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This does feel a bit weird - short-term rental of petting animals? I'm worried about mishandling, animal cruelty and the whole concept - pets form an attachment with you, doing it as a short-term rental isn't an acceptable way of building a relationship...
We just had the kittens at our office (they just left). They have 3 cars doing it, and we were only the second company to get that car.<p>One of them really liked me (Artemis). :)
I know it's fun, but I honestly think they're testing the waters with this sort of thing - same goes with the "Call an Ice Cream Truck" campaign from this summer.<p>Uber = On-Demand... anything?
This is genius marketing. I've already seen a bunch of friends go nuts over the idea and I hope those kittens find great homes through the initiative!
This seems incredibly underpriced. Make it $50 and target office parties, add another $50-100 for catered cupcakes and they'd make a ton of money for shelters.
It does look ok. Depending on the age of the kittens it would be nice to tag the mother along, but otherwise 15 minutes shouldn't harm anyone.<p>This kind of business, when not tied to an ethically operated shelter, has a lot of abusive potential, of course.
My girlfriend is a big fan of both kittens and cupcakes. This would be perfect for her, too bad it’s not in Amsterdam.<p>Over the summer Uber had some cool stuff here. You could hire a boat with friends, and the ice cream truck of course.
All right, that does it.<p>If I see ONE MORE CAT on the Internet, I'm leaving.<p>I mean it. Don't push me.<p>Edit: Oh, they're adoptable? Well, all right then; I'm for that.