Free Curbside Pickup: How It Actually Works at Bogie's
Bogie’s Discount Pet Food & Supplies at 37085 Fremont Blvd offers free curbside pet supply pickup every day on everything in the store, including 40-pound bags of kibble. You call or order online, park in one of two marked spots out front, and we load your bags into your trunk. No freight charge, no minimum order, no scheduling a week out.
How Free Curbside Pickup Works at Bogie’s
The whole process takes three steps and usually less than ten minutes from the moment you pull in.
- Call the store or place your order online, specifying which items you need.
- Park in one of the two marked curbside spots directly in front of the store entrance.
- We bring your order out and load it into your vehicle.
That’s the entire transaction. Curbside is free, every day, on everything the store stocks. The 40-pound bags that cost the most to ship through a carrier get the same treatment as a box of treats. No upsell to a premium delivery tier, no weight surcharge, no “this item ships separately” asterisk buried in the terms.
Industry data from Red Stag Fulfillment’s 2024 retail analysis shows that 72 million Americans used curbside pickup in the past year, and U.S. curbside sales are projected to reach $54.3 billion in 2025. The model works because it removes the one friction point that kills online pet food orders: the freight charge on heavy, bulky items.
How to Place Your Order and Get It Same-Afternoon
You can call the store directly or use our online ordering page, and either route gets you the same same-afternoon window.
If you call, tell us the exact product, bag size, and quantity. “Royal Canin Large Breed, 40 lb, chicken, two bags” gets you a faster turnaround than “the big blue bag, I think.” If you order online, the checkout flow asks for a pickup window. We can have a standard 40-pound bag pulled and staged in under 15 minutes if it’s on the shelf. Multi-bag orders or items we need to pull from the back rack take 30 to 40 minutes.
Timing matters if you want same-afternoon pickup. Place your order before noon and you’ll likely have bags in your trunk by early afternoon; order later and you’re looking at the next available window. A morning run for the week’s food is just as straightforward as any other time.
Retailers that offer curbside pickup hit 3.9% online conversion rates versus the 3.1% industry average, per Red Stag’s 2024 data. The customer knows the bags will be waiting, already loaded, with no delivery fee tacked on at checkout.
The 40-Pound Bag Problem
A 40-pound bag of kibble weighs more than most adults can carry from a delivery van, up a sidewalk, and into a garage. Online pet food retailers charge $8 to $15 per bag in freight, and that’s before any fuel surcharge or remote-area fee. Skip the delivery fee by picking up yourself, and you also skip the “will this fit in my sedan” problem.
Bogie’s stocks the full range of bag sizes, from small trial bags up to the 40-pound jugs that hold a month’s supply for a large dog. All of them qualify for the same free curbside service. Curbside pickup is becoming standard at the big-box pet stores around town, and Bogie’s runs the same service with no per-item fee and no minimum order.
Who Benefits Most From Pet Store Curbside in Fremont
The service was built for three specific situations:
- Older pet owners who find it painful to lift a 40-pound bag from a delivery truck or haul it across a parking lot. Senior service centers across the region list heavy-item assistance and transportation as top-requested services for clients over 60.
- Drivers of compact cars or hatchbacks where a 40-pound bag doesn’t fit in the back seat and the cargo area is already tight.
- Anyone ordering multiple bags in one trip: two 40-pound bags plus a 24-pound bag is 104 pounds of kibble. No one wants to carry that from a loading dock.
If you fall into any of those categories, the two marked spots out front exist for you. You don’t need to justify the pickup. You don’t need a minimum dollar amount.
Before You Pull Into the Lot
A few practical details that save time on the day:
- Know your exact product. “The blue bag” triggers a two-minute phone call. “Royal Canin Large Breed, 40 lb, chicken” gets you a bag in the trunk in four minutes.
- If you’re ordering three or more bags, call ahead so we can stage them together. Dropping them in the trunk one at a time while you circle the lot is slower than it needs to be.
- Have your trunk or cargo area open before you park. We’ll have the bags ready the moment you signal.
- The two marked spots are painted on the asphalt directly in front of the store entrance, wide enough for SUVs and minivans. If both are taken, pull to the end of the lot and honk once; we’ll come find you.
- No need to bring a box or dolly. We load directly into your vehicle.
The curbside spots are free to use, there’s no time limit, and you can grab a water bowl or a treat bag on the way out at no extra charge. If your regular pet store curbside fremont options involve a $12 freight line at checkout, this is the version that doesn’t.