But you see, there are a few flaws inherent in this device. For one thing, most dogs say woof woof woof. Cats, however, have a much more broad vocabulary – meeeeeeow, mrrrowt, purrrrrrpurrrrr, mewr, mow, and so forth. Additionally, cats have a greater depth of feeling than the six emotions seen in dogs. They would have to write a translation mechanism that could interpret “if you touch my tail again, I’m going to claw your skin off your face” as well as one that could handle “I don’t CARE if it’s tomato soup, you opened a can and I want what’s in it!” So it’s really no surprise that the Meowlingual did not do very well. Besides, you had to get up close and have the cat meow into the little pink kitty device. And what feline would put up with THAT? The only thing your cat would ever say would be, “get that thing away from me!”

And then there’s this zany item, also from Torrid. It kind of surprised me at first when I saw the thumbnail, because it says I ♥ BOOBS. Moments later, though, I figured out they they were talking about breast cancer – there’s a little pink ribbon on there, too. Unfortunately I’m not sure how popular this $5 rubber key cover will be…who do you know who uses key covers to personalize their keychain? I stick to actual keychains, myself. But still, this might make a good inexpensive gift for your favorite survivor! (And yep, another 20% goes to breast cancer research.)

1. A mousepad
2. A wireless mouse (Bluetooth)
3. A USB receiver for the mouse

So it’s basically a wireless mouse. That’s about it. Oh, and a mousepad, which isn’t even necessary in the age of optical mice. And for this they want $36! I’d give this one a pass even if I had a desktop computer and could use a regular mouse.