Moore poses for photos with Kana and also paintings of the pet Australian cattle dog in Dallas. In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art. The online pet shop surprises customers with oil paintings of their furry friends, a move the company says wins them customers for life. — AP
NEW YORK: Danielle Schwartz didn’t ask for an oil painting of her cat. But she loves the portrait of Stinky that hangs in her upstate New York home, a surprise gift from an unlikely place: an online pet store.
It’s one of the more than 1,000 free paintings that Chewy sends to select customers each week – even during the pandemic – tapping into people’s obsession with their fur children and, it hopes, winning customers for life.
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Moore poses for photos with Kana and also paintings of the pet Australian cattle dog in Dallas. In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art. The online pet shop surprises customers with oil paintings of their furry friends, a move the company says wins them customers for life. — AP
Moore sits with her pet Australian cattle dog named Kana in Dallas. Moore loved the portrait of her dog so much she tried to purchase another through Chewy, but the customer service agent wouldn’t budge. — AP
Moore, standing, poses for photos with Kana and also a painting of the pet Australian cattle dog in Dallas. She loved the painting from Chewy so much she commissioned another for US$36 (RM144) on Etsy, and the paintings hang on a wall together. — AP
A portrait of Sheriden’s Boston terrier Gozer by Chewy in Lee, Florida. Sheridan asked for a portrait through Gozer’s Twitter account, which has more than 3,000 followers. A Chewy rep messaged back and the portrait arrived a month and a half later. — Eric Sheridan via AP
Moore said Chewy asked her to send a photo of her Australian cattle dog Kana during a call about returning an order, and Kana’s likeness showed up three months later. — AP
