The Perceval family were struggling to sell their family home — so to close the deal, they threw in the family pet.
It was a deal that ended up purrfectly for the Melbourne family, according to News Corp.
(Warning: If you’re not into cat puns, click away now. You have been told.)
The Glen Iris family auctioned their five-bedroom home on Saturday, but it was passed in at $2,060,000, the Herald Sun reports.
Fortunately for them, the child of a prospective bidder became smitten with the family cat, Tiffany, at a pre-auction inspection — and Ms Perceval jokingly suggested to real estate agent Glen Coutinho that the pet could be sold along with the house.
“Tiffany decided she would sit on the couch,” Fran Perceval told the newspaper. “She loved all the attention — she does look a bit ornamental.”
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I love this story it's given me so many laughs at work. I did a survey and 5 out of 6 said "hell yeah" they'd sell their pets for $140,000 and the 6th person said not for 140k but for a million yes.
Also, please stop comparing pets to children, there is no comparison - the only people who are allowed to think pets are equal to children are childless people.
So true. Love all the comments saying ' I would never sell my pet blah blah' but when it comes down to it - y'all aren't being offered $140,000 haha.
I have two kids and think pets are comparable to children.
Call me nuts but when my first dog Zoe died suddenly at 11.5 years I was beyond devastated. I never had my own pet growing up and we got her when I was 25.
She was our furbaby and we gave her the name I reserved for my first baby. We even got another dog just so she wouldn't be alone during the workday. We had been through so much together: pre-kids, kids, house move, holidays, depression, some tough times and also lots and lots of good ones. She was my best friend, my confidante, an awesome listener and a constant companion.
On the day I had to put her down my mum was 'gee, I hope you cry for your mother the same you do for your dog'. She just did not understand. I'm guessing not everyone does.
Hi fifi-lulu. I don't doubt you loved your dog, dogs are loveable but there is no way you loved your dog as much as your children. It's a dog, surly it's not possible to love your dog as much as your children, surly. I'd be offended if my parents didn't love me more than a pet. Please tell me you love your children even the slightest bit more than your dog?
You can love a dog as much as a child. It's a different kind of love though. Same, but different.
When Zoe died my kids understood and they were sad, not as sad as I, but sad. They lost part of the family too. They never once questioned if I loved the dog more than them: at times when they were naughty or being difficult, I probably did!
But I can honestly say, I love my dogs more than 99% of the people I know. Of course, I love my kids the slightest bit more, but for different reasons. They are both high up there, along with my husband and mum. They don't call dogs 'man's best friend' for nothing.
i'd never give up my furry babes. They're precious to me, and all the money in the world wouldn't persuade me to leave them behind with strangers. Oh the guilt I'd feel.
I feel for their son. The fact his parents are so flippant and find his feelings silly? Cruel.