2005-07-06 19:56 | juimiin blog enun-dorsals 'Little Tikes' for the trash

Lock your doors! Hide your babies! The Little Tikes Wide Activity Walker is a death trap.

Whoever designed this walker must have skipped highschool physics. This walker is only safe when forward pressure is applied at the handle, otherwise the walker tips. So, a pretoddler learning how to walk can never lean to the side or back without someone making sure the walker isn’t going to fall. To be fair there is a warning label on the unit stating adult supervision is required, but the adult in the advertisment will just get a good view of the walker crashing down on the little person.

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They are really stupid at Little Tikes, most of their products are lacking because the company lacks any kind of engineering direction. They are owned by Newell Rubermaid (NWL). The problem was NWL’s marketing and corporate, not the designer. They have such hugh profit margins, the product can’t be designed properly. You bought it, you are one of those people P.T. Barnum mentioned (sucker born every minute). Notice that the bugs are really hard to use (esp. the bee.) They are now the we can’ do anything right at all toy company. Aviod Little Tikes for your own good. Their products are all a rip off.
quite insider - 2005-08-27 23:30

On the other hand, some of the Little Tikes widgets we have are pretty good, like this one:
http://www.littletikes.com/Toys/Toys-Det..
Frank - 2005-10-09 21:30