Irish pet delivery and subscriptions compared

Checked 13 August 2026

Ten Irish pet retailers, their delivery thresholds, their charges, their speed and their repeat offers, in one table. Our own row is in there with everyone else. We have not flattered it.

First time here

A family run Irish pet shop with two counters

Wicklow town since 2009 and Enniscorthy since 2017, both trading as Pet Depot. Next day delivery by DPD anywhere in the Republic of Ireland, free on orders over €49. The table below is us against the rest of the market, our own row included and not flattered.

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Why we put this together

Every pet shop in Ireland says it delivers fast and cheap. Almost none of them make it easy to check that against anyone else, so we did the checking. Each figure below came off the retailer's own delivery, FAQ or terms page on the date shown. Where a figure could not be confirmed it is marked not verified rather than guessed at.

Prices move. If you are reading this well after the date on it, check before you rely on it, and tell us if we are out of date at hello@petshopnearme.ie.

Retailer Free delivery over Charge under that Speed and carrier Repeat or subscription offer Shops
Pet Shop Near Mepetshopnearme.ie €49 €6.95 DPD next day. Order before 2pm Monday to Friday for same day dispatch 10% off the first order, then 5% after. No minimum number of orders* Two. Wicklow since 2009, Enniscorthy since 2017
Petstoppetstop.ie €29 €5.25 Next day, quoted at 96%. DPD and Deliver-IT in Dublin Up to 10%, on dog food, cat food and medical only 14
Maxi Zoo Irelandmaxizoo.ie €29 €4.99 One to three working days. DPD None found. A one off 10% new customer offer 34
Petmaniapetmania.ie €49 €5.95 Two to three working days. GLS and An Post EasyRepeat. 15% first order then 5%, minimum four repeats 17
Zoopluszooplus.ie €49, with a €19 minimum order €4.99 GLS. Days not stated zooplus Repeat. 10% off the first order then 5% after None in Ireland
Dec's Petsdecspets.ie €45 on the delivery page and FAQ. €39 in the site menu €6.50 flat up to 30kg Next day, order before 2pm. Carrier not named Subscribe and save 10% One, at Ardcavan in Wexford
Fetch Your Pet Needsfetchyourpetneeds.ie €59 €4.95 DPD next day. Before 10am Monday to Thursday for same day dispatch None found. A loyalty scheme instead One, at Mountmellick in Laois
Muttsmutts.ie €55 Not verified Not verified None Two, both in Bray
Woodie'swoodies.ie No free home delivery tier stated €5.95 standard Two to three days. Carrier not named None 35, with free four hour collection
Tesco Irelandtesco.ie Grocery model. €50 minimum order Varies by delivery slot Booked slots. Tesco's own vans Delivery Saver at €15 a month. Not pet specific Collection from €30

Republic of Ireland pricing only. Retailer figures accessed 31 July 2026 and Dec's Pets re-checked 13 August 2026. Not verified means the figure was not stated on the site and has not been estimated.

* Subscription prices follow our shelf price and can go up or down. If you are not happy with a change you can cancel from your account at any time, with no fee and no minimum number of orders.

Three things the table shows

The big chains win on threshold

Petstop and Maxi Zoo at €29 are the most generous in the market and neither of them is close to being beaten on that number. We sit at €49, level with Petmania and Zooplus. If a low threshold on a small one off order is what matters most to you, the chains have it.

Speed sorts into two groups

Next day by DPD is offered by us, Petstop, Fetch and Dec's Pets. Maxi Zoo quotes one to three days and Petmania two to three. That gap is a bigger practical difference than a few euro on a delivery charge when the food ran out yesterday.

Subscription discounts are much of a muchness

Almost everyone lands on 10% off the first order then 5% after, ourselves included. Petmania is the outlier at 15% on order one, though it asks for four repeats before you can stop. The discount is not where these schemes differ. The conditions attached to them are.

Where we come off worse

Our catalogue is the smallest here by a distance. Petstop lists over 12,000 products, Zooplus over 8,000, Maxi Zoo around 5,000. We are in the hundreds and growing. If you want an obscure reptile substrate or a specific prescription line, one of the big three is more likely to have it.

We are also not the cheapest on a single small order. That is the honest read of the first column and we are not going to argue with our own table.

Why people move to us

Not everyone should. If you want the lowest delivery threshold or the deepest catalogue, the table above says go to the chains. These are the reasons people give us when they do move.

No minimum, no tie in

You can stop a subscription after one order. Petmania asks for four repeats before you can. Nothing here locks you in and there is no fee for leaving.

