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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

Because one in ten toys turns out to be one that they love. It’s never the one you expect.

But there’s only one in ten boxes they don’t love.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

Cats love ignoring things. The toys make them happy.

[–] Kichae 17 points 1 month ago

If you just gave them the box, they would ignore it just to spite you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

Can confirm

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

Because Big Cat Toy has convinced us that buying toys for our cats is important.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

I just bought that same cat bed!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

You buy them to get the boxes they come in. Du uh

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Mine will only play with the white translucent caps of cheap bottled water packs. The half-high plastic saving kind. No other variation is accepted.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

With mine it's a coin toss between the box and the plastic wrap inside.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Because they mostly come in awesome boxes!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

To get more boxes?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

"My human got me the most awesome box for Christmas. He also got me a toy, and that was nice and whatever. But that box was AMAZING."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's the little things they love you for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

This also works well with small children.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

My baby and cats are the same lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, my cat prefers an eraser over most of her fake mice too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Milk bottle rings, twist ties and boxes are what our cats play the most with. The only upgrades we make are scratch boxes, so they can hide, play and scratch.