Pets.com - The Rapid Rise and Fall

*Note: This video was completed in August of 2020, but unreleased until May of 2024 as part of my 7 years on KZbin celebration.
Pets.com was a short-lived, online pet supplies retailer, most known for its spokespuppet. This video highlights why it grew so large and then crumbled, all within about two years.
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[@kevinchapa1145]

Oh my fucking God, so that's where my profile picture sock dog is from lmaoo I never knew I just liked it and bought it off some lady's garage sale lol

[@TopFix]

lmao what are the odds

[@B3Band]

@@TopFix When you're chasing clout, 100%

[@Sasuhinagirl1]

​@@B3Bandooooo what a huge amount of clout this dude got, having a PFP of a dog from this video. They're so famous now! 🙄

[@eerieeric834]

Clearly, the idea for online pet supply store was a good idea, but clearly they were way ahead of their time and I think that’s what led to their failure wrong place wrong time

[@volvo09]

Yeah they were definitely ahead of their time. I was a teen on the internet then and internet shopping was basically non existent in every family I knew.... Why the HECK buy pet food from a website when every store sells it, pet stores were not hard to find, and we already go to the store anyways. Getting pet food and supplies shipped just felt so weird when internet purchases were already so small, and shipping wasn't cheap anyways.

[@Azurethewolf168]

@@volvo09had they been around during Amazon’s time I’m sure they would’ve still been here

[@timbit72]

clearly

[@clvrswine]

Clearly, you don't understand how to structure a sentence.

[@Azurethewolf168]

@@clvrswine most of the comments here don’t use any punctuation or commas it’s just how people write comments it’s not even that big of a deal

[@KnoName1]

Sounds like “The rise and takeover of Chewy” video should be next

[@imKazahkstan]

Check out his PetSmart vs Petco video, he goes into Chewy a little bit in that.

[@kenm5787]

I got a Chewy add before this video

[@onyxgrnr666]

I worked at chewy for a while. They stupid lol

[@austinfisher1015]

Out of curiosity, can you elaborate please?

[@youdontknowme2915]

I use chewy

[@plantainsoupp]

The one good thing about being home sick is watching Company Man as soon as he uploads 🙌🏼

[@graciere]

I'm home sick too ahaha

[@JL-sm6cg]

I just refreshed YT and there it was.

[@mrperezident76]

I plan my lunch break around his videos

[@mtbrecords1623]

lol I’m also home sick

[@jergervasi3331]

I hope you all feel better soon. Best wishes!

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Definitely remember that sock puppet, they were gone as fast as they appeared it seemed

[@clvrswine]

Please comment in English.

[@knutthompson7879]

I have a sock puppet. Still in the original packaging. They probably made more money on the sock puppet than they did on pet supplies.

[@MercenaryBlackWaterz]

Spokespuppet not sock puppet, thank you.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

I barely remember the company, but a primordial memory of seeing that puppet on TV as a kid was awakened in me.

[@RedSkylinex60]

Yup knew I remembered that puppet from somewhere.

[@RaeannVuona-ih3or]

I have the spokespuppet puppet! Talks and everything. They must have sold them as merch and I was obsessed enough to get it as a gift as a kid

[@companyman114]

That is so cool! I would love to have something like that haha.

[@sailormoonfan224]

I remember loving that puppet as a kid. Looking at it now, even after all these years, I still think it’s a good puppet/plush design.

[@OfTheStars24]

It's a very memorable puppet, I think it's the little microphone and the button eye that make it endearing.

[@LoveMyUnusual]

Same, it's super cute. I also liked the Target dog, but he was real. 😄

[@CanTheyBeatMeTho]

Not gonna lie. I'm one of the Company Man subs who love the corporate downfall vids and I definitely remember Pets.

[@mercster]

Why would anyone lie?

[@robertjolley88]

What is the point of your comment? To brag that you remember a hugely infamous company? Ok...?

[@benjaminwatt2436]

@@robertjolley88 maybe tone it down. you sound annoyed

[@Namedonelettere]

I remember the puppet

[@scottparker1741]

You subbed last week lol

[@nicholastosoni707]

I still have the puppet! I even made a conversion kit to turn it into 1-800-BAR-NONE.

[@shmookins]

Speaking of shipping costs of heavy items; It's absolutely crazy how international shipping progressed in affordability and speed over the years. I remember waiting for three months for an online purchase to reach me (from the other side of the planet) with crazy shipping prices (usually more costly than the product itself) to now shipping costing free or next to nothing, and the waiting time is only a week. Heck, I recently bought a large bag of flour (a little over 20 pounds) that was shipped to me from over 600 miles away with free shipping. The item was cheaper than in stores (by a large margin), _and_ it arrived in 2 or 3 days! What a time to be alive.

