.
Wow.
Done. Never shopping in another Kahoots ever again.

Our dog loves all the treats we buy from them, especially their seasonl pumpkin treats! They have a wide range of dog products including their own brand name, and raw foods. They also have fish, cat, guinea pigs, rabbits and various other small animal products. If you live in Solana Beach you also receive coupons in the mail for the store, but oddly enough you can only use one coupon a day even if it is for different products. Read the coupons carefully, because sometimes it is only valid on Kahoots brand products. Some of the products are over priced, but they are good quality and with a small dog, they last a while.

My most recent visit sums this place up. I had to get litter for our cats and food for my dog, so I stopped in. Despite the fact that they didn’t have either of the specific brands I was looking for I ended up buying a more expensive brand of litter and taking a sample of a different dog food. I had to, they were too helpful and nice for me to leave there empty handed. Everybody I’ve encountered here is really friendly, really helpful, and an animal lover through and through. I ended up going to another store to get my dog’s regular brand, but only so I can slowly wean her on to the new stuff that I was given a sample of.

I loved this pet store! We go for our cats and dog items, and the staff has always been super nice and accommodating. I had a very long and educational discussion about my fat cat and what to feed her. They also have store brand food and free samples at the front.
I first came here with coupons we got in the mail for 30% off any item! Great! So I got my super expensive cat litter a few bucks off.
There’s a variety of mid-​to-​high end items and food for all sorts of pets. They also sell small animals like bunnies, guinea pigs, and fish..

These guys are still persevering with the dead fish. Most of the tanks had at least one dead (for several days by the looks of things) fish sucked up against the filter intake; gross.
The guppy tank had 3 dead ones and the alive fish had some evidence of a fungus problem; not good.
Also, tried to redeem a coupon we got through the mail. 40% off an item. If you wanted cat/​dog food then you had to have Kahoot’s brand to get the discount. No problem, That’s a good discount and we can give it a try, if it wins we will be back coupon or no coupon; surely the point of the coupon?
Anyway, all multi-​packs of Kahoot’s food already have a discount.
Yes that’s right, just like the rest of the world if you buy a 12 pack you get the products cheaper than if you buy 12 individual cans. However Kahoots consider that this is a «10%» discount and therefore not compatible with the coupon. I would have called a 12 pack an «item» but there you go, the logic the rest of the world uses that might also remove dead fish from tanks to promote sales doesn’t seem to apply here.
In other word, the 40% coupon is only valid if you buy one singe can of cat food. What sort of shitty waste of time offer is that? I can’t wait until April when the valid coupon is for 10% off a 90c cat food product. I will rush down there again; I might pick up some dead fish while I am there…

Kids love this store because they let you pick up the rabbits and guinea pigs. But to actually buy something is really another story altogether. The prices are high… we have two dogs and there is no way we could afford to feed them at these prices. They do have specials… we found a beta fish for only $ 2 but we bought the support materials (i.e., food) at PetCo.

My kids keep asking to go back. I don’t mind because the store is clean and the staff is friendly. This is the nicest pet store I’ve seen in a while.

Nice new pet store in Solana Beach that is part of the Kahoots family of stores. Friendly service and good selection of natural dog foods. I stop there when ever visiting dog beach in Del Mar.

Excellent products. my very finicky cats love their specially produced cat foods. And the prices are pretty comparable to the big chains. But the big difference is that eveything is eaten and their energy has improved. Buy Kahoots. you can’t go wrong.