MetroPets - Online pet magazine
  • HOME
  • NEWS & FEATURES
  • PET ENTHUSIASTS
  • HEALTH & WELLNESS
  • PRODUCT REVIEWS
  • ANIMAL WELFARE
  • PAWPULAR PETS
  • BEST OF BREED
  • PET GUIDE
  • AROUND THE METRO
  • ABOUT US
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
  • HOME
  • NEWS & FEATURES
  • PET ENTHUSIASTS
  • HEALTH & WELLNESS
  • PRODUCT REVIEWS
  • ANIMAL WELFARE
  • PAWPULAR PETS
  • BEST OF BREED
  • PET GUIDE
  • AROUND THE METRO
  • ABOUT US
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
AROUND THE METRO

Tiendesitas Pet Village revisited

6/16/2015

10 Comments

 

By ALMA J. BUELVA

RECENTLY, Tiendesitas in Pasig City moved its popular Pet Village to a newly built area dedicated to pet stores. The upgraded Pet Village features more spacious and better lit hallways. The stores look livelier and cleaner and, more importantly, most animals for sale were in a cleaner environment.

If the new Pet Village really has air conditioning, I didn't feel it. Either it was a very hot day or the air conditioning was just weak. For the sake of the animals, I was really hoping it would be cool.
TIENDESITAS PET VILLAGE
THE NEW TIENDESITAS PET VILLAGE HAS MORE SPACIOUS AND BETTER LIT HALLWAYS. THE GENERAL AREA IS CLEANER COMPARED TO THE OLD ONE.
I was also hoping for better vendor practices. Despite the facelift, Tiendesitas' Pet Village is still home to lurking pet hawkers who can make buyers feel uncomfortable by acting shady.

They sit or stand around the corridors, near their place of business, spying on customers. As it happened, I would be in front of a shop window when, out of nowhere, a man or woman would suddenly ask, almost in a whisper, what dog do I wanted. Sometimes, the unsolicited conversation would be more direct: a price quote for the dog breed that I've been looking at.

Picture
DESPITE THE FACELIFT, THE NEW PET VILLAGE CONTINUES TO HOST PET HAWKERS WHO LURK AROUND, SPYING ON CUSTOMERS, IN AN UNPROFESSIONAL, SHADY MANNER.
At one store, a man who was leaning against the window like a bystander unenthusiastically spewed out prices without bothering to ask what I wanted. Not only was his behavior arrogant, it was creepy.

What's the point of having these hawkers hang around the corridors when the stores are so much nicer now? The pets for sale are not cheap, so how about some propriety, decency and professionalism?

Pet Village stores' first contact with customers should be inside their stores and not with some shady hawker behaving like fixers in front of a corrupt government agency.

TIENDESITAS PET VILLAGE, METROPETS
A DOG SLEEPS FACING AWAY FROM THE WINDOW. NOT WANTING TO DEAL WITH PET SELLERS OUTSIDE THE STORES, SOME CUSTOMERS (LIKE THIS DOG) TURN THEIR BACKS AND WALK AWAY.
Not knowing who you are dealing with is scary and it also makes you wonder where they get their prices.

Tiendesitas management should not stop at giving the Pet Village a new look. They should also educate their tenants on how to conduct their business professionally and treat customers properly. If not, then there's no point asking who let the dog (sellers) out.



10 Comments
Arthur
6/17/2015 05:09:31 am

Yes, there are men who will approach you outside the pet shops to tell you the price of the dogs. What if they are just free agents and they jack up the price and claim their commission after they make a sale with the real shop owner? Poor buyers. Those hawkers parang illegals dvd or drugs ang tinda the way they conduct themselves.

Reply
Kristen
4/7/2018 11:38:46 am

mern po kau toy poodle red

Reply
Gilbert
4/14/2016 12:22:45 pm

Good pm po meron po ba kau pitbull terrier

Reply
cj
5/11/2016 06:11:10 pm

Good pm po meron po ba kayung siberian husky

Reply
ronel christian link
12/11/2016 08:26:31 am

Good morning ask ko lang po ... magkano po yung siberian husky female n puppy with papers!

Reply
Hello po meron po.kayong pug
12/11/2016 04:29:42 pm

May pug po ba kayo

Reply
Laura
4/13/2017 01:22:28 pm

Do You Have A Yorki And A Shih Tzu Cause Were Looking For Thise Breeds Thanks

Reply
Jepjep
4/17/2017 10:45:25 am

I am selling my 3 puppies, one-month old belgian malinois. Any one interested?

Reply
Jansen
6/26/2017 10:59:56 am

Do you have any phillipine hamster i'm intrested in buying one.

Reply
Camille
8/28/2017 07:27:34 pm

Do you have play poodles?

