Cat Spends $50/Day at Amazon “For the Boxes”

Mai Mai, a cat from Tokyo, Japan, reportedly spends about ¥5,400/day (~US$50) on orders from online retailer Amazon. But she has a rather unique reason, according to sources close to the situation.

“She doesn’t even care what she buys,” said Mai Mai’s roommate Masumi Kurogane. “She just does it for the boxes.”

Kurogane said that Mai Mai orders basically whatever is on the front page of the Amazon app – books, DVDs, t-shirts, denture cream, even a lawnmower once – and then tosses the items when they arrive. 

“But them she’ll sit in those boxes for hours. She claims they’re really high quality,” said Kurogane. “The next day, she does it all over again. It’s crazy.”

The habit is starting to put a strain on the cat’s finances. She reportedly missed rent last month and her credit card bill is mammoth. Plus, said Kurogane, the apartment is a mess.

Via maccha__02.