Buttercup's Paw-tisserie Closing
The Park Slope pet store at 63 5th Avenue, at St. Marks Place, is having a closing sale. On their website they describe themselves as “gourmutt dog bakery in NYC specializing in freshly baked, all natural and healthy treats.” Looks like they sold baked goods for dogs, with a selection of regular food, toys, and…
The Park Slope pet store at 63 5th Avenue, at St. Marks Place, is having a closing sale. On their website they describe themselves as “gourmutt dog bakery in NYC specializing in freshly baked, all natural and healthy treats.” Looks like they sold baked goods for dogs, with a selection of regular food, toys, and pet accessories. Are nearby residents and pet owners sad to see it go? GMAP
Hi Jaguar,
I guess that makes me a HUGE moron, as I have been buying treats from Betty and Scott for well over 7 years, prior to her storefront even opening in the Slope. I am very sorry to see it go, however, I will continue to purchase healthy treats for my beloved dog via her website.
My dog is a diabetic.
If he doesn’t eat, I can’t give him his insulin. and that can be pretty tricky for his health and well being as I am sure someone of your intellect can imagine. He’s wound up in the hospital several times.
I sprinkle the treats on his food…so he’ll eat it.
I coax him to sit still for me, so I can inject insulin in him, twice a day, with treats I purchase, from Buttercups.
Signed,
Proud Moron.
Oh dear oh dear. I have been braying for over a year now, “It ain’t a recession if the foofy dog bakery can stay in business.”
It is now, at least in my book, officially a recession.
I once went in here, rushing to a birthday party, thinking it was a regular bakery. I asked for a dozen mini cupcakes. The girl behind the counter had them in the box, when she realized I was talking about a human birthday party I was headed to and asked me very politely: “You know these are for dogs, right?” Good thing the Chocolate Room was across the street or I would have had to go ahead with the pup-cakes.
I have always wondered how ANY dog or pet supplies store stays in business. I figure the only way any of them can stay in business has to be money laundering.
ha jaguar, spot on.
i did however buy my dog a kick ass over priced neon green winter poofy snow jacket last christmas at some pet store in park slope. hahah but he looked good in it!
he wore it like once :-/
*rob*
One thing that drives me nuts is when people treat their dogs like they aren’t dogs. Dogs don’t want to eat pastries, cakes and cookies. Dogs want to be dogs. Ridiculous. If you ever bought anything for your dog at that place, I am sorry to say that you are a complete moron and probably treat your dog better than you would ever treat a homeless and hungry human.
Slick is right. Niche products rarely do well as stand-alone stores,and are better off finding distributors gaining shelf-space at mass or general merchants.
But its not an idea who’s ‘time had not yet come’. This had been done in West Hollywood (Los Angeles) when I lived there, a gay neighorhood where every gay guy had some type of dog he spoiled. The place got an ass-load of writeup, but still failed quickly. It’s just not a destination spot.
I never understood how this place stayed in business in the first place. I think Slick is right about the business model.
The people working there were pretty nice, but I think it was too much of a niche.
Let’s hope a real bakery opens in its place (pies, cupcakes etc etc.)