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Posts

    * 
    ​* Clark K-9 Cemetery: Where brave dogs lie
    ​* Barkingham gives dogs the royal treatment
    * Makati launches free pet microchipping
    ​* Cats & Crumbs cat cafe for rescued cats opens in Marikina
    * Adorable pets come together at Pet Summit 2017
    * Wolf & Bear Dog Cafe: a wintry escape with the dogs
    ​* PAWS pet cafe in TriNoma a big hit
    ​* Bring Your Own Dog Day at the Ateneo
    * PAWS & Pet Express grand Pet Blessing
    * Landers Superstore's pet section a must-see
    * More Hello Kitty cafes coming soon
    ​* Dog & Cat Expo 2016 to highlight pets around the world
    * Paws in the Park 3 dog fair: thrice the fun
    * Tea Pawty to build kawaii-themed cat shelter
    ​* Poor kids' Christmas gifts include lessons on animal care
    * CCM's adopted cats hold Christmas reunion
    * Dog sports event calls for participants
    * Pet groomer cuts off dogs ear by mistake
    *Dogs in strollers hit the road for charity 
    * Bengal Brew is the latest cat cafe in town
    * Scenes from Kawaii Cats cosplay
    * Life and hope for pets at a Pasay cemetery
    * Cartimar pet shops dog prices show wide disparity 
    * Persians rule Gilmore Cat Cafe
    * Tiendesitas Pet Village revisited
    * Winners of MetroPets' Hug Your Cat Photo Contest
    * DBP makes cat part of its security team
    * A visit to Barkin' Blends Dog Cafe
    * PAWS statement on Ordinance 2386
    * Cat Cafe Mla. opens
    * Cat Cafes: new stars on the bucks!
    * Pet Expo welcomes Singapore's pets
    * Beagle wins Westminster Dog Show
    * Exploring Bio Research's "Lost Eden"
    * Doggie bedtime stories
    * Cat sleeps anywhere
    * Scenes from the Phil. Circuit Dog Show 2015
    * Beauties behind bars at Tiendesitas
    * Dec. 2014 videos
    * Dec. 2014 photos
    * Nov. 2014 photos
    * Nov. 2014 videos

    Categories

    All
    Akita Inu
    Alaskan Malamutes
    Animal Care
    Animal House
    Animal Rights
    Animal Welfare
    Animal Welfare Group
    Anti-rabies Programs In Philippines
    Asong Pinoy
    Aspin
    Barkingham
    Bengal Brew
    Bengal Brew Cat Cafe
    Bengal Cats
    Black Cat
    CARA Welfare Philippines
    Cartimar
    Cat Adoption
    Cat Cafe
    Cat Cafe Manila
    Cat Cafes
    Cat Cafes In Quezon City
    Cat Cafes In The Philippines
    Cat Cage
    Cat Coffee Shops
    Cat Comicon
    Cat Cosplay
    Cat Drinking Fountain
    Cat Food
    Catfood Manila
    Cat-friendly Cafes In Metro Manila
    Cat Litter
    Cat Lovers
    Cat Microchip
    Cats Clothes
    Cats & Crumbs
    Cat Shelter
    Cat Shops
    Cat Shows
    Cat Sleep
    Cat Store
    Cat Toys
    Cobra Digital Animal Speakers
    Desexed Dogs
    Dog Breeders In Philippines
    Dog Breeds
    Dog Cafe
    Dog Cafe In Manila
    Dog Cafe In The Philippines
    Dog Cafes In Manila
    Dog & Cat Expo 2016
    Dog Cemetery
    Dog Food
    Dog Groomers In Philippines
    Dog Lovers
    Dog Owners
    Dog Pet Chip
    Dog Pounds
    Dog Prices In Cartimar
    Dogs And Coffee
    Dog Show
    Dogs In Strollers
    Dog Sports
    Dog Sports Event
    Exotic Dogs In Philippines
    Gilmore Cat Cafe
    Hello Kitty Cafe
    Homeless Animals
    Hug Your Cat Day
    K-9 Cemetery
    K-9 Cemetery Clark Air Base
    K9 Search And Rescue
    Kawaii Cats
    Landers Superstore
    Litter Boxes
    Manila Cat Cafes
    Metro Manila Pet Groomers
    MetroPets Magazine
    MetroPets Videos
    Military Working Dogs
    MMDA K9 Dogs
    Napoleon Cat
    Newfoundland
    November 2014 MetroPets Videos
    Pasay Pups
    PAWS
    PAWS Rescue Cats
    Persian Cats
    PETA
    Pet Blessing
    Pet Burial
    Pet Cafe
    Pet Cafes In Manila
    Pet Cemetery In The Philippines
    Pet Express
    Pet-friendly Restaurants In Philippines
    Pet Groceries
    Pet Groomers
    Pet Microchip In Philippines
    Pet Microchipping
    Pet Passport
    Pet Products
    Petrepreneurs
    Pet Shops
    Pet Spa
    Pet Strollers
    Pet Summit 2017
    Pet Tags
    Philippine Cat Lovers
    Philippine Cat Loves
    Philippine Pet Industry
    Philippine Pet Shows
    Philippine Pet Trade Show
    Plaridel Pet Chip
    Plush Animals
    Pot-bellied Pig
    Puppy Mills
    Purina
    Pusang Pinoy
    Puspin Cafe
    Puspin Lovers
    Puspins
    Quezon City Ordinance 2386
    RFID Pet Tags
    Sanrio
    Sarcoptic Mange
    Siamese Cat
    Siberian Husky
    Stray Animals
    Team Kovu
    Tea Pawty
    USAF Military Working Dogs
    Veterinary Malpractice
    White Dogs
    Wolf & Bear Dog Cafe
    Working Cats
    World Animal Day
    Zoos

METROPETS
All Rights Reserved


Advertise in METROPETS
Contact METROPETS
✕