I was recently contacted by
the lovely people at a company called Cat Hampurr, with an e-mail asking if
Jaffa and Xena would be interested in trying out their subscription box. Such
an unusual e-mail really grabbed my attention, and, as you probably already
know, I’m definitely a bit of a crazy cat lady! I couldn’t resist the idea of a
subscription box just for my cats and was very excited to receive my hampurr –
geddit?!
Inside my (sorry, my cats’!)
hampurr was a voucher for £5 off the first hampurr if I become a monthly
subscriber. To subscribe it will cost you £11.95 plus £3.95 P&P and for
that money you will receive 4 – 6 high quality feline goodies delivered monthly
direct to your door. There is also no minimum contract, which I think is really
useful. Underneath was a selection of toys and items of food, all nicely
packaged in some purple tissue paper.
This hampurr was a special
one put together as a PR sample, but it gives you a good idea of what would be
in a typical monthly subscription box. First up were the toys. In this box were
a couple of little material and feather catnip balls and also a stick with a
dangly mouse toy.
There were then a range of
different food items, from a pouch of dry food specifically made for health and
shine to some fish chewy sticks. I was really impressed by the range of
different things for my cats to try, as I tend to stick to the same food for my
two so it was an opportunity to try something different.
The toys went down a storm
with Jaffa. He might be 10, but he can still act like a kitten when he wants
to! He was rolling around on the floor with the catnip balls, pouncing on the
dangly mouse and dashing across the room and back with the toys in his mouth.
He’s a nightmare to get good photos of because of his colouring, but hopefully
the photos do some justice as to just how much fun he was having!
Xena wasn’t quite as
enthusiastic about the toys, but she still had a good sniff of the box and did
try to get inside at one point. Unfortunately the food wasn’t as popular. I
doubted whether Jaffa would show any interest as he has a stomach condition
that makes him very picky about what he will and won’t eat. We’ve had to try
him on a lot of different diets just to find something he would eat, so it didn’t
really surprise me that he didn’t eat anything I gave him. Xena was a bit
better and ate some of the Meowingheads dry food, which she seemed to really
enjoy, but she wasn’t taken with any of the treats, although I will persevere!
Overall I think it’s a
really fun idea, but personally I wouldn’t be able to afford to pay out each
month for a subscription box for my cats, as much as I love them both! Perhaps
if my cats would eat a larger variety of different foods I might think
differently about it, but unfortunately I think I would end up wasting a lot of
the great products on my fussy kitties! Saying that, I think it would be a
great occasional splurge, or a fun gift for a cat mad friend, so there’s
definitely a lot of potential there. I’m really glad I had the opportunity to
try out the Cat Hampurr and I know Jaffa and Xena will be enjoying their toys
for a long time to come!
Have you ever tried a hamper or
subscription box for your pets?
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