I don’t usually get shocked while checking Craigslist. Since I’m always looking for toys and not, you know, sex and massage, the entries I read are invariably tame. After this week’s success of acquiring one of those turtle sandboxes –
which the former owner was even kind enough to deliver, but who knew that hauling around a 50 pound bag of sand to the back yard would be so much harder than hauling a 35 pound child? I think I need to start lifting weights again –
- I thought I’d keep trying my luck. Which hasn’t quite run out, because even though I didn’t find any cheap kid stuff I did see this ad:
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/bab/1269202116.html
The title said something about pacifiers costing $31. I clicked it to see what typo filled, grammatically strained kind of ad would be saying something so ridiculous. But the ad is fine. It’s the pacifiers that are the problem.
Apparently while I’ve been scouring Craigslist and shopping at Wal-Mart, someone has been making DESIGNER PACIFIERS. Now, I’m not unacquainted with expensive children’s things. I know someone who has a Bugaboo stroller. Sometimes I go to Nordstrom’s. I get quality, I do. But JUICY COUTURE PACIFIERS that retail for $48? Really?
For those of you who haven’t bought pacifiers recently, the last pair I bought cost $4.99. But for nearly ten times that, ChunkyMonkey could spit plastic nipples that say “Juicy” into the dirt. Why? I mean, I think for that much money they should at least say “Chanel”.
Have I been living under a rock, or is this weird?
9 responses so far ↓
Travis Erwin // July 18, 2009 at 4:43 pm |
Think of it this way. From a cosmetic surgeon plastic nipples would cost much more.
coffeejitters (Judy Haley) // July 18, 2009 at 9:06 pm |
that’s even worse than the $90 onesie
Karly // July 19, 2009 at 11:34 am |
Well, that’s just ridiculous! People are nuts.
Catootes // July 19, 2009 at 2:27 pm |
The purchasers of these items would be the same element that have McMansion mortgages beyond their means, furnished by credit they are unable to pay, because they are unable to think for themselves.
I’m a little cranky today and the absurdity of some of this stuff makes my head pound.
Or that might be the wine
mrssoup // July 20, 2009 at 12:26 pm |
The sad part is there are people out there that think they HAVE to have those pacifiers! And the onesies! And the Gucci diaper bag.
Sadness.
nnclyn // July 20, 2009 at 4:44 pm |
I’d love to know what makes them worth that much. It should come with a gold chain to attach to your child, because losing that would…….suck.
mountainmomma18 // July 21, 2009 at 10:43 pm |
Holy crap! The way I lose those things I would be out of a lot of money very quickly!
Leslie // July 22, 2009 at 2:53 am |
It’s weird. And ridiculous. Who buys this stuff?
Tam // October 9, 2009 at 2:07 pm |
How judgmental! Why does everyone care what people spend their money on? Some people like and can afford designer stuff and other people like the Walmart stuff – to each their own. I dress my kids in all kinds of stuff, and I don’t feel like I HAVE to have a Juicy Couture onesie, but hey, if I like it and I can afford it why not? That’s why I busted my butt through school and slaved in law school… and yes, I do spend money on helping the needy, I am a yearly donor for the San Diego Children’s Hospital and head up projects at work adopt families during the holidays and collect items to take to Mexico for needy families.
I don’t have the juicy couture pacifiers, I don’t allow my children to use them b/c they’re gross and ugly to me. But if I do choose to get them – how does that affect you?