Same here...down the hill....down the steps....down the ravine......Me & my Cuz were always gettin' down! I think our parents were major stockholders in S.C. Johnson.....Band-Aids!!! And we still have a few scars to prove it!
Plus, if you keep a small piece of plywood handy. you can lay it across the wagon and use it as a portable seat to take a rest or to sit and deadhead flower, and stuff like that. The wheelbarrow's to high and 'tippy' to do that!
Yep, more throw away junk, that won't take normal wear & tear of the projected audience. Of course, if it lasted forever and could be passed along generation to generation, the company wouldn't make as much money on new sales!I saw the new Cloud 9 wagon yesterday and it got me thinking....
In a few short years it will be just another piece of plastic junk that heads off to the landfill or the recycling center. When the digital handle dies and the speakers are dead and your new MP99 player won't connect up to the old MP3 player port it's toast.
Besides, a kid can't even use the thing by themselves. As Al pointed the handle doesn't pivot back and if you notice the front wheels don't steer (they are casters) so someone has to pull the thing. How is a kid going to give it a push and then jump in and head down the sidewalk and crash into the neighbor's pile of leaves by the curb.
It doesn't even look like it would make a good portable water supply for summer squirtgun fights with the other kids.
My old metal Radio Flyer was around for more than 20 years and then my sister used it for her kids.
Definitely not destined to become a family heirloom. Bet it doesn't last as long as the HELOC payments used to buy it.
Or, as in my youth, "How is a kid going to give it a push and then jump in and head down the sidewalk and crash into the TREE by the neighbor's pile of leaves."
Yep, more throw away junk, that won't take normal wear & tear of the projected audience. Of course, if it lasted forever and could be passed along generation to generation, the company wouldn't make as much money on new sales!
Couldn't agree with you more. Those old wagons lasted and lasted. DH and I have a set of those heavy duty metal lawn chairs. They are 50+ years old and still look great. I re-painted them this summer and they look like new again. Those chairs will be around long after we are gone. Here's a picture of two of them. The kittens were fosters we had out for some sun on our back deck. The last of the kittens was adopted last Friday
