Comments on: Another take on Strawberry Shortcake http://www.themomslant.com/2009/09/another-take-on-strawberry-shortcake/ I'm speaking for myself Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:35:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nicole http://www.themomslant.com/2009/09/another-take-on-strawberry-shortcake/comment-page-1/#comment-18612 nicole Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.themomslant.com/?p=2969#comment-18612 I rarely intentionally buy branded food. I do try to avoid it most of the time, since the characters are usually on junk anyway. I will buy canned pasta with Dora or Cars or Princesses or whatever every once in a while, but certainly not every time. I refuse to buy character clothing for my kids, although I don't keep friends/family from buying it. I'm just too practical to pay extra money b/c a character is on something. Parents have a hard time saying NO to everything these days it seems. Should we blame marketers for taking advantage of that? I don't want my children to like something only b/c a character is on it, only to have them change their mind when that character is no longer on it. But I try to avoid grocery shopping with my kids anyway, just because I need the peace. I rarely intentionally buy branded food. I do try to avoid it most of the time, since the characters are usually on junk anyway. I will buy canned pasta with Dora or Cars or Princesses or whatever every once in a while, but certainly not every time. I refuse to buy character clothing for my kids, although I don’t keep friends/family from buying it. I’m just too practical to pay extra money b/c a character is on something. Parents have a hard time saying NO to everything these days it seems. Should we blame marketers for taking advantage of that? I don’t want my children to like something only b/c a character is on it, only to have them change their mind when that character is no longer on it. But I try to avoid grocery shopping with my kids anyway, just because I need the peace.

]]> By: Amira @definemature.com http://www.themomslant.com/2009/09/another-take-on-strawberry-shortcake/comment-page-1/#comment-18598 Amira @definemature.com Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:15:53 +0000 http://www.themomslant.com/?p=2969#comment-18598 Branding on fruit? Ridiculous. Kids tend to like fruits, so I don't see the reason for this, other than the obvious all mighty dollar. My son is too young for that stuff right now, but I plan to ingrain it into his head that anything featuring a cartoon is not going to be purchased. Maybe I'll be more lenient on branded items he'll eat versus non branded item he wont, but in general, it's non branded for us The branded items are also uncessarily more expensive. Branding on fruit? Ridiculous. Kids tend to like fruits, so I don’t see the reason for this, other than the obvious all mighty dollar.

My son is too young for that stuff right now, but I plan to ingrain it into his head that anything featuring a cartoon is not going to be purchased. Maybe I’ll be more lenient on branded items he’ll eat versus non branded item he wont, but in general, it’s non branded for us

The branded items are also uncessarily more expensive.

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