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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2005Kittycat gift shop in my house
Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings, kitty candles, kitty cups, kitty plates, kitty paraphernalia. As my birthday approaches or at Christmas when a couple of my friends and my mom send packages, Tony remarks, "Oh, good, more cat stuff." I literally have hundreds of kitty items. My house looks like a cat-themed gift shop. Most of them are really nice and I like them all but it's harder and harder to find places to place or hang things. The odd thing is I never get duplicates and I have another friend who also has a kitty-themed house and she has all different stuff than I do. It's quite a market. And dog stuff is just not nearly as plentiful. I have a couple of dog-loving friends who give me cat stuff so I try to find them dog stuff. The dog market is not nearly as cute, plentiful, or diverse as the cat market. I love kitties but I'm not sure this is the decor I would have chosen... Candace > I love kitties but I'm not sure this is the decor I would have > chosen... > > Candace so sell it on the big electronic bay word of warning! You will earn your money (cat woke me up) > so sell it on the big electronic bay > word of warning! You will earn your money > > (cat woke me up) I'm just trying to start a thread that isn't about Conan. I don't want to sell it; I like the stuff...I just wouldn't have bought it myself. Candace > > so sell it on the big electronic bay > > word of warning! You will earn your money [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Candace Me too, Candace. I have in my cat purse right now, a beaded cat change purse, and a cat hairbrush. I have a cat vest and a cat jacket, numerous cat t-shirts. Cat artwork on the walls. Knick-knacks too numerous to mention. An antique cat stringholder. A large outdoor cat planter. Cat pajamas and cat house slippers. All gifts. About the only thing I've bought myself is a bronze statue of Bast. Here's a pic of Frank doing his statue imitation. (note the cat Beanie baby on the table. I *really* dislike Beanie Babies!) http://members.aol.com/gladyss5/frankstatue.jpg Sherry > Me too, Candace. I have in my cat purse right now, a beaded cat change > purse, and a cat hairbrush. I have a cat vest and a cat jacket, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > table. I *really* dislike Beanie Babies!) > http://members.aol.com/gladyss5/frankstatue.jpg He's such a handsome boy! I forgot I have a cat change purse, too, and, of course, tons of cat notecards, cat pins. I have a cast iron cat doorstop that one of my friends gave me that used to be her parents'. She was leaving the country after her dad died and couldn't take all this stuff with her. It's marked 1927 on the back and "Greenblatt Studios, Boston." I did a little research and it seems to be worth about $200. Candace >> Me too, Candace. I have in my cat purse right now, a beaded cat change >> purse, and a cat hairbrush. I have a cat vest and a cat jacket, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Candace What? No Egyptian tomb cat art? >>> so sell it on the big electronic bay >>> word of warning! You will earn your money [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Sherry "Thou shalt not make any graven images before me" On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:19:37 -0700, sriddles wrote: >> > so sell it on the big electronic bay >> > word of warning! You will earn your money [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Sherry I love that picture, Beaniebaby and all. For years, I got cat books at Christmas, Mothers' Day and my birthday. I have tried to give some away, but I still have too many MLB > On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:19:37 -0700, sriddles wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Christmas, Mothers' Day and my birthday. I have tried to give some away, > but I still have too many MLB Oh yeah. I forgot about the cat books. I think the prize goes to the person who bought me a CD of those cats meowing Christmas carols. Not just one song, a whole CD. It was enough to drive you crazy. But, I do have one little gee-gaw I've had since my grandmother gave it to me when I wasn't much older than 5. It's half of a cat salt&pepper set. Just a little old-fashioned cat about 2" tall. I would *love* to be able to find the other one. I look on e-bay all the time. Maybe I should post a photo here--somebody here probably has one!! Sherry sridd...@aol.com wrote: >It's half of a cat salt&pepper > set. Just a little old-fashioned cat about 2" tall. I would *love* to > be able to find the other one. I look on e-bay all the time. Maybe I > should post a photo here--somebody here probably has one!! Yes, you should! Hey, that's "Jingle Cats" you're talking about. I have it, too. We play it once every Christmas for the cats...if we can get all the way through it. They don't seem overly impressed with it, just the ears-pinned-back look. Candace > > On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:19:37 -0700, sriddles wrote: > > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > person who bought me a CD of those cats meowing Christmas carols. Not > just one song, a whole CD. It was enough to drive you crazy. LOL! I have that CD!!! Hugs, CatNipped > But, I do have one little gee-gaw I've had since my grandmother gave it > to me when I wasn't much older than 5. It's half of a cat salt&pepper [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sherry > LOL! I have that CD!!! Oh how precious is this gonna get! Don't tell me you have cat underwear too! > > LOL! I have that CD!!! > > Oh how precious is this gonna get! > > Don't tell me you have cat underwear too! Yep, and cat jammies too!! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > Don't tell me you have cat underwear too! > > Yep, and cat jammies too!! ;> I have lotsa cat jammies but no cat underwear. I don't think I've ever had cat underwear. Candace > I have lotsa cat jammies but no cat underwear. I don't think I've ever > had cat underwear. > > Candace Really, not something you find everyday, lol Yeah, I can see something like this being sold at walmart, :) >I don't think I've ever >had cat underwear. Me neither -- and the cats have had my underwear on any number of occasions. 