I See Cat People

There are cat products available for purchase in nearly any shop nowadays. You can find Grumpy Cat merchandise, or the latest books on Nala Cat, or Maru the Box Cat, and Homer the Blind Cat. There's also a wide variety of general cat merchandise, from wallets, to jewellery, and clothing.

Last month I took a trip to Steveston, in Richmond, BC, Canada. You'd think the area would be inundated with Once Upon a Time merchandise, as that's where the TV show is filmed, but no. The only place I saw Once Upon a Time merchandise was at the local tourist office and museum.

Instead, I found tons of cat merch. I couldn't leave without buying a few items, but most had to remain on the shelf. Here's some photographs of What the Cat Saw. Meow!

A kitty bookmark, but who wants to take it out of its cute packaging?

These kitty bottle openers will have you smiling too!

Because we all love cat butts!

The other side of the cat butts coin purse.

Liar liar furry pants on fire!

You too can be as pretty as me with your very own cat compact.

Cat fabric for your arts and crafts.

Kitty cat cross stitch kit.

Kittys on the keys needlepoint project kit.

Cat picks for food or hair?

Cat pillow.

Tiny kitty cat post it notes.

Kitty purse.

A blue kitty scarf.

A pink kitty scarf.

T-shirt or night shirt? Doesn't matter, when I held these up, a little old lady saw them and bought all four! I should have earned commission!

Another of the shirts that I inadvertently sold.

Back view of another shirt.

Front view of the shirt.

A kitty princess t-shirt.

Some cute cat socks that I found at the local crafts shop.

None of these items are for sale, but I do have a few cat items for sale in my own Catews shop. Please do stop by for a visit!

Grumpy Cat Says No to Christmas!

The Grumpy Cat Christmas movie is currently filming in Coquitlam, BC, Canada until September 16th, and I had a chance to check out some of the sets.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. As I walked past, a lot of angry shoppers were mad that the Christmas decorations have been put up even earlier this year, especially in August. But wait....Can it be a Grumpy Cat movie, sponsored by Lifetime Channel? Yes, it's Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever! So, don't worry shoppers, all the Christmas decorations will be back down again, just in time for Halloween!

Someone to watch over me. Yes, they had crew, just in case anyone stole one of the faux presents from under the tree.

Just say NO! That's right. That's what the crew told me when I asked if I could have a look at the set.

But all is not lost, as I was allowed to visit Whiskers, the pet store in the film.

Here's customer service all decked out for Christmas.

Michelle at Customer Service gave me four cat buttons, so I guess my Christmas shopping is now done for the year.

An exterior photo of the pet shop.

An exterior shot of the other side.

The neat sign the crew made.

Some lovely stars on the side.

Another WTF Christmas tree in the Mall.

Some of the actors from the movie decided to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Take note of Grumpy Cat AKA Tardar Sauce, in the background there. 

Here is Grumpy Cat on her Santa throne, not looking very amused.

So, no, after my great voyage out to the boonies, I never did get to meet Grumpy Cat. When I talked to Michelle at Customer Service, she said the crew didn't give them any information. It was hit or miss whether you saw her at the Mall or not. She did make an appearance last Saturday, so it's possible another one is coming up on Saturday. Stay tuned for the Grumpy Cat movie on Lifetime Channel at Christmas time. Until then, say NO to Christmas in August.