[@volvo09]

Yeah shipping is crazy cheap these days! It was nothing like it is now "back then". Nobody would ship something you can get from the grocery store or the local pet store, it was just stupidly expensive, and weight mattered much more than it does now.

[@humb1s3rvant]

It depends highly on the country and their import taxes, commonality of the product and not necessarily weight. For example I wanted a Radio Flyer wagon for my boys in Morocco. It would cost twice as much to ship it here from the US as to buy it there. It all depends on location and product.

[@catdogmousecheese]

Fun fact: Did you know aircraft carriers that the navy uses actually have their own zip codes? Sailors on these carriers can actually order packages online and the packages will be air dropped to them.

[@neverxnice3577]

You guys should actually study this, i feel like you seem clueless abt common knowledge, but i cpuld be wrong abt it being common knowledge bc i collect

[@darkfoxfurre]

I remember them, and remember thinking how cool of an idea it seemed at the time. But as a consumer it just never really made any sense to use them. As far as I remember, they just offered the same sort of stock that you could get from a 5 minute drive to Walmart. And, at that time, Walmart's prices were still fairly low; so paying for shipping and waiting 2-3 weeks for the same pet supplies you could just buy at a store didn't make sense. As for the high cost of technology- If you look at how much money Amazon has invested into their logistics technology; that's the kind of pricetag that Pets was looking at. Not just the cost of hosting a website and managing orders; but the technology cost of doing inventory digitally and sorting things for shipping everywhere in the US to a large marketshare was insanely high for that time period. Could you imagine running a company like modern day Amazon on something akin to a Windows 98 machine?

[@xinn0c3nc3]

I'd love a video on how chewy manages to have such amazing customer service after this video. they literally send birthday cards to my cats and my dog. 🥺

[@benjaminwatt2436]

Do you think there are any problems with treating animals like people?

[@xinn0c3nc3]

@@benjaminwatt2436 um, no. I think it's cute they send my pets birthday cards.

[@ashb7846]

That’s probably part of why they’re successful. When they sent a little card for my dog I found it endearing and wanted to purchase from them again.

[@AerynKDesigns]

@@ashb7846 I agree. While it's mostly likely just automated, it does make you feel like "they" remember your pet and care about them, so you want ot continue to get your supplies from there.

[@oo4758]

People are animals lol. Humans are mammals from the great ape families. Are there problems with treating us like people? ​@@benjaminwatt2436

[@Xiporah]

You know you've hit jackpot on a rise and fall video when you remind me of a company that I forgot existed. This whole video was just a time capsule of memories that I had forgotten with both Triumph the Insult Comic and the pets com sock puppet dog

[@NathanSpies]

Look he’s got a stuffed thing! I LOVE STUFFED THINGS!

[@DDRWakaLaka]

peppers? sausages? chicken breast?

[@Man-ej6uv]

mmmmfgghhh

[@TristanSamuel]

​@@Man-ej6uv Imagine being stuffed with meat 24/7

[@EseJandro]

😏

[@Azurethewolf168]

@@TristanSamuel onlyfans models:

[@elucidator1277]

If Chewy was smart, they should buy the rights to that Puppet for their brand. Or make their own. lol

[@ckfinke7625]

1-800-BAR-NONE got the rights.

[@Azurethewolf168]

@@ckfinke7625they don’t even exist anymore

[@doubleknots]

I won a plushie of the spokespuppet in a claw grab machine at the boardwalk when I was a kid. I still have it!

[@HardPourCorn]

A RAPID rise and fall? Holy shit.

[@ScarredSapphire]

Ong

[@googscookies6891]

@@ScarredSapphire absolutely brodami

[@jiyzo]

this is the first time

[@TheNinjaKiwi1]

I was a bit too young to remember that fully, but by golly, I do have some weird memories of the puppet. Maybe even from the company that bought the puppet. Great video Company man!

[@bingofromblueyfan]

Congratulations on 7 years on KZbin I’m wondering if spin master is a company you thought of doing

[@KzintiCV]

I really only remember the puppet in the ads. And then I remember seeing the Barnone ad and thinking the puppet looked familiar but couldn't place it.

[@Randomark3087]

That dog puppet. Core memory unlocked.

[@FWDFanatic]

I remember them now, lol. I had forgotten they existed. But I am currently and have been a regular chewy customer for a few years and they’re awesome.

