The life cycle of a Really Dumb Invention
Sooo... we've all seen RDIs before. We've looked at them and wondered how the heck someone a) came up with it, b) thought others would want it, and c) convinced someone to sell it.
Not surprisingly, I've noticed most RDIs start with moms. Moms who, with good intentions, think that everyone needs exactly what they just 'created' for their child.
It goes like this-
Kid has a problem
Mom notices problem
Kid won't stop screaming
Mom considers boarding school
Mom pulls all hair out
Mom decides to "try this"
"This" works
Mom tells friends about it
Friends nod politely
Mom thinks EVERYONE needs it and makes more to give to unsuspecting victims
Friends are too nice to admit they gave it to the dog as a chew toy and claim to love it
Mom figures that, since all friends love it, she should make more
Mom contacts someone to "make it a reality"
Contact one tells her she's nuts
Contact two tells her she's got "great ideas" but they don't "see a market" for "this type of product"
Contact three tells her to come back when she's got a more solid plan
Mom takes out a mortgage on the house to finance her "dream" herself
Mom tries to get stores to carry her product
No one wants to carry it because it's the creepiest thing they've ever seen
Mom decides to start a website and sell her product online
And this, my friends, is how you end up with a pacifier stuck in a monkey's head.
Labels: Random weirdness
posted by Estelle @ 7/06/2008 10:18:00 AM
4 Comments:
That is just all sorts of wrong.
... and display a photo of a child loosely strapped in a carseat with the chest clip at the belly using your product for good advertising!
heck, that's not the worst pic... at least the straps were relatively snug (acceptable, but not ideal)....
no... go to OUR PRODUCT and you see not only kids a little old for a binky, but a poor baby having fallen asleep in his walker...
forget that walkers are dangerous (unless in a single floor first floor apartment or similar scenario where mom and dad are monitering carefully and there is no access to stairs)... but why is this poor baby sleeping like this.
Now, in fairness, my kids have had the odd "fall asleep in the exersaucer" moments... but that was without fussing and without binkies.
This just looks sad.
The photo gallery has that same pic of the baby in a comfortsport, and a baby in an infant seat (maybe a keyfit in discovery pattern?) with a blanket around him and no straps being used!
After all... why hold our kids, right?
Now, if you are going to go for this just to more easily keep track of the things (though I found just not letting the kid randomly sit around and suck on one helped... and cleaning really helped), at least this one (more commonly seen and even sold in some stores) is a lot cheaper than the 24.99 plus 5 dollars shipping
www.wubbanub.com
Hey.. I had a wubbanub and LOVED LOVED LOVED it!!! Don't knock what you haven't tried. I found them most useful when the baby is in the car seat and you can't just reach back and put it back in..the animal almost serves as a hand holding it in and it would be so cute when they'd grab on and hold on...
Her website definitely could use some work but the idea.. I think it great! Well great if they work as good as the ones that hold the soothie pacifier..
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