 
Product Description: ScoopFree Self Cleaning Litter Box Spend less time cleaning up after your cats so you can spend more time enjoying them. One touch of a button automatically cleans the litter box to reduce foul odors, create a dust-free environment and leave a fresh batch of litter behind for your pet's pleasure. Disposable trays makes waste disposal easy. Go hassle free for weeks at a time. 27 1/2 x 19 x 7"withplastic tray, 22 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 2 1/2". Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-08
Okay for a while...
We bought the ScoopFree box for our cat Penny several months ago for the sake of convenience. We also live in a small apartment and hoped it would cut down on the smell. She was a fairly young cat (about 7 months old), and prior to this had been using a regular scoopable clay litter.
The first couple of days she was wary of the automatic motor, and would not go near it while it was running. She took to it quickly though, and didn't have trouble transitioning to the new type of litter. After a few weeks, she would run to the box and watch it every time she heard the motor start running.
At first we were able to replace the cartridge about once per month, as recommended. But as Penny grew larger (and therefore ate more, and eliminated more), we found ourselves having to replace it every three weeks, and then every two. The smell wasn't terrible, but by the end of two weeks it was certainly noticeable, and worse yet, the chamber to hold the excrement was overflowing. This got to be very expensive to maintain.
After we'd had the litter box for about 6 months, Penny finally stopped using it to poo-poo, and instead would go on the floor beside the litterbox. After some expensive trips to the vet to be sure she wasn't sick, we replaced her litterbox with a normal clay box, and she began using it without problem as long as we scoop it regularly. I think the problem she had was not with the motor or with the litter, but with the smell that would build up inside the crystal litter and inside the poo-poo chamber.
Final verdict: The ScoopFree was very convenient while she used it, since we only had to deal with it once per month, but after Penny grew into a full-sized cat the cartridges did not last as long as we'd hoped so it became expensive, cumbersome, smelly, and eventually useless. Cost was not worth the few months of saved labor, in the long run. I give the product 3 stars because I feel it worked as advertised, and may be enjoyed long-term by cats who are less particular than mine. Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-08
Great Litter Box!
I love this litter box. When we moved recently my two cats were forced to stay inside for a week and weren't used to having a litter box, but they took to this immediately. I have stirred it on occasion and have manually emptied the hard waste to extend the life, but it's been three weeks with two cats and we are still on the first cartridge. I'll admit, though, that it's time to change.
I've tried every automatic litter box that's out there, but this one is the only one I've kept. The others were more work than hand scooping, but this is like a miracle. Since the refills are so expensive, I've decided to try PermaScoop, a permanent litter box made to fit scoop free. It will save big money in the long run. Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-03
Scoop-Free's a Real Self-Cleaning Litterbox
Scoop-free really does keep itself clean. There's NO scooping, NO cleaning! The boxes seem to work for about a month for 1 1/4 cats, (We have one indoor cat that uses it all the time, and one outdoor cat that uses it occassionally.) With the hood attachment and the litter mat, there are no litter messes all over the floor. With the hood, all the litter stays in the box, where it belongs. I've had other so-called self-cleaning litter boxes that were a weekly chore and mess to clean, inside, outside,everywhere. Scoop-free is the REAL DEAL! Only thing is, the bright purple cover doesn't really go with my decor. But you can't have everything, I guess. It's a small price to pay for a clean litterbox! And my cat loves it, too! Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-03
WORST thing I have ever purchased!
This product is the worst thing I have ever purchased. There is absolutely no smell control. Before I was got this automatic, I had a regular box. I could would often go 3-4 days without scooping and there would be no smell. I can't even have a fresh box for even a day! It is ridiculous! I find myself emptying the tray a couple times a day to avoid the feces smell that now consumes my apartment. Rating:
Date: 2008-07-02
Good Product but Bad Shipping Design
Overall great product but didn't make a good impression because:
1-package was delivered and when opened, the crystals were not packaged correctly and everything spilled all over the kitchen.
2-the crystals even went into the gear box and would make a disturbing grinding noise.
3-there was no customer service number provided or even a seller review feedback for this purchase
It would have been nice to get a replacement bag of crystals instead of myself having to purchase an emergency bag at the local Petco, which was not local for me (50 miles)...
Overall, the product is great but would have appreciated some more responsiblity from the seller... |
