Animal Tales Catnip Toy

{ GIVEAWAY }
This current giveaway was geared towards one of the smaller members of our family, Tipsy.

Tipsy is our two year old Grey and White Tuxedo kitty, pictured to the left with my husband. He loves to eat grass, climb into boxes and play with lasers.

Lately, he has also been enjoying playing with his new Animal Tales kitty body pillow.

Animal Tales Etsy shop specialized in cat toys filled with 100% organic catnip!! Store Owner Tara, tests new products on her own two cats to insure their cat friendliness.

Her signature product is the handmade kitty body pillow and is offered in a variety of different styles.

This kitty body pillow is 8 inches long and 3 inches wide, just the right size for your kitty to kick, hug and lick! Filled with 3 scoops of delicious 100% organic catnip -this will easily be your kitty's favorite new toy!

After seeing the adorable patterns and hearing the description, I couldn't wait to find out for myself how my kitty would respond.

{ REVIEW }
If Tipsy alone give this review it would be with FLYING colors!! My Tipsy Boy LOVED this product. It was absolutely irresistible to him. He was drawn to it.

As soon as I walked through the door with the mail (even before I opened the package), Tipsy was following me with his nose in the air. As I sorted through bills, he stood on the sofa and reached his neck out towards the package. Teeming with excitement, I started his review immediately. Here is some footage from the review:

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This is only a short sampling of Tipsy's time with the Kitty body pillow. You can see how easily it fits in his kitty paws. As suggested by Animal Tales owner Tara, I will be putting the kitty body pillow away in a plastic bag and taking it out as a treat.
{ THUMBS DOWN }
This section should really be entitled, "Things to Improve" for this specific product. While I wouldn't consider these true negatives, if they were changed..... I would like the product even better.

- Card/Care Manual was made on simple printer paper and is not very durable. Would be better if laminated or on a cardboard more sturdy substance.
- I would love for this item to be refillable. Even if it cost a bit more, it would be worth it to keep this adorable perfectly sized catnip toy fresh.


{ THUMBS UP }
- Came in sealed plastic bag in order to keep catnip "fresh." (As noted earlier Tipsy could still smell it through the bag. But once it came out, he went bananas.

- Perfect size for a kitty!

- 100% organic catnip

- Extremely well made and durable.

- Nice to look at it!! We received the "Happy Kitties" pattern and the colors were vibrant and the design tasteful.

- Animal Tales has so many patterns to choose from. There are unisex patterns and some tailored to female kitties and male kitties (such as the pink leopard print and camo pattern.)

- Etsy store contains lots of pictures with many views to give you an accurate idea of what you are purchasing.

- Only $3.25 minus shipping and handling!! If your kitty loves this as much as mine did, it is a wonderful investment!!

{ BUY IT }
-Purchase your own Animal Tales Kitty Body Pillow, here.

{ WIN IT }
One lucky reader will win a Kitty Body Pillow from Animal Tales, design of their choice!

~ GIVEAWAY RULES ~
All entries must be received by 11:59pm pacific time on March 31, 2010 . This contest will be open internationally. Please include your email address in each entry. A winner will be chosen at random. I will notify the winner on April 1, 2010 via email (please respond within 48 hours) and the toy will be shipped directly from Animal Tales Etsy Shop. I will also announce the winner on this blog. If you do not respond within 48 hours, I will pick another winner.

~ HOW TO ENTER ~
Visit Animal Tales Etsy Shop and peruse the products. Write me a comment telling me which of the patterns you like best and who the kitty body pillow will be for.

~ EXTRA ENTRIES ~
You must do the "how to enter" entry first. Leave a comment for each extra entry and tell me which one you did. Remember to write your email address as well on each comment.
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4. Tweet about this giveaway (post URL of tweet)
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6. Blog about this giveaway on a personal blog for THREE extra entries. Include links to both JOT Giveaways and Animal Tales Etsy Shop. Write a comment with your blog URL for each entry.

~ WINNER ~
Congratulations to Ellen!!


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