Creepy products from "Best Children's Products"

By at 6:47 pm Tuesday, May 31

Picture 3-5 Picture 2-4 Here are my picks for the two creepiest products on this page of "best children's products." The O'Pair is a rope to attach a kid to an adult and was "designed to be a more socially acceptable and safe alternative to a child's leash or harness."

The Take-Out-Time-Out is a mat you are supposed to make your kids sit on when they've misbehaved. Bonus creepiness: "TAKE-OUT-TIME-OUT can be used anywhere anytime (home, store, restaurant, playground, etc.)." Imagine the psychological scars you'll inflict on your child by making him sit on this pad in a restaurant.
Link (Thanks, Peggy!)

Mark Frauenfelder

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