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Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets

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This is the place for casual discussion about our pets.

Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!

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  1. [8]
    patience_limited
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    Spouse got me a battery heated vest for the holidays. I did not expect that I'd be sharing it permanently with the cold-hating cat. But now the vest also makes a pleasant purring noise.

    Spouse got me a battery heated vest for the holidays. I did not expect that I'd be sharing it permanently with the cold-hating cat.

    But now the vest also makes a pleasant purring noise.

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    1. [7]
      cfabbro
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      That is adorable. And your last line also got a solid chuckle out of me. :P p.s. If you don't mind my asking, do you have a link for the vest? That sounds like a great gift for my hockey-mom...

      That is adorable. And your last line also got a solid chuckle out of me. :P

      p.s. If you don't mind my asking, do you have a link for the vest? That sounds like a great gift for my hockey-mom sister since she spends so much time in the rink these days and constantly complains about the cold.

      5 votes
      1. [6]
        patience_limited
        Link Parent
        The vest is a common item on Amazon, from the "Venustas" brand name. There are a few variations - fleece or insulated, differing battery capacities, etc. I didn't want to inspect a gift too...

        The vest is a common item on Amazon, from the "Venustas" brand name. There are a few variations - fleece or insulated, differing battery capacities, etc. I didn't want to inspect a gift too closely, but I think it's this one. The sizing seems to be true to American sizes, and the battery does last all day.

        2 votes
        1. [5]
          cfabbro
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          Thanks! That's a bit outside my gifting price range, but for her next birthday maybe I'll see if anyone else wants to combine our gifts to get her one.

          Thanks! That's a bit outside my gifting price range, but for her next birthday maybe I'll see if anyone else wants to combine our gifts to get her one.

          2 votes
          1. [4]
            patience_limited
            Link Parent
            It''s probably substantially cheaper in Canada without Amazon U.S.'s interpretation of the tariffs on Chinese imports, which seems to be somewhere around 30 - 50% above last year's prices.

            It''s probably substantially cheaper in Canada without Amazon U.S.'s interpretation of the tariffs on Chinese imports, which seems to be somewhere around 30 - 50% above last year's prices.

            1 vote
            1. [3]
              cfabbro
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              It's not cheaper, they're actually about the same price ($145USD vs $159CAD)... but we're used to seeing prices for the same products on Amazon.ca being about 30% higher than even the exchange...

              It's not cheaper, they're actually about the same price ($145USD vs $159CAD)... but we're used to seeing prices for the same products on Amazon.ca being about 30% higher than even the exchange rate compared to Amazon.com, so the tariffs clearly are having an effect on y'all if we're almost at parity like that now.

              2 votes
              1. [2]
                patience_limited
                Link Parent
                Weird - I thought I linked to the one that's on sale for $109 USD.

                Weird - I thought I linked to the one that's on sale for $109 USD.

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                1. cfabbro
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                  Ah yeah, you actually did. I meant they're ($145CAD [on .com] vs $159CAD [on .ca]).

                  Ah yeah, you actually did. I meant they're ($145CAD [on .com] vs $159CAD [on .ca]).

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