La Mirada Grooming Shop

these guys NEVER ever answer the phone, they lack common communication, they do NOT have their hours posted, and canny be reliable. Highly recommend going to another spot.

Review from 8÷23÷14
My girlfriend has always taken our Whoodle to get groomed. She is now on an extended vacation so I have the dog and he needed a good grooming. So I took him to the same place that my GF always took him.
We moved a while back so I thought id check some of the local groomers and found plenty and all were cheaper then La Mirada Grooming and most had much nicer shops. The problem is that most wanted shot records for a first time grooming which I totally understand. Of course I have no idea where his shot records are so I decided to take him back to La Mirada Grooming where he has gone before. I dropped him off at 9:30am on Fri morning and said id be back later to pick him up.
I had to drive to San Diego to quickly drop off some papers so I figured that I would be back well before closing time to pick up my dog which I assumed would be usual business hours which are some time between 4:00pm and 6:00pm. I even took someone with me so I could use the HOV lanes.
At around 10:15am while still on the way to San Diego the Groomers called and said «Buddy» was ready to be picked up. Really? Ive had hair cuts that took longer than that but I guess if hes done, hes done. I explained. that I didn’t know he would be done so quick and that I wouldn’t be able to puck him up for a couple of hours at the soonest. The kid on the phone told me that they close at 1:30pm. It was now 10:30am so I told him that I would hurry.
I got to the office in San Diego right at 12noon. Of course the guy I had to see was now out on his 1 hour lunch. Since I was going to need gas for the drive home and iI didn’t want to waste any time, spent the lunch hour driving around downtown San Diego looking for a gas station. I found one and was back to the office by 12:45pm. My contact rolled in around 1:05pm from his 6 martini lunch and my meeting took about 15 mins.
I left San Diego and drove as fast as I legally could and as fast as traffic would allow. Around 2:15pm the Groomers called to see when I would be there. I told them I was still at least an hour away. She then told me that I would have to pay another $ 15 for each hour they had to wait for me. I said Ok and that im going as fast as I can.
At around 2:30pm the Groomers called again and said that the guy waiting had an appt and had to leave so they would have to close the shop and keep Buddy over night and it would now cost me $ 100 to pick him up in the morning. Needless to say I was pissed.
I argued about them not communicating to me about their business hours either on any signage or verbally. Too bad. They now had my dog captive in their dark, sterile looking shop and they were holding it hostage for $ 100. Thats $ 50 for the grooming and $ 50 for the overnight accommodations. They told me that they would be at the shop at 7:30am the next day for me to pick up the dog.
I got to the shop at 7:15am and the owner came to the door. I asked her how much to pick up my dog. She now said it would be $ 80.00. I was angry and gave her $ 60, took my dog and left. None of the other groomers I talked to charged anywhere near $ 50 for a mid size dog so I left what I thought was fair.
Look at the pictures i posted you will see that there are no hours posted on the front of the store.
Its too bad because they don’t do a bad job although they are more expensive then most but the shame is that they lost a customer over their screwy business practices.

I’ve been taking my dogs here for a few years and I love it! They are so sweet and welcoming to my dog. They always remember his name and allow him to pick a cage that he wants.lol. Very good haircuts and friendly!

This is the cheapest place in town and they do a great job. They always get my yorkie in and out in no time.

We’ve been taking our two dogs here since they were babies. We have a 7.5 year old Pekingese and 4 year old Japanese Chin. My Pekingese prefers Kim, the owner, but I know the male groomer does well with him too. The price is $ 35 each dog for cut/​bath and it has not changed since 2006, it is not true that you get charged more from the other review. We do keep our dogs well bathed and groomed in a timely manner, no mats whatsoever. The place gets really busy, but Kim always makes room for us. We appreciate their thorough job, and our dogs are well treated. They always leave happy, handsome/​beautiful every time. The facility layout is open, you get to see all the groomers work on your babies, the bath/​dry area is in the back. Our babies always gets a cute tie/​bow/​scarf upon leaving, they accept either cash/​check. No credit. We don’t see ourselves going anywhere else. There’s plenty parking, it is in Home Depot shopping area. We definitely recommend!!! They do not hurt the dogs when cutting nails, unlike other places. I’ve tried one before near home, and my baby was bleeding all over my clothes, that place was in Fountain Valley, CA. (a review for another day)

This place is great! Very affordable. They take great care of my dogs and if there is ever a problem they are always so friendly and correct the problem. Wont take my dogs anywhere else!

This place is a joke!!! The woman can. hardly speak English so. she doesn’t understand what u want, plus she is not professional. I took 4 of my rescue dogs here — two poodles, a Schnauzer and the other a Minnie Sheltie. All of. them were just shaved unevenly and that’s it. They didn’t even trim any of their nails and they all needed it. We were very clear what we wanted for the Sheltie’s cut, telling them to only thin out my Sheltie’s fur and brush it out, and they just shaved him and it was choppy and uneven, and his beautiful mane was completely shaved. Gone! And we can tell they didn’t brush him out. After they were done with him you couldn’t even tell what kind of dog he is!!! My dogs weren’t matted or really dirty, but they charged more than they usually did just for basic shave with NO nail trim. They all looked horrible!!! We were so disappointed. It took me over an hour to even out their hair myself, but I can’t cut their nails myself so I guess we’re just out. I don’t think they cleaned their ears either.
On their business they have a sign claiming they only charge between 30 – 40 but that’s not true at all, she actually charges 50 to 60 just to shave off all their hair she didn’t even give my dogs any style or clip. their nails, hardly even brushed. them either. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS GROOMER!