The case for buying your pet fewer, better things.

Count the pet objects in your house, right now. Bed. Second bed, probably, because the first one was never quite right. Three toys that are currently favoured and eleven that aren't. Two harnesses in rotation. A leash, a backup leash, a fancy leash for going out. Bowls — at minimum two, more likely four. A carrier. A crate. A water fountain. A grooming brush. Possibly another grooming brush, because the first one didn't work on the undercoat.

Now estimate what all of that cost. Then estimate how much of it still performs its function. Then estimate how much of it the animal actually uses.

The gap between those three numbers is the argument for a different way of shopping.