NO THEY DID NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just ask these folks. They didn't even pay the 500 winners. You have a husband and wife team with a history of this. Layer on top of layer of BS.
Pet food sales are NOT suffering, so they can't use that excuse. People always spoil their pets (hey, the kids can eat ramen, but Trixie just has to have that new rhinestone collar!).
retail is suffering right now.
2014 sales are expected to be HIGHER than last year. For the past 20 years sales have gone higher every year.
U..S. Pet Industry Spending Figures & Future Outlook
The following spending statistics are gathered by APPA from various market reseach sources and are not included in the organization's bi-annual National Pet Owners Survey.
For 2014, it estimated that $58.51 billion will be spent on our pets in the U.S.
Estimated Breakdown: Food $22.62 billion Supplies/OTC Medicine $13.72 billion Vet Care $15.25 billion Live animal purchases $2.19 billion Pet Services: grooming & boarding $4.73 billion
Actual Sales within the U.S. Market in 2013
In 2013, $55.72 billion was spent on our pets in the U.S.
Breakdown: Food $21.57 billion Supplies/OTC Medicine $13.14 billion Vet Care $14.37 billion Live animal purchases $2.23 billion Pet Services: grooming & boarding $4.41 billion
As for the machine they're supposedly waiting on parts for, that sounds just like the BS from last summer about waiting for a second machine to be delivered (that never arrived).
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