Laura L.

So as I have found after the fact, there is actually a meow.co (out of China) and then there is themeowpetshop.com (out of Spain - though it's not stated where these products are made).

I only found the Spanish company after searching on Google after seeing these reviews unfortunately, and though their products are more expensive, at least they look like they'd do the job as advertised. There are clear differences in both price point and quality between the two company's (no prizes for guessing which is the cheaper in both respects)!

Looking at both websites, the meow.co website looks very similar to the other, and both have a comparable format and appealing looking photos. That's where the similarity ends though, so buyer beware!

As you can see from the photo's below, even though the products are essentially advertised for the same purpose, they are worlds apart in their robustness and usefulness. Though the price of the lower quality product is somewhat less, as you'd expect, in the end you are still paying way over the odds for a dodgy and even falsely advertised product.

The main product I purchased was a sisal cat scratch ball. The first photo shows the cat scratch ball from meow.co and the second from themeowpetshop.com. The first is almost half the price of the second, however the timber is cheap pine at best and and the setup not nearly as sturdy, so I'm not expecting it to last for any length of time, but at least the product looks as advertised.

However it was the second product from meow.co that was a blatant rip off. Advertised as clear 'vinyl pads' which can be attached to furniture to prevent scratch damage, what isn't obvious from their photos is that what you actually get is a couple of pieces of paper backed clear adhesive 'film' (photo 3). It seems to be some strange hybrid cross between the Spanish company's 'adhesive cat tape' (photo 4) and their quality 'sisal scratch pad' which is attached with pins (photo 5). The Chinese company even sent as a 'free gift' the same pins as the Spanish company's, to attach the adhesive film with... what a joke!

So for $30 AUD for 2 pieces of film measuring 30cm x 45cm, I could have purchased metres worth on a roll from my local hardware store! There is no way this flimsy adhesive product stuck to the side of my sofa will be durable against a cat's claws and its usefulness is clearly misrepresented. They also have the audacity to say you'd save15% if you bought 3, so 6 pieces of 'film' for $71.62 AUD!

My advice, AVOID this product like the plague. They were selling on Facebook but if they were selling directly from Australia, they'd be taken down by consumer affairs for sure!