Pamper your pet with a portico...

[sbisson]

For some reason I got sent the Ancestral Collections catalogue - probably as a result of data sharing by the Stow-on-the-Wold catalogue shop collective - which turned out to be a source of the most ostentatious (and amusing) kitsch tat possible.

May I bring exhibit A to the attention of the ladies and gentlemen of the jury? Thank you m'lud.

Exhibit A: The Smart Cat Flap. I quote, "Now Puss can make a grand entrance and exit! The world's smartest cat flap surround will bring the stage set of Aida to your back door and a smile to all your friends." It is, in fact, a set of surrounds that give your cat flap a Georgian portico.



I am assured that no self-respecting cat would use it, but even so...

M'lud, I rest my case. And ask the jury to return a verdict of "Very, very tacky indeed".

Comments

[redbird]

I've seen smart cat flaps: there's one that only opens if the cat is carrying the appropriate transponder, and one that won't open if the cat is carrying a bird or mouse.

This one is as dumb as a bag of rocks.

[rowanf.livejournal.com]

Well, I confess, if I had a cat I'd *love* to have a Georgian portico on their cat door. *LOL* Thanks!

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

When it said "smart" I was expecting it to be able to tell which cats were allowed in and which weren't, but it actually meant "smart" as in "don't you look smart", which to me has connotations of little boys dressed up in suits-and-bowties for church. Brrrr.