Look, I understand potty training desperation, I really do. We struggled with it mightily around here and the only thing that worked for once and all was my daughter turning three.
But this? This is a very, very bad idea. It’s a potty chair. With a slot machine theme. Called the “Jack Potty.” That goes off when your child makes a “bet.” Glllllaaahhhhhrrrgg.
This seems that it could have only a few possible effects: 1) Your child develops a lifelong fear of using the potty, spooked by the lights and the noise and music. 2) Your child develops an inability to poop unless greeted by much fanfare. 3) Your child develops a jones for the one-armed bandit.
There’s so much wrong with this I don’t know where to begin, so let me just share with the you the best comment on the original post over at Consumerist: “A craps table would have been more appropriate. Sorry.” Not to mention the Consumerist’s crew’s tag: Loosest Slots in Town.
Ewwwwww. But funny.
