This is Mav. She's obviously not a cat.
Yet, all the kitties seem to love her. Pandora illustrates this here.
I enjoy taking Mav to Petsmart. She loves the attention (okay, I think really what she loves is all the treats people give her). Today, we took a drive to the Petsmart that is a little out of our way. Because someone seemed to enjoy the car ride (Mav) and someone else was in an adventurous mood (me).
The person checking us out at the register didn't know what to make of me with my massive amount of cat supplies and the large dog at my side. Mav and I knew, though, that her present was getting to go along for all the kitty shopping.
Petsmart is not a very inexpensive pet supply store, but they do have a lot of good quality items and a vast selection of toys and other goodies. I have a very important Petsmart tip. Walk all around the aisles and pay special attention to the ends of the farthest ones. This is where you can find (cue choir of angels) the clearance items.
Another important Petsmart tip. Get a Petsmart rewards card. It's free, they scan it, you get items cheaper. Win-win.
We hit another motherload this morning. A couple months ago, I walked into our usual Petsmart with Mav (the one that's 5 seconds from the house). We walked around the cat aisles. I saw 2 large, inclined cardboard scratchers with a cavern underneath housing a little sparkly toy. They weren't making them anymore. The brand was making a new similar one but they had to get rid of these first. Usually 15-20 bucks, they were under 3 bucks a piece. There were also packages of double refills for them that were even cheaper than that. I grabbed the 2 and the refills happily.
We were almost done with our sweep of the store when I came upon the giant display of the rest of the scratchers. Cleaning out their whole inventory, I guess. I grabbed one more and headed to the check out, leaving behind a skyscraper of clearance scratchers.
Of course, the cats went all batsh*t crazy over them. Guess what else came inside them? Bags of catnip to sprinkle over the cardboard scratcher part. Yeah. Big hit. The hubby and I went back and picked up 6 more. We knew we'd have the need for scratchers for the foreseeable future. Even now, we still have out the original 3 we stuck around the house. They shred cardboard like crazy, but I also clean like crazy, so it works. The kitties have battered down the one in the office so badly that the scratcher doesn't sit at an incline anymore. It rests at the bottom, so the kitties can peek in through the holes in the side and feel like they're in a box.
Oh, Mary Lou. Too cute.
Aphrodite also loves it. She likes to take little toy mice in there.
Such a good bargain. All the cats enjoy these. The little sparkly toy lasted about a day but the scratchers can be turned over and used once the first side has been shredded. It's like 2 scratchers in one!
This time, Mav and I stumbled upon some sale toys. *Rubs hands together in glee. We got a rather random selection of things we never would have tried if they had been full price. I'm sure in the upcoming days, we will be trying them out and seeing how well the cats respond. There was a wide selection. I even got a 30 dollar Panic Mouse for 5 bucks. We've never tried Panic Mouse (see original price tag). It's battery powered and has a lot of simulated mouse movement. My only decision was whether to get more than one (I just got the one).
There was also a popular break away rod teaser feather toy. The 4 they had in clearance were cheaper than what one had been at its original price. I got all 4 for under 8 bucks total because I had no doubt that it would be popular.
Always check for sales. It makes paying for 9 kitties seem like paying for just one. And just because Petsmart seems like it's prices are too high doesn't mean you can't find some amazing bargains there! Always stop and give the sales a glance. You never know what you'll find!
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