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$180 on a toy for a 3 year old? No. We would absolutely play with this at our local library if they had one though. I love the screenless programming idea, embe

$180 on a toy for a 3 year old? No. We would absolutely play with this at our local library if they had one though. I love the screenless programming idea, embedding those concepts early.

beachstartup 11y ago
it's a robot for urban tech-focused dual-income families with probably 1 young child, their first (which means everything they buy is top of the line). honestly they probably could have priced it at $199 or more. witness: http://www.toysrus.com/products/luxury-strollers.jsp http://www.toysrus.com/products/luxury-strollers.jsp http://www.thebump.com/a/25-hottest-baby-products http://www.thebump.com/a/25-hottest-baby-products do you know how much these kinds of people spend on their babies? it's astronomical.
- maaku 11y ago
  stupid people will be stupid. news at 11.
  - beachstartup 11y ago
    they're not stupid. they just make and spend a lot more money than you.
  - thejosh 11y ago
    yes how dare they spend their money on their first born!
    - maaku 11y ago
      If they want to spend money on their first born, there are far better, more rational ways to do it. $199 in a 529 plan turns into $2k by college time. $199 in used clothes or legos will go a lot further at that age.
      - mcv 11y ago
        I believe programmable lego starts at $300 or more. I also don't think the people who buy this buy it as the only toy for their kid. They probably already have spent plenty on other stuff.
      - beachstartup 11y ago
        at some point you need to come to grips with the fact that some people are just wealthier than you, and don't really care about that $2k in 18 years because they or their parents, or grand-parents, or great great great grand-parents already solved that pesky 'lack of money for the kids' issue. you're projecting your own financial situation onto others in the demographic buying disposable $180 doo-dads for their kids. it's like getting mad at the rain.
  - gohrt 11y ago
    Clannish and wasteful, not stupid.
    - maaku 11y ago
      that meets my definition of stupidity :)
- samstave 11y ago
  as a father of three, I totally agree. Unicorn idea: As soon as you feel you have too much stuff/outgrown it, you give it to my startup that takes your hand-me-UPs! and cleans them and sorts them and then posts them to our tinder-like UI where you can browse based on categories and your "discovery prefs" are your kids age... you then look through a range of various baby hand-me-ups and swipe right to add to cart and have shipped to you. you can return them later and if they are in good enough condition, you get a restock credit (think CrossRoads in SF (your lady friend may know this store).... And yeah - why do you think diapers.com and Jessica Alba are all trying to get into the market...
  - jbarham 11y ago
    They already have this in Australia (minus the app). They're called "toy libraries" and are great.

$180 on a toy for a 3 year old? No. We would absolutely play with this at our local library if they had one though. I love the screenless programming idea, embedding those concepts early.

beachstartup 11y ago

it's a robot for urban tech-focused dual-income families with probably 1 young child, their first (which means everything they buy is top of the line). honestly they probably could have priced it at $199 or more. witness: http://www.toysrus.com/products/luxury-strollers.jsp http://www.toysrus.com/products/luxury-strollers.jsp http://www.thebump.com/a/25-hottest-baby-products http://www.thebump.com/a/25-hottest-baby-products do you know how much these kinds of people spend on their babies? it's astronomical.

maaku 11y ago
stupid people will be stupid. news at 11.
- beachstartup 11y ago
  they're not stupid. they just make and spend a lot more money than you.
- thejosh 11y ago
  yes how dare they spend their money on their first born!
  - maaku 11y ago
    If they want to spend money on their first born, there are far better, more rational ways to do it. $199 in a 529 plan turns into $2k by college time. $199 in used clothes or legos will go a lot further at that age.
    - mcv 11y ago
      I believe programmable lego starts at $300 or more. I also don't think the people who buy this buy it as the only toy for their kid. They probably already have spent plenty on other stuff.
    - beachstartup 11y ago
      at some point you need to come to grips with the fact that some people are just wealthier than you, and don't really care about that $2k in 18 years because they or their parents, or grand-parents, or great great great grand-parents already solved that pesky 'lack of money for the kids' issue. you're projecting your own financial situation onto others in the demographic buying disposable $180 doo-dads for their kids. it's like getting mad at the rain.
- gohrt 11y ago
  Clannish and wasteful, not stupid.
  - maaku 11y ago
    that meets my definition of stupidity :)
samstave 11y ago
as a father of three, I totally agree. Unicorn idea: As soon as you feel you have too much stuff/outgrown it, you give it to my startup that takes your hand-me-UPs! and cleans them and sorts them and then posts them to our tinder-like UI where you can browse based on categories and your "discovery prefs" are your kids age... you then look through a range of various baby hand-me-ups and swipe right to add to cart and have shipped to you. you can return them later and if they are in good enough condition, you get a restock credit (think CrossRoads in SF (your lady friend may know this store).... And yeah - why do you think diapers.com and Jessica Alba are all trying to get into the market...
- jbarham 11y ago
  They already have this in Australia (minus the app). They're called "toy libraries" and are great.