It’s a well known cliché, that however much you spend on fancy beds and toys for your cats, they will always prefer the box it came in.

Japanese cat owner, @nyalunon17, found the fluffiest, most comfy cat bed only to have it ignored in favour of a random cardboard box lid. The original tweet went viral, thanks to the very relatable nature of the situation.

As the owner of several cats though, there must be at least one that would choose a warm and soft cat bed over an empty cardboard box. An experiment was conducted.

Out of five cats, there must be one. Right?

The experiment proved it. Given a choice, all cats would pick a box over a cat bed. It’s just science.

Luckily if you want to jazz the box up, the cat will still be interested, like this cardboard mecha that a couple made for their pet!