>I remember seeing ads for video cassettes that did the same sort of thing
>... load it into your VCR when unattended, and it'd scream (seem to
>remember pictures of big cats??) when moved.
I've never seen them for VCRs before, but it doesn't surprise me. I have
seen recently similar alarms that you can put on furniture or other items
you don't want a pet on, and when it is jiggled or otherwise detects the
pet (I think some are infrared detectors), the alarm goes off briefly.
I did like the one I saw that was an electric pad. When the pet climbs on
the pad, their weight activates it and they get a shock. I'm sure its
harmless, but I'm not sure I would want to go shocking my cat on a
regular basis (but I have thought about doing the same thing with the
screen top to my lizard tank that my cat keeps climbing on and then
falling thru).
>This is of course when VCRs
>cost ?400 (US$700) and not the ?29 (US$49) I've seen them recently...
I just paid US $14 for a DVD player for my father for Xmas. He's been
complaining he wants one, but I know it won't ever be turned on... so I
bought one that was on sale, had a $10 rebate, and I used "Best Buy
Bucks" from a McDonalds promotion that I had saved up. When I was done,
total cost was $14. (and they asked if I wanted the $30 extended warranty
on it!!!)
A bit of a price difference from my first DVD player that cost me $500.
Of course, I also suspect that my first player will be running happily
years from now, when the $14 model has long since died.
-chris
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