Is Litter Robot Worth The Price? An Honest Review
My children had been asking for a pet for years, and I always said no.
My usual excuses were:
- "We don't have time to take care of an animal."
- "We don't have the money."
- and finally..."The poop. Think of the poop, children."
And round about the conversation would go. One day I caved because they wrote a song on the piano about how they wanted a cat. Being a sucker for musicals (and my kids), I said fine.
A few weeks later, I brought home Honey the Cat after a visit to the humane society. Here she is, posed among Barbie toys:
Yeah, she is cute. Its true. I was smitten for this kitten.
But what I was NOT smitten over was the standard litterbox. We kept the litterbox in our basement, but after a few days of walking into our home and being greeted by the ripe smell of cat waste, I decided we needed another solution. On top of that, we are a busy family and I don't have time to be scooping poop every day.
And lo and behold I discovered the Litter Robot: a self-cleaning litter box with a rotating drum that drops the waste into a bag-lined drawer. "Great!" I thought. Problem solved.
Until I saw the price, and I swallowed hard. $699? Wowsers, that could save a lot of cats from the humane society.
However, Litter Robot sells REFURBISHED units with a nice discount that are also under a one year warranty. I discovered an older model for $450. That's still a lot of cheddar, but remember: the smell. I pushed go on the order.
In short, this thing is amazing and let me tell you why.