[@BenBootKHTwo]

I live in an apartment complex full of retirees and Chewy boxes come regularly. I’d like to know what Chewy is doing right.

[@robloxvids2233]

Just waited for the trailblazer to fail. Like Facebook did to MySpace, NSync did to Backstreet Boys, etc. Sometimes it's good to be second to the market, not first.

[@hamsterama]

I think what Chewy's doing right is offering a wider variety of products than you can find in a pet store. I have a pet hamster, as you can tell by my username. If you go to a pet store, small animals products are treated like an afterthought. There will just be a small section, and a very small selection. You'll have just a couple choices if you're looking for food or toys. Chewy, meanwhile, has hundreds of small animal products available.

[@andria2369]

@@hamsterama I agree. As a rabbit mom it’s hard to find stuff for my bunny. Chewy is amazing. They also have the BEST customer service. And their prices are usually better than other stores.

[@hamsterama]

@@andria2369 I completely agree, Chewy's customer service is awesome! I've only needed their customer service once, and they really came through for me. What happened was, I got the package I ordered, but two items were missing from the box. Obviously, someone made an error at the warehouse. I called the 800 number expecting a hassle, but I was pleasantly surprised at how well they handled it! They sent out replacements, no questions asked.

[@hamsterama]

@@andria2369 Yes, Chewy's customer service is awesome! Recently, I ordered a package, but two items were missing. Obviously, someone made an error at the warehouse. I called Chewy, expecting a hassle, but I was pleasantly surprised. They sent out replacements, no questions asked.

[@specter707]

Before watching this vid, I remember a few things about the puppet. It singing a Chicago song really off key, later seeing it in BAR-NONE injury law or car insurance commercials, and it being dissed by Triumph The Insult Comic dog on Conan with a "I'll Be Watching You" by Sting parody.

[@DavidLimofLimReport]

Congratulations on 7 years btw!!!!

[@mbiker345]

I remember these guys. I think I bought one or two things but in 2000 folks were sill very apprehensive of online shopping. early on folks were cool buying tech and media but the further you got from that the more folks were like I dunno about this.

[@Grimhart89]

I agree people were apprehensive of online shopping, but I don't see any logic to your reason. What kind of tech and media were people buying online in 2000? Furthermore, why would people be less apprehensive about spending far more money on something that's more expensive and arguably more important...? That just doesn't make much sense.

[@AAA999XYZ]

Hey Company Man, might you consider doing a video about 10-321? It was also out in the late 90s and had John Lithco in the commercials

[@itsmyyoutube]

Time for your red lobster video to go crazy

[@volvo09]

Is red lobstah in trouble?

[@nozarashi4329]

@@volvo09 I think they just announced a bunch of closures.

[@volvo09]

@@nozarashi4329 yeah you are right. I looked it up afterwards. They're definitely not doing good.

[@chimoshi3393]

There was a massive invasion of carpenter ants on a number of buildings. The attack lasted about a week and caused $380 million dollars in damages. Red lobster conceded territory to carpenter ants in order to reach a cease fire. This is just speculation but I believe the carpenter ants are gearing up for another attack to finish off Red lobster.

[@clvrswine]

*.

[@sparkygump]

Always loved their commercials. Good to see how it blew up.

[@user-yl9ez9lm9e]

Always entertaining, a pleasant way to pass ten minutes or so.

[@FrostyMantleM]

This topic was MADE for this channel!

[@clvrswine]

How so?

[@scottparker1741]

No the channel was made for this topic??

[@garrettfelgar2539]

“‘Chewy’ why they’re so successful” coming soon, I hope.🤞🏻

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I’m a big-fan of this channel & never disappointed in the content.

[@moltengarnet3093]

Great vid! I remember that puppet. I feel like they got by just on the name, and it wasn’t enough in the end.

[@ivorleaf_me]

Glad you covered this, it was an episode on Dark Side of the 90s

[@opaqueentity]

Do love you are using the subjects you chose not to post in the past. I'm not from the USA but do find this really interesting as a story from the past of the world we now live in company wise.

[@SheldonBird]

Thank you for saying 'Spokespuppet" so much lol

[@chibiktsn3]

I remember loving that spokespuppet (you’re right, it IS fun to say!) when I was a kid. I also had a few Taco Bell dog plushies. The 90s and 00s were great years for dogs in ads, I guess.

[@llouie4999]

Ohhh that would explain why my brain went but wait that lovable spokespuppet was around for longer than 2 years right...? Great video as always

[@user-gp6ol5sk9d]

God I remember this. Really enjoyed this one. It hit right in the nostalgia.

