7 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s Pet Days sale
7 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s Pet Days sale
亚马逊“宠物日”促销活动中我们最喜欢的 7 款优惠产品
No disrespect to pet lizards, rodents, birds, and other fine creatures, but we’re focused mostly on cats and dogs here. 无意冒犯宠物蜥蜴、啮齿动物、鸟类和其他可爱的生物，但我们在这里主要关注的是猫和狗。
A big part of my job here at The Verge is to find deals on tech that readers will like. But in my personal life, I’m not spending anywhere near as much money on tech as I am on food, litter, and other supplies for our two cats. Sad, but true. If your life is also ruled by furry (or feathered, scaled, shelled) friends, perhaps your interest will be piqued by Amazon’s five-day Pet Days sale happening through 2:59AM ET on Saturday, May 16th. 在 The Verge，我工作的一大部分内容是为读者寻找他们会喜欢的科技产品优惠。但在个人生活中，我在科技产品上的花费远不及我在两只猫的食物、猫砂和其他用品上的开销。虽然听起来有点悲伤，但这是事实。如果你的生活也被这些毛茸茸（或者长羽毛、有鳞片、带壳）的朋友所占据，那么亚马逊为期五天的“宠物日”促销活动（持续至美东时间 5 月 16 日周六凌晨 2:59）或许会让你感兴趣。
There are a ton of products available that have some sort of discount attached — too many to list out individually. In case you don’t want to sort through all of the deals, I’ve attempted to do you the favor of plucking out seven noteworthy discounts for cat and dog parents. 此次促销有海量产品参与折扣，多到无法一一列举。为了让你免去筛选之苦，我特意为你挑选了七款值得猫奴和狗爸狗妈们关注的优惠产品。
The product I recommend to all pet owners is Bissell’s Little Green upholstery and carpet cleaner, which is $99.99 at Amazon (originally $129.99). It’s the fighter you need on your side to help you get nasty stains out of your carpeted floors and stairs, rugs, couch cushions, and more. The portable cleaner works with Bissell’s cleaning formula, and the purchase includes a sample of the product. It also comes with a cleaning brush and crevice tool for sucking yucky stuff out of corners. While not a quiet machine to use, it’s valuable in that it’s a way to undo your pet’s accidents (it’s great for getting out coffee stains, too). 我向所有宠物主人推荐的产品是 Bissell 的 Little Green 多功能织物与地毯清洁机，亚马逊售价为 99.99 美元（原价 129.99 美元）。它是你清理地毯、楼梯、地垫、沙发垫等处顽固污渍的得力助手。这款便携式清洁机需配合 Bissell 的专用清洁液使用，购买时附赠一份试用装。它还配有清洁刷和缝隙吸嘴，可以清理角落里的脏东西。虽然工作时噪音不小，但它能有效处理宠物留下的“意外事故”（顺便说一句，它清理咖啡渍的效果也非常好）。
Pet owners have a special connection to their animals, and many can intuit what their pets need based on how they’re trying to get our attention. But wouldn’t it be great if your pet could put in a little more effort? I’m not saying that this 10-pack of voice-recording buttons will suddenly turn your pet into Sapphie, but at $19.76 (just a few bucks off) for the kit at Amazon, it seems fun to try. Each button can record up to 30 seconds of voice clips. 宠物主人与动物之间有着特殊的联系，许多人能通过宠物吸引注意力的方式直觉地判断它们的需求。但如果你的宠物能更主动一点，岂不是更好？我并不是说这套 10 个装的语音录制按钮能瞬间让你的宠物变成网红狗 Sapphie，但在亚马逊上仅售 19.76 美元（优惠了几美元），买来尝试一下还是很有趣的。每个按钮最多可录制 30 秒的语音片段。
