Cat food Sachets are a ripoff

[johnnygriff]

Why are people buying sachets when they are about 4 or 5 times the price of tins? Smaller supermarkets are stopping selling tins. Why are people falling for this non recyclable con? Makes no sense to me.

1. Because the food my cat likes is in pouches and not tins
2. Because even if he did like it he couldn't eat a tin in one go
3. Because pouches are easier to store than tins

Are the sachets not recyclable? I thought they were!

My cat likes the Aldi ones. They aren't stupidly priced, and we make up for it with good quality dry cat food on top. The tins were smelly once open, and then you have to wash and store them to recycle them. I'm not saying it makes me a Good Green Person, but lifes too short.

Perhaps the food in the sachets is better quality? Less cereal fillers and higher meat content? Personally I think most pet food sold in supermarkets is pretty shit.
As for the packaging, I have no idea if the sachets are recyclable but I think packaging on all sorts of things should be changed to recyclable or biodegradable.

I'd rather feed Harry a Natures Menu pouch than the rubbish in some tinned food!

Because pouches are more convenient - one serving per pouch.
Because tinned food has to be kept in the fridge, and smells horrible!

I agree with you re recycling though.

I feed most of mine with tinned food, but if I didn't have such a ridiculous number of cats then I would give them sachets - because they much prefer them!

I also agree about the recycling though.

Because when has a cat she’s wouldn't touch anything that came from a tin.

Ha! I noticed this too op so i bought the tins not realising that its chunks not flakes like the pouches so the cat refused to eat it. Pouch texture is different to tinned texture according my my 🐱

Because my cat has a very small appetite and it would take her several days to finish a tin.

Ok, so we've told you why Op. Any thoughts? Or have you just abandoned the thread as it appears?

My Cat has one a day (£10 for 44 days)

She has Applaws dry food for protein.

Also the pouches are recycled mine go in the plastics recycling

one pouch or two a day? My kitten has two a day and dry food. Is that too much? Science Plan.

Felix as Good as it Looks (fish flavour only) does not come in tins. So it's pouches for Sparklingcat.

I don’t because I have 3 cats but how do you get the gravy ones out without leaving bits behind and getting on your fingers! Tesco have just sent me some samples again I find them so messy!

Seriously, buy good quality dry food (e.g. royal canid) from amazon. our cat was a gravy lover and 18 years old and he prefers this stuff and would choose it over any soft food. you can buy it in 6/7kg bags. less wastage, less smelly, if he leaves it, it doesn't go off. utter revelation for us. we just have a big tub that we decant it into every 3 months or so.

I agree, @Ginorchoc - I avoid the gravy ones for that very reason!

@Ginorchoc I push everything out of corners whilst the sachets are still closed, then spoon the leftover bits out. It doesnt get everything, but nearly.

The worst ones are those cat soup sachets. You rip the top off, get covered in it and about a teaspoon of food comes out onto the plate.

Because convenience.

The same reason people buy melon chunks and pre chopped vegetables. It's easy.

Oh the soup ones. Picked up those by accident.
Poured the puke looking stuff into their dishes. They smelt it, they prodded it, they stared at me with a wtaf look, and they screamed at me for days.

Anyway The pouches are for convenience. When I can be bothered with tins I buy those little ones.

Also the pouches are recycled mine go in the plastics recycling

I checked and the Natures Menu ones aren't recyclable unfortunately.

Iamnotacerealkiller feeding only dry isn't great for cats, especially males. Harry was on dry only for years until he broke his jaw but I'd never do that now. I also don't think of Royal Canin being particularly good quality. He has James Wellbeloved, which isn't brilliant but is better than a lot of dry.

If you can get my 2 cats to change their cat food I will be forever grateful

Mine are fussy to the point if they haven't actually seen me putting the food in their bowl they won't eat it

Welcome to cats

Mine are fussy to the point if they haven't actually seen me putting the food in their bowl they won't eat it

I think that's worse than Harry! Saying that, if DH feeds him he won't eat it straight away but if I feed him his head is straight in the bowl.