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Spit Up: WUPZEY, I Bagged Up My Baby

Posted by chrisjordan

 

 

Just when you think you have seen every way to separate parents from their money, something like this comes along.  Something that makes me laugh both at its unfortunate name and the absurdity of the product.

WUPZEY ($19.99) attaches to the bottom half of the highchair tray encasing your child's lower half in a "bag" to catch all the food, debris, and utensils dropped by the child.   Except, WUPZEY, my kids like to toss stuff over the side and front of the tray on purpose. 

I was almost feeling bad for laughing so hard when I read this,  In fact, if you don't even want to remove it, you don't have to. Just leave it on the high chair for the next feeding. 

Yes, because old smelly food and ants on your child are awesome.  C'mon people make me have to work for the snark. 

WUPZEY, my baby is covered with ants.  The possibilities are endless.

 


Comments

 

M said:

That's why I own a dog...makes clean up easy :)

August 21, 2007 2:44 PM
 

Homestead said:

I'm confused... if you have this thing then how the heck do you feed the dog??

August 22, 2007 1:05 PM
 

Daisy said:

I'm sure most babies could find their way around it. Some precocious gifted children might even intentionally slip their mashed brussels sprouts in the bag while Mom isn't looking.

August 22, 2007 9:03 PM
 

Rebecca said:

Seriously? From the moment my daughter sat in a highchair food & utensils were flying everywhere but straight down on her lap. Just another thing that new parents will think they can't live without and they'll use it for about a day and realize they were ripped off.

August 22, 2007 10:54 PM
 

Amber43 said:

I think it's great. It really saves me a lot of work.

Best $20 I ever spent!

September 27, 2007 2:51 PM
 

Amber43 said:

Dog slobber all over my floor, no thanks!

September 27, 2007 2:53 PM
 

Amber43 said:

The Wupzey is not intended for older children who deliberately throw food. It was made for children who are LEARNING to eat by themselves. (6months to 18mo) depending on the child.  It's for when they want to eat fingerfoods by themselves but don't have the dexterity to get all the food into their mouths, which then ends up all down the front of them.

The mom who invented it made one for herself to solve her problem and it really helped. It wasn't made to rip off parents. It was made to help.  $19.99 is a very reasonable price for something that saves parents alot of time and energy.

Every product can not be perfect for each person. However, this product helps to solve a problem and it works. I used the wupzey for about 8 months with my child and I think it's fabulous.

September 27, 2007 3:04 PM
 

OrangePerson said:

Hey, anyone get the impression Amber43 may be, like, associated with this thing?

Seriously, if I had a little kid, the Last Thing I would want would be to have them sitting in food - even for a short time. They're so susceptible to rashes from contact with wet things as it is. They spill a little juice down there, then you let them wander off and don't see it ... fruit punch stains across the carpet.

Oh, joy.

September 27, 2007 7:22 PM
 

VioletaG said:

ya think? Orange Person (cool name) sounds like you are a little confused, not really sure what your point is......anyone get the impression that orange person, maybe like, associated with the writer?
October 1, 2007 5:56 PM
 

Covered In Ants said:

Actually Orange Person is not (directly) associated with the writer. Maybe, like, the story of how the disgruntled product creator won't stop stalking the site is, like, getting around.

October 1, 2007 9:38 PM

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