Pet Grooming Sometimes Too Much!

I just noticed why does local pet grooming services charge more than brand pet companies such as Petsmart, PetCo. and etc. Seriously, I own a 4 year old female Shih-Tzu and I get charged $50 just for a full groom, $30-$40 for just a wash. I checked prices for PetSmart and a grooming package the most is $21, talk about saving money. The reason why I don't go to PetSmart or PetCo. reason being the distance of how far I am from the nearest one. New Jersey isn't quite travel friendly to these places at the most. I mean whatever, dog grooming shouldn't be so much an d strict on shots, as long as the pet has updated their shots at the beginning of the year, there shouldn't be a problem. What's your take on the situation? Do you come across expensive dog grooming? 

Video Blog #1

Hey Everyone I Thought I would do things a little different and once a week or twice post a video blog!!!! YAY!!!!! YOU GET TO HEAR AND SEE ME DO THE THINGS I SAY IM ALWAYS DOING!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!! lOl bUt Anyway im very tired right now, i sooooo am up from 10pm of last night* haha, so im exhausted and then today i had to do mega laundry which was all of my clothes...and then running around xmas shopping with my fam...Im sooo exhuasted and beat!!!!!! lol but heres a video of my puppy tokyo(shih tzu) she got her 2nd grooming cut since like April..Im sooo happy because the long hair she was growing i couldnt dtake any much of it, so i had to snip snip cut cut her!!! haha How Do You Like Tokyo's New Cut???? I Say its very Katie Holmes Sheek* haha Enjoy!!!