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That's not at all how I read the parent comment. Buying into the product, and into the quality of that product, is how they can get a glove that will last long
by LeifCarrotson 9y ago
That's not at all how I read the parent comment. Buying into the product, and into the quality of that product, is how they can get a glove that will last long enough to become a part of their identity. A cheap glove that gets replaced every season does not result in the same identification.
You have the causality reversed.
- JohnBooty 9y agoI feel like I'm going mad as I read these comments. Kids outgrow their baseball gloves every few years. How in the world is one supposed to buy some kind of "lifetime" baseball glove for a kid? I absolutely and unsarcastically adore the concept of buying things for life. I really do. When I read this article, my first thought was: "I want one of those gloves." However, that concept seldom makes any sense when it comes to anything that a child wears. I'm pretty sure most of the people expressing the "buy your kid a quality baseball glove for life!" sentiment have no experience with (a) baseball (b) baseball gloves (c) children.
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoI'm thinking of my high school glove, and the glove my dad used to play with me - his was from his high school days. I still have mine, and will play with my son (who is outgrowing his salvation army clothes as fast as we can buy them) when he's old enough. And when he's old enough, I'll teach him to take care of his glove, and when he's grown, I'll get him a good one.