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From toys and treats to food and grooming tools, purchasing pet supplies can get pretty expensive.

Luckily, strategically shopping at Petco can help even the most frugal pet owners work within their household budgets. These seven tips will help you get the biggest bang for your buck while shopping at Petco.

♥ Join the Pals Rewards program

Like many other retail chains, Petco offers a membership program to its customers. Members of the Pals Rewards program receive exclusive coupons and automatically get savings in-store on certain items. The program, which is free to join, also gives members $5 credit for every $100 spent. If you shop at Petco frequently, this can really add up.

♥ Sign up for repeat delivery

If you find a specific food, kitty litter or other frequently purchased item that your pet likes, why bother driving to get the same thing every few weeks when you can have it delivered to your door? Petco’s Repeat Delivery program automatically gives you the lowest Petco price on pet food and supplies and allows a customizable delivery schedule that can be cancelled at any time. Plus, delivery is free for purchases over $49.

♥ Order online

Petco offers free shipping on any online order over $49, including the Repeat Delivery program mentioned above. This can be combined with other online-only sales, and Petco usually has several going on at any given time. The online store also has more products than most physical Petco stores, often selling less expensive alternatives to in-store products.

♥ Sign up for email alerts

Petco has a program called “Fetch My Sales” that will send email alerts whenever your favorite products go on sale online. Once you sign up for email alerts, simply click “Add to My Shopping List” on any product’s page and you will be notified as soon as it goes on sale.

♥ Ask about events

Individual Petco locations host events and demonstrations, many of which offer free samples or special deals on the featured topics (like training or home grooming, for example). Ask your local Petco about upcoming in-store events and determine which ones could benefit your pet.

♥ Compare prices

Petco will match the price of any local competitor; simply bring proof of a competitor’s price into your local Petco and they will adjust their price to match. There are some exclusions to this rule; Petco will not match other stores’ online or sale prices.

♥ Find deals close to you

Each Petco store has unique sale items and discounts. Search for nearby Petco locations to find deals in-store. Petco.com also has a link called “local ads” which will help you find sales at your local store.

Caring for a pet can be pricey, but using the programs and discounts offered by Petco can make it a little more manageable. Petco is “where the pets go,” but that doesn’t mean all your money has to follow!