Saluda River Pet Food & Supply Center

I love it when I stumble upon a local business that gets it. The service was excellent, I was met at the door by the associate asking if I needed help finding anything. I found what I was looking for and he took both 49lb bags of food to the counter. After ringing me up carried the bags to my car. Who does that – they do, that’s who. They just got a new regular. I’ll definitely be going back again and again.

Saluda River is a step above the ordinary chain pet store. I have a dog with a terrible poultry allergy, so trying to find food without any poultry can be a massive challenge. In addition, limited ingredient foods can cost a fortune at the traditional chain stores.
Thus, I decided to venture in here one day to see what kinds of products they carry. Fortunately for me, they have a great selection high-​end dog foods. I have found at least ten different options for limited ingredient dog food here so that I can rotate out food for the pups (Petco had about 4 – 5 options, maybe). They also have some great selections for cat food as well. They carry big brands like Purina, Blue Buffalo, and Eukanuba, but they also have a lot of brands that are hard to find outside of specialty stores. Also, I was paying about $ 5 more for a 13 pound bag of food at Petco, so that is a pretty decent savings. If you buy the largest bags of food, you might be saving more. I checked out the brand I bought for the pups to see how cheaply one can get it on the internet and I could not find a place to get it cheaper (not that I would buy it online, but it’s always nice to compare). I feel good that I am getting a great price and supporting a local business.
A couple of minor downsides: treats and toys here are definitely more expensive than the chain stores by a few dollars. Most of the bags of treats were about a dollar more expensive, but the toys a little more so. However, some of the treats looked quite high quality.
Finally, when they have enough people working there, someone will generally come over and help you with your food bag. They will even help you carry it out to your car, if need be. It’s just a little something extra they offer in their service.
I highly recommend this place, especially if you have dogs with special food needs.