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The Hand Towel Shaped Like a Cat's Backside

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The Hand Towel Shaped Like a Cat's Backside

A plush hanging hand towel cut into the shape of an animal's rear end, complete with pompom tail. For kitchens and bathrooms with nothing to prove.

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  • novelty towel
  • kitchen
  • bathroom
  • cat lover gift
  • funny homeware
  • housewarming

What Is This Thing?

A thick, soft hand towel cut into the outline of an animal's rear end and hung from a loop. Not an animal printed on a towel — the towel is the backside. Embroidered fur markings, little paws at the bottom, and a raised pompom tail sitting exactly where you would expect.

They come in several animals and colourways: a grey tabby, an orange tabby, a white cat with black stripes, a calico, and a corgi with a heart-shaped tail. Whichever one arrives, it hangs from a hook or a rail with the same unwavering commitment.

Why You Don't Need It

Any towel dries hands. This one makes a statement about your household that is difficult to walk back once guests have seen it.

It is also the sort of thing that stops being invisible. A plain towel is furniture; this one is a participant.

Why You'll Buy It Anyway

It is three dollars, it genuinely works as a towel, and it commits absolutely. There is no wink, no small print, no attempt to be tasteful about it — someone designed this, sampled it, put it into production, and made five colourways.

The microfibre plush is also the right material for the job. It is not a joke object that happens to be a towel; it is a towel that happens to be a joke.

The Hand Towel Shaped Like a Cat's Backside — photograph 2
The Hand Towel Shaped Like a Cat's Backside — photograph 3

Who It's Actually For

Cat owners and dog owners, who will recognise the specific silhouette immediately. Housewarming gifts, where the goal is something memorable rather than something matching. Kitchens and bathrooms belonging to people who do not take their kitchens and bathrooms very seriously.

It also survives the test that most novelty homeware fails: it is still useful after the joke lands.

before you click buy

Listings for these usually cover several animal and colour variants, so check which one you are actually selecting before you order.

Plush microfibre is absorbent and washes well, but it sheds a little at first and the pompom tail is the part most likely to object to a tumble dryer. Wash it gently and it will outlast the joke.

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