If the price moves you can walk

We are not going to pretend prices never change, because they do. What we will not do is make it awkward to leave when one does. Cancel from your account, no fee, no notice period, no minimum orders to serve out first.

You control it yourself

Pause, skip a delivery, change the frequency or swap the product from your account. No phone call, no email, no retention script.

It arrives tomorrow

DPD next day if you order before 2pm Monday to Friday. Maxi Zoo quotes one to three working days and Petmania two to three. When the bag ran out this morning that is the difference that matters.

There are two counters

Wicklow town since 2009 and Enniscorthy since 2017. You can collect free, bring the dog in, or ask somebody who has answered the question before. The chains have more shops. They do not have these two.

Something to help you choose

Our Find Food tool asks about species, age, size and diet and gives you three real products off our shelves. None of the ten retailers in the table above has anything like it.

What we do have

Two shops you can walk into, in Wicklow since 2009 and Enniscorthy since 2017, staffed by people who have been answering these questions across a counter for years. Next day DPD everywhere else in Ireland. A subscription you can stop whenever you like. If you would rather be asked a few questions than scroll 12,000 products, our Find Food tool does that in about a minute.

Try the Find Food tool

Common questions

Which Irish pet shop has the lowest free delivery threshold?
Petstop and Maxi Zoo Ireland both offer free delivery on orders over €29, which is the lowest threshold of the ten Irish retailers checked. Dec's Pets is next at €45. Pet Shop Near Me, Petmania and Zooplus all sit at €49. Zooplus also applies a €19 minimum order.
Which Irish pet shops deliver next day?
Pet Shop Near Me, Petstop, Fetch Your Pet Needs and Dec's Pets all offer next day delivery. Pet Shop Near Me dispatches the same day on orders placed before 2pm Monday to Friday, by DPD. Maxi Zoo quotes one to three working days and Petmania two to three.
Do Irish pet shops offer subscriptions on pet food?
Several do, and the discounts are similar. Pet Shop Near Me gives 10% off the first order then 5% after, with no minimum number of orders. Zooplus Repeat is the same, 10% then 5%. Petmania's EasyRepeat gives 15% on the first order then 5%, but asks for a minimum of four repeats. Petstop offers up to 10% on dog food, cat food and medical items only. Dec's Pets offers 10%. Maxi Zoo, Fetch, Mutts and Woodie's had no subscription found at the time of checking.
Do subscription prices ever change?
They can. A subscription price follows our shelf price, so it can go up if a supplier raises a cost, and it can come down too. If you are not happy with a change you can cancel from your account at any time, with no fee and no minimum number of orders to serve out first.
Can I cancel a pet food subscription at any time?
With Pet Shop Near Me, yes. There is no minimum number of orders and no fee, and you can pause, skip, change the frequency or cancel from your account without contacting anyone. Petmania's EasyRepeat asks for a minimum of four repeats. Terms vary between retailers, so check before you sign up.
Is Pet Shop Near Me an Irish business?
Yes. It is family run and Irish owned, trading from two shops in the south east. The Wicklow shop opened in 2009 and the Enniscorthy shop in 2017, both under the Pet Depot name. Pet Shop Near Me is the online side of the same business.
Can I collect an order in person instead of paying for delivery?
Yes. Both shops are open Monday to Saturday, 9 to 6, and closed Sunday. Wicklow is at 5 Church Street, A67 W289. Enniscorthy is at Duffry Hill, Y21 X4E3.
How were these figures checked?
Each figure was read off the retailer's own delivery, FAQ or terms page. Where a retailer publishes two different figures in two places, both are shown rather than one being picked. Anything the site did not state is marked not verified rather than estimated. Retailer figures were accessed on 31 July 2026, with Dec's Pets re-checked on 13 August 2026.

Thinking of moving shop

If the table has you weighing it up, we have written the other half of the argument: the six reasons people give us for switching, where we are honestly not the right answer, and how to change food without upsetting the dog. Read that here.

A note on conflicting figures

Two retailers publish more than one number. Dec's Pets states free delivery over €45 on its delivery page and FAQ, and over €39 in the menu that appears across the site. Maxi Zoo states free over €29 on its order and delivery page, its FAQ and its terms, but free over €49 on its contact page. Zooplus lists €4.99 with free delivery over €49 on zooplus.ie, while the international calculator on zooplus.com lists Ireland at €6.99 with free delivery over €99. We have shown the figure each retailer publishes most consistently on its Irish facing pages, and flagged the alternatives here rather than quietly choosing one.

Sources

  • Retailer delivery, FAQ, terms, store locator and subscription pages, accessed 31 July 2026
  • Pet Shop Near Me figures are our own published terms

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