How do I get through the phone menu to a real live person?
GetHuman researchers routinely call this PETCO phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest:Press 5 at the first menu.
Here is how our research team describes the way the PETCO phone system greets you: To manage your rewards, press 1. To place a new order, press 2. To get the status of an order, press 3. For information about the Vito Care program, press 4. For any other inquiries, press 5.
Below are some clips we've found from PETCO's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:
Heard when the phone system first answers
"Thank you for calling Petco.
To manage your rewards, press one.
To place a new order, press two. To check the status of your order, press three."
Excerpt from a call with PETCO
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 1:11 AM
The first phone menu
"Thank you for calling PECCO.
Sorry.
We are unable to recognize your input. Plea try again.
To manage your rewards, press one.
To place a new order, press two.
To check the status of your order, press three.
For information about Petco's Vital Care Premier program, press four."
Excerpt from a call with PETCO
Friday, March 29, 2024 3:15 PM
After you press 2
"For any other inquiry For your prescription order, press one.
For all other orders, press two."
Excerpt from a call with PETCO
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 5:38 PM
What are the hours and when should I call?
PETCO operates the call center for this 888-824-7257 phone number Mon-Sun 9am-5pm PT.The short answer is that you should call on a Thursday.This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 1,932 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this PETCO phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like PETCO staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.
The least busy time to call
The least busy day to call PETCO is Thursday.The most busy day to call is Tuesday.Again, this is based on a sample of 1,932 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Wednesday.The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Monday.
The best time to call
In summation, the best day to call PETCO is Thursday.This is not the day with the shortest wait on hold in the phone system, but we still recommend it for its ideal combination of low call volume and short hold times. Plus we believe that PETCO staffs the call center well on Thursday.
Why call this PETCO number?
Below is a sample of recent calls to PETCO, and their purpose. Are any of these similar to the reason you are trying to call?
Disconnected call: "Hello. I called you half a minute ago, but I was disconnected."
- From a call lasting 1m 52s , Apr 3, 2024 5:41 PM
Placing food order: "I would like to place the order for food for my pet."
- From a call lasting 1m 44s , Apr 3, 2024 5:38 PM
Inquiring about Katz slow feeder: "I was looking for a Katz slow feeder for my pets to eat slowly and not throw up their food."
- From a call lasting 2m 56s , Feb 15, 2024 12:37 AM
More Ways to Contact PETCO Customer Service
There are of course other ways to contact PETCO customer service besides the phone. Below we list the best ones, by medium.
If phone-based customer service is not available, or the wait times are long, many people prefer chat as a next-best option. Some even prefer it to calling on the phone. Luckily, PETCO provides this option.
As a last, sometimes only, resort- PETCO customer service can be accessed through their website. This can entail digging through help articles before finding a form and "being allowed" to submit a problem to their team, and rarely leads to a real-time conversation, which is why GetHuman does not recommend this unless it's the only way.
Conclusion and closing notes
This is PETCO's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a PETCO agent. This phone number is PETCO's best phone number because 11,592 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 888-824-7257 include Returns, Cancel order, Change order, Track order, Complaint and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call PETCO first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone or chat or web. In total, PETCO has 2 phone numbers. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to PETCO representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.
GetHuman does not provide call center services or customer support operations for PETCO. The two organizations are not related. GetHuman builds free tools and shares information to help customers of companies like PETCO. For large companies that includes tools such as our GetHuman Phone, which allows you to call a company but skip the part where you wait on the line to get a live human rep. We continue to work on these tools to help customers like you (and ourselves!) navigate the messy phone menus, hold times, and confusion with customer service. As long as you keep sharing it with your friends and loved ones, we'll keep doing it.