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I don't know how many people here have interacted with toddlers on phones, but I'm not sure this will take off. The thing that kids love about communicating on

I don't know how many people here have interacted with toddlers on phones, but I'm not sure this will take off. The thing that kids love about communicating on mobile phones is video. They love to see themselves and love to see you. I would be very surprised if a 3 year old would prefer this over a WhatsApp video call / facetime.

echelon 5y ago
From the product page itself, > Your childhood is calling, now you can actually answer. > A real-working phone for a real adult desk > The Fisher-Price® Chatter Telephone® toy has been helping littles get walking and talking since 1961. To commemorate this incredible milestone, we’re inviting you to give your childhood a call with a real, working Chatter Telephone™ desk phone! Let’s remember what it was like to be little. When everything in the world could be something to play with and all it took was a little imagination to make something really fun happen. Let’s get down on the floor, sing at trees, spend less time growing up and a little more time growing down. Let’s be kids. This product was made for adults. It's a joke / nostalgia play. Limited edition at Best Buy, while supplies last.
isoprophlex 5y ago
This has an extremely high i-want-this factor for me, personally. No way my kids get to touch this thing (if I could get a hold of one in Europe, seems sold out or unavailable) I want to use this during video calls for work, where people can see me listen and speak into the thing.
underdeserver 5y ago
Who said anything about kids?
bluedino 5y ago
I have a 1 year old, and he has phone toys but he doesn't pick them up and do the fake conversation play like we did as kids. Obviously because a phone today is a pocket Facebook machine and device to Facetime grandma with.
Sebb767 5y ago
> I'm not sure this will take off. This sold out within hours of being released, so I'm pretty sure it already did :)

echelon 5y ago

From the product page itself, > Your childhood is calling, now you can actually answer. > A real-working phone for a real adult desk > The Fisher-Price® Chatter Telephone® toy has been helping littles get walking and talking since 1961. To commemorate this incredible milestone, we’re inviting you to give your childhood a call with a real, working Chatter Telephone™ desk phone! Let’s remember what it was like to be little. When everything in the world could be something to play with and all it took was a little imagination to make something really fun happen. Let’s get down on the floor, sing at trees, spend less time growing up and a little more time growing down. Let’s be kids. This product was made for adults. It's a joke / nostalgia play. Limited edition at Best Buy, while supplies last.

isoprophlex 5y ago

This has an extremely high i-want-this factor for me, personally. No way my kids get to touch this thing (if I could get a hold of one in Europe, seems sold out or unavailable) I want to use this during video calls for work, where people can see me listen and speak into the thing.

underdeserver 5y ago

Who said anything about kids?

bluedino 5y ago

I have a 1 year old, and he has phone toys but he doesn't pick them up and do the fake conversation play like we did as kids. Obviously because a phone today is a pocket Facebook machine and device to Facetime grandma with.

Sebb767 5y ago

> I'm not sure this will take off. This sold out within hours of being released, so I'm pretty sure it already did :)