[@coldsnap5742]

I recently wondered what happened to the brand, so I think a video on the rise and fall of Polaroid would be great. You know, those cameras that instantly gave you your photo, and you had to wait a couple of minutes for it to properly develop?

[@risingofthethorn1197]

that puppet creeped me out as a child.

[@suralos]

Superbowl addendum: That spokes puppet was later seen in an E-Trade describing tech bubble burst.

[@AbsentMinded619]

I clicked for the puppet vs. Triumph beef. That rivalry went to some dark places.

[@honeysunday]

I love your videos so much company man ❤❤❤

[@k1773ns]

Omg the sock puppet! As a kid I was obsessed with the commercials because of that cute little puppet. 😊

[@crystaleevee1334]

I only remember this site because of the puppet. I really loved those ads as a kid. I never actually visited the site though. At that age, my internet usage was mostly playing flash games, looking up info on my favorite TV shows…and quickly getting bored because of how long pages would take to load. (Good ol dial-up.)

[@mathieuleader8601]

right place wrong time perfectly sums up this company

[@winniebae4alwayyz963]

*Early 2000s, I was in my early twenties. The only thing I remember about this company was those sock puppet commercials.*

[@DCGX]

Now we need a video on Bar None.

[@SalisburySnake]

I remember the TV commercials, but I didn't remember that it was that far back. I wasn't even using the internet much at all by that point, and definitely wasn't about to start buying stuff from it. I probably made my first online purchase from eBay in about 2003. I also remember the Bar-None commercials, but I don't think it ever occurred to me that it was the same puppet. I wonder what year that was.

[@stefanbabicz357]

I had no idea that Michael Ian Black did the voice of the puppet. That is hilarious.

[@babeofmoss]

I don't remember this company but I really enjoyed this video 💖

[@gracekim25]

Happy anniversary 🥳

[@eerieeric834]

Did you ever do a video on chewy because that seems like a good video to do

[@Forest9770]

I feel like Quibi had a shorter rise and fall 😂 which I was all for it shutting down because I was so annoyed by their advertisements lol

[@squidthing]

I think Quibi was dead on arrival, so no "rise" to fall from hahaha

[@ChromeColossus]

Why did you hold this back?! This is one of your most interesting videos!

[@steventicknor8059]

The puppet was one of the best marketing characters he really set the stage for many of the beloved characters we know and love.

[@Heropsychodream]

That bar none aside was really well done. Man, they got a DEAL on that puppet for 125k.

[@3rdalbum]

Back in 2000, I'm pretty sure that this was also the time when the media was writing scare stories about buying things online. My parents only bought CDs online, and only then if they werent available to buy in bricks and mortar stores. It was far too early for our family to be buying *supplies* online, and I suspect it was for most people.

[@augustschmitt5415]

Your videos are so good! I really hope you do Walburgers soon

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

This unlocked an ancient memory 😂

[@AerynKDesigns]

I do definitely remember the commercials. as a californian, in the bay area even, their commercials may have run more often in their local area idk. But we only had one cat at the time, and he had very simple needs, so my parents didn't order from them. I have nothing but good things to say about Chewy though.

[@ashb7846]

“Spokespuppet” is a fun word and I was amused each time lol

[@damianhernandez7420]

this was b4 my time but these commercials felt nostalgic for some reason. say spokespuppet with ur chest company man!

[@AndyVanHalen]

Didn’t know Michael Ian Black was the voice… that’s wild. You should definitely do one on Chewy. Best e-commerce business on the planet in my opinion. In a world where “customer-obsessed” is a commonly thrown around buzzword, they actually back it up.

[@evankolar8957]

Didn’t you do a video on the fall of Ruby Tuesday? Or am I going crazy?

[@DeathMythos]

I totally forgot about the dog puppet. I think in the commercials he interviews dogs. I was a child so I was like oooh puppet/ditto awesome.

[@DeathMythos]

I didn't know it was a website, didn't have a computer in my home until 2003.

[@JeremiahSpeaks]

Can you do a video on the rise and fall of Ruby Tuesday? They were everywhere then mostly nowhere. Thank you for all your content Company Man, God bless you

[@vonsowards1297]

I still quote the “stuffed things?! I love stuffed things!!” commercial.

[@SeaPonyfnaf]

Love when a new video drops just in time for my lunch break

[@clvrswine]

Fascinating contribution. Ever heard of a period? Those crazy things! Try using one.

[@thevorge14]

Continue uploading weekly. Love the videos.