The Litter-Robot 4 self-cleaning litter box is a big ticket item for cat owners looking to delegate the stinky chore. There’s a bundle that has been discounted recently at Amazon that includes the litter box plus a starter kit of accessories for $799.99 (typically $860). The whole point of getting the Litter-Robot 4 is to make your life easier, scooping less, and doing other stuff with your time that hopefully doesn’t involve hunching over. The accessories included (three OdorTrap packs, 10 liners, 30 wipes, and two carbon filters) make it so you need to interact even less often with the litter box. 对于想要摆脱铲屎重任的猫主人来说，Litter-Robot 4 自动清洁猫砂盆是一项大额投资。亚马逊最近推出了一款优惠套装，包含猫砂盆及一套入门配件，售价为 799.99 美元（通常为 860 美元）。购买 Litter-Robot 4 的核心目的就是为了让生活更轻松，减少铲屎次数，把时间花在不用弯腰驼背的事情上。套装内附带的配件（3 包除味剂、10 个内衬袋、30 片湿巾和 2 个碳滤网）能让你更少地去打理猫砂盆。
There are countless Wi-Fi-enabled cameras you can get to remotely see what your cats are up to, including those that cost less than $20. For my money, I’ve been satisfied with the TP-Link Tapo 1080p indoor camera that’s $17.99 at Amazon. It may be more basic than what some pet owners want. And yet, it’s capable enough that I’ve used it as a baby monitor. It has pan and tilt functionality so you can see around the room, and its feed is viewable in the Kasa app, which is convenient if you have other TP-Link gadgets. It supports motion detection, two-way audio, night vision, and the option of cloud or microSD card storage. 市面上有无数款支持 Wi-Fi 的摄像头可以让你远程查看猫咪在做什么，其中甚至有不到 20 美元的选择。就我个人而言，我对亚马逊上售价 17.99 美元的 TP-Link Tapo 1080p 室内摄像头感到满意。它可能比一些宠物主人想要的功能更基础，但它功能强大到我甚至把它当作婴儿监视器使用。它具备云台旋转功能，可以查看房间全景，画面可以通过 Kasa App 查看，如果你有其他 TP-Link 设备，这会非常方便。它支持移动侦测、双向语音、夜视功能，并提供云存储或 microSD 卡存储选项。
Standard pet food isn’t typically expensive, but costs can rise if your pet requires (or at least benefits from) a specialized diet. Of the many brands that have discounted food during Pet Days, you can get a rare deal on Hill’s Science Diet dry food for cats and dogs. For instance, dry food formulas for indoor cats ages one through six are $24.49 for a seven-pound bag (almost always priced at $35) at Amazon. You can head to Hill’s landing page to see if they have a deal for your kind of pet, and note that subscribing to a recurring delivery will knock 20 percent off your total at checkout. 普通的宠物食品通常不贵，但如果你的宠物需要（或至少受益于）特殊饮食，成本就会上升。在“宠物日”期间参与折扣的众多品牌中，Hill’s Science Diet（希尔思科学配方）的猫狗干粮有难得的优惠。例如，亚马逊上 7 磅装的 1-6 岁室内猫干粮售价为 24.49 美元（通常售价为 35 美元）。你可以前往 Hill’s 的活动页面查看是否有适合你家宠物的优惠，并注意选择定期配送服务在结账时还能额外享受 20% 的折扣。
Surely, you’ve floated the idea of getting Apple AirTags to keep track of your pet, right? Not every pet or pet parent will want to stick one on a collar, but for those who’d rather be safe than sorry, you can get a four-pack of first-gen AirTag trackers at Woot (an Amazon-owned site) for $56.99. That’s the best price yet on a four-pack, which originally launched for $99. The newer second-gen AirTag model offers better connectivity, Precision Tracking, and longer tracking distances, and a louder speaker, among other features. But if you’re not losing sight of your pet all that often, there’s no harm in saving some money with the older version. 你肯定考虑过买 Apple AirTag 来追踪宠物吧？虽然不是每只宠物或每个主人都愿意在项圈上挂一个，但对于那些“有备无患”的人来说，你可以在 Woot（亚马逊旗下网站）以 56.99 美元的价格买到四件装的第一代 AirTag 追踪器。这是四件装有史以来的最低价，其最初发布价为 99 美元。虽然更新的第二代 AirTag 提供了更好的连接性、精确查找、更远的追踪距离和更大的扬声器等功能，但如果你并不经常弄丢宠物，买旧款省点钱也未尝不可。