I agree that more notice would be great! And I don't think anybody is whining. The KittyCats team has always been sincere and encouraging about asking for feedback, and as Callie proved higher up in this thread, they are
always listening.
So here's my two cents: In my opinion, KittyCats did a solid favor for the secondary market with this promotion.
Breeders with live cats had a choice:
*They could take their live kitties that were close to 100 percent love off the market to try for Mardi Gras cats themselves (this is what I did, and it actually produced my only Mardi Gras cat thus far, though I still have a few "hopefuls" that will be hearing Barry White tonight)
*Or they could leave them in the various Love Shacks and stalls (and even mark them up a bit, heh heh) and watch them be snatched up by others who wanted a chance. It had the market talking, and buzzing, and MOVING CATS - giving some breeders a chance to recoup from the sales slump that always accompanies a big KittyCats special cat sale. KittyCats also scored a win - I'm sure sales of those Love vitamins skyrocketed!
So yes, there was frustration - but it showed some really innovative thinking on the part of the KittyCats team, as a way to boost secondary-market sales and the community overall.
And as always, the cats' costumes were jam-packed full of adorable.
I'd give the KittyCats team an A-plus on this one.
A *little* more notice (and possibly holding the promotion over a weekend, though obviously it's hard to do a "Fat Tuesday" promo on Saturday, lol) would be the rainbow sprinkles on an brilliant cupcake that was already frosted with awesome. I really hope the KC team tucks this idea away for another time when the secondary market seems to be lagging.
Just asking a small favor (special birth kitties)
