Walmart Review

Saturday, June 25th

2022 Dog Food Store Reviews

Walmart

• Thousands of options for dog food
• Can get orders through pickup, home delivery, or shipping
• Everyday low prices on popular brands
• Return policy depends on fulfillment

What can't you buy at Walmart? From tools to toothpaste and bananas to bangle bracelets, you'd have a harder time naming something that isn't for sale at this worldwide superstore. And, with options that now include the handy ability to place an order online and have it ready for pickup at a designated time - or have it delivered right to your home with same-day delivery or shipping in just a few days - it's even easier to get everything you need. That includes dog food.

Best prices on smaller quantities

As a low-cost leader, it came as no surprise that Walmart had the best prices on the Purina canned dog food we used for a fair comparison across stores: just $1.59 per can, matching the lowest price we found elsewhere. And, of course, you've got the option of ordering online and doing same-day pickup in store if there's a Walmart near you. 12-packs were a little more hit-or-miss; the flavor we were looking for wasn't even listed, and some of the other varieties were either out of stock or exorbitantly priced at over $40, but we found a few competitively priced around $19.

Not many options for specialty brands

It could be a little hit-or-miss to find the dog food you need here. It's no specialty pet food store, and there are only around two dozen brands to choose from in their dropdown list. They're well-known names in dog food, like ALPO, Nutro, Cesar, Rachael Ray Nutrish, and so on. We didn't find very many options for the Taste of the Wild kibble in our comparison (and, in the spirit of full disclosure, searching for "Taste of the Wild" on Walmart leads to some, shall we say, less than relevant results that may be NSFW). There was a two-pack of 5-lb bags of puppy chow, but no other flavors or sizes - and even that option was fulfilled through a third-party Walmart partner, and our delivery date was more than two weeks out.

Can you get a refund?

Returns are also a little iffy when buying dog food from Walmart. It varies from product to product, sometimes depending on whether or not it's fulfilled by Walmart itself or by a third-party partner. For example, on a 12-pack of cans of Purina Beyond WILD, the listing said it was covered by a 90-day return policy - and clicking on the details revealed that it couldn't be returned to a local store. Then again, selecting a single can, the return policy disappeared from the product page, leaving us to assume (and hope) that it would be eligible for an in-store return. Unlike many dog food stores, though, there's nothing specific that says you can get your money back if your pet tries the food and doesn't like it.

No shortage of reviews on dog food

Of course, with Walmart being as big as it is, you've got more than enough customer feedback to consider if you're deciding on a new dog food. For example, Purina Dog Chow Complete with Real Chicken had over 3500 shopper ratings at the time of this review, with a practically perfect average right around 5/5 stars.

Good enough

Walmart's a decent place to get dog food, especially if you're already shopping there for other things and they have what you need in stock. You won't get the range of products you'd find at a store that specializes in pet supplies, and the return policy is a bit of a question mark. But, for your average everyday shopper who just needs another bag of kibble for Rover, there's no need to look beyond Walmart's selection of dog food.