8 Reasons Not to Buy a LitterMaid Electronic Litter Box

When I first heard about the LitterMaid Electronic Litter Box, I thought, "Great.  Finally, I don't have to manipulate my roommate into scooping the cat poop anymore."  And I was right.  At least for a week.  Then, the damn thing broke.  So, I bought another one.  That one broke, too.  I started thinking the cats were sabotaging the LitterMaid, so I watched them every time they went near the box.  Boy, those were some fun Friday nights.  The cats weren't doing anything wrong, yet the LitterMaid broke again.  After three tries and hundreds of dollars wasted, I gave up. This article will hopefully save you the time and money I'll never get back. Here are eight reasons not to buy a LitterMaid Electronic Litter Box.

1.  The LitterMaid Electronic Litter Box sounds like a bad garage rock band is playing in your living room.  It's so noisy, I had trouble working from home.  I couldn't enjoy television.  I couldn't curl up with a good paperback.  I nearly stopped feeding the cats, so that they would poop less and allow me some peace and quiet.  I mean when this thing gets revving, it is loud.

2.  It's pretty damn expensive.  The LitterMaid Basic Self-Cleaning Litter Box sells for $109.99 retail.  The LitterMaid Elite Mega retails for $199.99.  And the cost doesn't end there, not by a long shot.  Additional waste receptacles cost $17, carbon filters cost $11, a cat paw cleaning ramp retails for $21, a litter box carpet for $22.  The cat privacy tent is a whopping $40.  And we haven't even gotten to their special cat litter!  And, to be quite frank, if the LitterMaid Litter Box actually worked, it might just be worth the costs.  But it doesn't!