Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I ordered a bag based on recommendations from The Wirecutter, but I will never be purchasing this litter again. Either the formula has changed since Wirecutter's tests, or the formula is a knockoff. I have two cats, and clean their XL litter box every morning. It's a chore that takes only a few seconds. After switching to this litter, you'd think I had four or five cats, there was so much to clean out! A few seconds each morning quickly turned into a 10 minute (MINIMUM) ordeal! Urine sinks straight to the bottom and turns it into wet cement. I have to spend several minutes just chiseling it off the sides and bottom of the box. The clumps are enormous and extremely heavy. They are too big to fit inside the opening of my XL litter genie! Seriously, put two of your fists together. Then imagine a third fist. That's how big these urine clumps are! This litter EXPANDS to over twice its size when it gets wet! A far cry from the tidy, hard little clumps you'd get with other litter! I now have to clean my litter box multiple times a day to avoid it filling up, because the clumps are so enormous. I was so happy to see I'd run out this morning so I can go back to using regular litter. Claims: *Excellent clumping/Hard clumping: FALSE. *Prevents Moisture from Reaching Bottom of the Litter Box: RIDICULOUSLY FALSE. *Used in Mechanical: What does this claim even mean? Used in the mechanical industry? Why would that matter to a pet owner? *Will not break apart: FALSE. Multiple chunks fall off clumps while scooping, mostly due to the fact that the clumps are ENORMOUS. *Made without harmful chemicals: Look, everything is chemicals. And all can be harmful if you are overexposed to them or exposed to them in the incorrect way. Saying something doesn't use "harsh/harmful chemicals" is just cashing in on fancy buzzwords. It literally means nothing. PHOTO: I left my cats for 2 nights and my petsitter forgot to clean their litter box. Both of my cats drink a lot of water thanks to multiple pet fountains around the home, and as a result, they pee a lot, which is why I clean their box daily. 3 days (2 nights) without a cleaning meant that the entire bottom of the box was covered in a 3"-4" thick layer of heavy, thick clay sludge because this litter lets all urine seep to the bottom. I had to spend half an hour chiseling it out the litter of the box (and then had to scrub the scoop since it was completely coated in lumpy clay). Please do not buy this litter, especially if you already hate cleaning a litter box. This litter will make your cleaning experience 5000% more difficult.