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Review on 🐈 XL Wide Corrugated Cat Scratchers 3-Piece Set with Kitty City, Cat Scratching Pad by Will Schimmel

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Reversible? Yes and no. Plus: good price!

Opinions on reversibility are mixed. This is a DOUBLE SIDED VERSION. Although there are 2 ways to do this. β€’ Option 1: The manufacturer provides a removable panel on the rear wall. If you wish to flip this, remove the perforated portion on the back to reveal a fresh finish. The disadvantage of this method is that it eliminates the support pad for the scraper, which allows debris and catnip to fall onto the floor. β€’ Option 2: Carefully cut the adhesive along the long sides with a serrated knife or utility knife (see photo). The short ends and the bottom are not glued. This allows you to remove the box scraper and turn it over, leaving the bottom of the box intact. It's a pity that the manufacturer didn't just glue the insole together at the beginning. I'm not sure why that is. Over the years I have used other scratch boxes that can be flipped. So I'm deducting a star for that. Other comments: β€’ The item was well packaged and arrived on time. The cardboard insert makes a stable and well glued impression. As long as the cat loves it. β€’ The box with the liner is made out of thinner cardboard than the scrapers I've bought before. But it seems sufficient to use it. Be careful with this when performing the knife cutting mentioned above. β€’ Color and pattern correspond to the photos. The sizes are as shown. β€’ There is only 1 small pack of catnip per 3 boxes, not 1 pack of each. β€’ At $16.60 plus tax for 3 scrapers, the price was reasonable compared to other scrapers. β€’ I would like them to have a few more color options so customers can better match it to their interiors. However, the color doesn't bother the cat at all ;) UPDATE, 4/23/19: The cat still loves this scratching post. I didn't refill the catnip. I have two for her - one in the hallway outside our bedroom, one in the living room. When she gets up from our bed in the morning, the first thing she does is run to her bruise to stretch and scratch. She used to do it on the carpet in the hallway. So now don't worry about the snags in the carpet. She likes the scraper better. The one in the living room is her favorite place to just sit and look around. Cats.cardboard.combination is made from heaven lol.

Pros
  • Impressive
Cons
  • Boring packaging