'Taint fair, I say!  SignatureWayne M. > > > On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:19:37 -0700, sriddles wrote: > > > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > CatNipped LOL me too! and the book that goes with it, for some odd reason my cats leave the room when I play it lol Trish > Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more > kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Candace Same here. Not just figurines, but scarves, socks, brooches, dish towels and oven mitts, ring holders, picture frames, etc. And not only do I get them as gifts, I inherited some from a friend who passed away, and I buy them for myself. I can't get enough - except when it's time to dust them all! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more > > kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > them for myself. I can't get enough - except when it's time to dust them > all! ;> I must be shopping in the wrong stores because I rarely see good quality cat trinklets. Although, after reading posts about ceramic water bowls, I chucked all their old water and food bowls and bought all new ceramic ones. Thanks to everyone for posting your comments about the benefits of these bowls. They are great, much easier to clean and the cats seem to prefer them, well the dog just thinks ok new bowl alright now fill it woman! The ones I got are so cute they have pawprints all over them and inside at the base is a picture of a kitty or puppy. Ok so that doesn't matter to the critters but it matters greatly to me hehe. I once bought these gold angel hearts with a cat and dog prayer etched on the back and a stretch collar for them each to wear. Big mistake, the stretch collar hooked on something one night and luckily I was there to see it as my cat tried to free itself. I still have the angel hearts but the collars have all been tossed. My first lesson in not all things made for cats are really for cats. > > > Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more > > > kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings, [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > collars have all been tossed. My first lesson in not all things made for > cats are really for cats. This is especially true of cat toys. There are no "oversight" committees for cat toys as there are for baby/toddler/children's toys. You have to examine a cat toy closely to make sure there are no "button" eyes that can be chewed off and choked on; strings that can be ingested and wrap themselves in a cat's intestines causing death, etc. Hugs, CatNipped > Same here. Not just figurines, but scarves, socks, brooches, dish towels > and oven mitts, ring holders, picture frames, etc. And not only do I get > them as gifts, I inherited some from a friend who passed away, and I buy > them for myself. I can't get enough - except when it's time to dust them > all! Oh, yeah, I forgot all the kitchen accessories...pot holders, trivets, towels, and mitts. And dusting, what's that? Candace > Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get > several more kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Candace I do too! Friends buy me cat related things; my office at work is even decorated in "modern cat". Cat calendars, cat figurines (including the Barbie pet collection of bobblehead cats), Boydes stuffed cat collection in my living room (beautiful stuffed animals they are! - http://tinyurl.com/cka2w) and even a cat shaped planter outside in my front yard with a petunia in it. Hell, with all the cat-related nicknacks, the cat tree in the living room seems purrfectly natural. :) SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields > cat figurines (including the Barbie pet collection of bobblehead cats) Okay, I don't have that one! Never even heard of it...sounds silly :) Candace >> cat figurines (including the Barbie pet collection of >> bobblehead cats) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Candace I couldn't find a link to them on barbie.com, so maybe they don't sell them anymore. My set came with three show cats, complete with trophy, certificate, brush and comb. Yup, silly, but cute! While looking for the Barbie pets, I came across this: http://tinyurl.com/9kjsx ;) SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields > I couldn't find a link to them on barbie.com, so maybe they don't > sell them anymore. My set came with three show cats, complete with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > http://tinyurl.com/9kjsx That's kinda cute, I suppose it could be a good thing for a little girl. Candace > Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more > kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings, > kitty candles, kitty cups, kitty plates, kitty paraphernalia. As my > birthday approaches or at Christmas when a couple of my friends and my > mom send packages, Tony remarks, "Oh, good, more cat stuff." I don't have a huge collection (except for way too much Hello Kitty stuff) but my family has been giving me stuff steadily for the last 6-7 years. My mother has given me the most, and she's not really a cat person. I have bought a few things for myself, and some of them can be seen here: http://www.tyberkatz.com/katz02.html I have three of the cats on that page. When I bought them, they did NOT cost $1599.00 each! I have two others that are no longer shown on the website. When I bought mine, they offered a payment plan. I would send them a check each month for 10% and several months after my last payment I received the cat. It's too bad they now seem to be mainly into mass-produced stoneware items. The pictures on the site don't even begin to show the detail. I can't imaging how many hours/days/months of work go into each one. They're all individually made by a husband & wife team. From each individual whisker to the amazing clothes they're dressed in, every detail is perfect. My mother (did I say she's not a cat person?) almost begged me to let her keep one. I feel guilty that I didn't let her have one, but she's not a cat person! -- Liz |
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