[@ckfinke7625]

Gotta hope for the decline of A&P, TWA, Discovery Zone, RCA, Chi-Chi's and Service Merchandise to show up on here, as well as some "Why They're Successful" videos on Tractor Supply, ShopRite, Ross and Burlington, plus Advance Auto Parts vs. AutoZone, KFC vs. Popeyes, Kroger vs. Albertsons, Kellogg's vs. Post vs. General Mills and UPN vs. the WB, not to mention "The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again" video of General Motors, as well as some "Bigger Than You Know" videos on Peanuts and Colgate-Palmolive, and how Paramount, Walmart and Scholastic got so big.

[@stellamcwick8455]

I watch this and am flooded by PerSmart ads. Nice.

[@Kengamezatbenicia]

I remember having the dog puppet as a kid, me and my little brother loved playing with it, sadly when we got a dog it started chewing the puppet and ripped it and ruined it, eventually we lost it when our parents separated.

[@jasonz7788]

Awesome thanks

[@drinkmorefijid]

Gotta do Chewy next

[@JoseSanchez0795]

Chewy says hello. 👋

[@mizzsparkle3421]

I remember! I loved these commercials. They disappeared as fast as they appeared!

[@-CMajor-]

Fascinating!

[@amwfan88]

Funnily enough, I first saw the spokespuppet on a 1-800-BAR-NONE commercial and didn't even realize he had been associated with a completely different product. It's really amusing to me that they just sold the rights to the character so he could keep representing a company and, for lack of a better term, stay employed.

[@bloqk16]

I recall those early days of e-commerce going back decades ago . . . Venture capitalists were pouring millions into web startup companies, where the mentality was: _Set up a company website, and watch the money roll in on the return of investment._ Even the people running the web startups thought that having a website equated to financial gains. But, they lacked business sensibilities of supply chains, logistics, distribution, and customer support. The *smoke and mirrors* business models of web businesses, or e-commerce, came crashing down in 2001; often referred to as the _bubble burst._

[@allanvanuga9196]

Great video.

[@MisterPancake778]

This and petsovernight from gta 3 keeps getting mixed up in my brain but makes sense because gta 3 was parodying that bubble at the time. Took me a while to realize it.

[@CaptPolybius]

Definitely remember but was not a customer. We just went to a physical store.

[@michaelbondar825]

Can we get a “Rock Auto” video? It’s been around for what seems like forever without really changing anything

[@dariuscasaus57]

Critter at 9:48 is a vibe

[@silmarian]

All I really remember about them was the ad where he said, “But what about the ferret?!”

[@Something_Maybe]

Even though I wasn’t even alive when this was around, I feel like I remember this. I might have just seen the puppet somewhere

[@coupdeforce]

I remember the puppet, and don't think I ever realized that the 1-800-Bar-None dog was the same puppet.

[@devingiles6597]

Me too. I remember seeing the commercial for 1-800-Bar-None with the dog puppet when I was a kid. I didn't know it was the mascot for a website I had never heard of.

[@JL-sm6cg]

Let's just say some of us were a major reason they went belly-up as well. They used to have a $25 coupon. All you had to do was spend at least $25 on stuff. I often bought their cat food, usually a large 30-pound bag or two, plus they would always give away a free smaller bag of the food. I was setting up different email addresses so I could abuse tf out of the coupons. By the time they went out of business, I had enough food for my cat for about 3 years. lol (Oh, and the last purchase I ever made was for one of the sock puppets, which I still have, it still works, and it has never left the box!)

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@virulent3612]

Great video! I hope one day you can do a video about Target's failed expansion into Canada. It's such an interesting story.

[@G.S.Holland]

It would be interesting to see you do a video about Chewy by comparison to study how they have made it work.

[@vinny1827]

Hey Company Man. Suggestion for you. Today I learned GoPro has been on a steady decline since 2015. This shocked me, as someone who grew up when these things were in every household.

[@Kitagawa_Senpai]

I know it's probably not "big" like some name brands, but i'd love to see Tropical Smoothie Cafe come up eventually

[@denniscain7218]

Their business model of spending so much on advertising would get you laughed off Shark Tank.

[@MoltoRubato88]

Great, now I have their infamous Super Bowl ad stuck in my head, with Micheal Ian Black singing "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago. 🎵"Ooooh, girl. I just want you to STAAAAAAAAAAAAYYY..."🎵

[@marqbarq5977]

I still have one of those puppet dogs in a box in the basement.

[@may7733]

This is my favorite episode because it's an excuse to watch stock footage of cute animals.