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are you sure cats won't run in a wheel? https://onefastcat.com/ https://onefastcat.com/

by rmvt 10y ago

bitwize 10y ago
"Cats in cubes"? Any sensible cat will demand a full office.
- DonHopkins 10y ago
  Some people even let their cats go furniture shopping at Ikea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQU6OXTkM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQU6OXTkM0
slavik81 10y ago
Their price tag is interesting. They initially display $250 to get you start thinking about its value, then about a second later animate its drop to $199. When I first saw it, within a split second I judged it was probably worth $250. The drop to $199 left me feeling like I just saved $50. Somehow it was more effective than the "but wait, there's more" bit you always see in infomercials, perhaps because it was unexpected.
- Animats 10y ago
  If that thing has a BOM cost over $20, someone is doing it wrong.
  - bitJericho 10y ago
    Haha I was just thinking 20 bucks in wood and carpeting and you could build a really cool wheel.
- taneq 10y ago
  Anchoring. It's a standard tactic in negotiation, and it's used everywhere from supermarkets (SALE! Frozen peas are normally $1.50 but they're now 99c!) to car yards ($35,599 drive away, but we can give it to you, you special customer you, for only $29,999 which is our actual target price!)
wila 10y ago
LOL, thanks for sharing that. Amazing, never seen that before. I'll just let him run free in the house though. Getting him to exercise enough does mean having to play with him, like rolling a ball over the floor which he can then hunt down. He is a bit spoiled that way.
- Lockyy 10y ago
  I actually got that wheel two weeks ago. I was very skeptical of whether I could train either of my cats to use it. Took pretty much exactly a week to train one of them to use it and now he uses it all the time. He still runs around the house and plays when excited but running on the wheel has become his baseline activity when he wants to do something but I'm working and the other cat is uninterested in playing with him. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to keep their cat indoors and exercised. It'd be good if they could do something to improve the aesthetics though, the exterior of the circle is just bare injected plastic. http://onefastcat.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/u/cu-wheel-02@2x.jpg http://onefastcat.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9d...
  - joshschreuder 10y ago
    How did you train them to use it?
    - frikk 10y ago
      Found this video from the company: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=563&v=02FL092Qk_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=563&v=02FL092Qk_...

are you sure cats won't run in a wheel? https://onefastcat.com/ https://onefastcat.com/

by rmvt 10y ago

are you sure cats won't run in a wheel? https://onefastcat.com/ https://onefastcat.com/

bitwize 10y ago

"Cats in cubes"? Any sensible cat will demand a full office.

DonHopkins 10y ago
Some people even let their cats go furniture shopping at Ikea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQU6OXTkM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQU6OXTkM0

slavik81 10y ago

Their price tag is interesting. They initially display $250 to get you start thinking about its value, then about a second later animate its drop to $199. When I first saw it, within a split second I judged it was probably worth $250. The drop to $199 left me feeling like I just saved $50. Somehow it was more effective than the "but wait, there's more" bit you always see in infomercials, perhaps because it was unexpected.

Animats 10y ago
If that thing has a BOM cost over $20, someone is doing it wrong.
- bitJericho 10y ago
  Haha I was just thinking 20 bucks in wood and carpeting and you could build a really cool wheel.
taneq 10y ago
Anchoring. It's a standard tactic in negotiation, and it's used everywhere from supermarkets (SALE! Frozen peas are normally $1.50 but they're now 99c!) to car yards ($35,599 drive away, but we can give it to you, you special customer you, for only $29,999 which is our actual target price!)

wila 10y ago

LOL, thanks for sharing that. Amazing, never seen that before. I'll just let him run free in the house though. Getting him to exercise enough does mean having to play with him, like rolling a ball over the floor which he can then hunt down. He is a bit spoiled that way.

Lockyy 10y ago
I actually got that wheel two weeks ago. I was very skeptical of whether I could train either of my cats to use it. Took pretty much exactly a week to train one of them to use it and now he uses it all the time. He still runs around the house and plays when excited but running on the wheel has become his baseline activity when he wants to do something but I'm working and the other cat is uninterested in playing with him. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to keep their cat indoors and exercised. It'd be good if they could do something to improve the aesthetics though, the exterior of the circle is just bare injected plastic. http://onefastcat.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/u/cu-wheel-02@2x.jpg http://onefastcat.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9d...
- joshschreuder 10y ago
  How did you train them to use it?
  - frikk 10y ago
    Found this video from the company: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=563&v=02FL092Qk_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=563&v=02FL092Qk_...