Why do cats prefer cardboard boxes over expensive toys?
Cats naturally ignore expensive store-bought items in favor of ordinary cardboard boxes and paper bags. This leaves owners frustrated after spending money on elaborate cat furniture that their pets completely refuse to use.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Providing cardboard boxes instead of buying expensive toys
- 2giving cats simple boxes and paper bags instead of expensive furniture
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“If I bought them a million-dollar house, they’d still choose this cardboard box 😂”source ↗
killuaeatsomeshrooms · r/cats · 10 upvotes
“I bought my cat a cat tree with three floors, a hammock, a hiding box and a scratching post, for €75 and he prefers a paper bag or a simple box.”source ↗
Jaumele · r/cats · 1 upvotes