Wednesday 19 May 2010

Heinous Truths

I learned a heinous truth yesterday.  Red wagons are expensive.  They aren't just expensive, they are priced out of reach for a lot of families.  

Cadillac Model but at least it is a 4 season model: Lee Valley Tools,

All-Season Convertible Wagon - Gifts

$195.00. Yowsers

Canadian Tire was out of Red Wagons,
 SuperCycle Kidz Wooden Rail Wagon 
if you went for plastic wheels, you could pay as low as $79 bucks.  Highway robbery.

And Walmart only had 1, a single season, just with tires model, for $149.00.  

There is something wrong with this.  Every kid should be able to afford a red wagon.  And if the cheap ones are going for 80 dollars, red wagons are way out of reach for a lot of people, a heinous truth of modern Canadian life.

At least most families can still afford a trike, $32.00

L'il Red 10 in. Child's Trike

I came home with this one.
  Yardworks Garden Mesh Cart

A fairly adult version, perfectly adequate, sensible even.  Sigh.

But I am thinking of painting it red.

3 comments:

Brendaknits said...

Just catching up on a few days of blog reading. I think your green wagon is a perfect project for a couple of little kids some red paint and paint brushes. How much mess could they make?

Sandra said...

get the cherry red spray paint and go for it!

Anonymous said...

Totally agree. Go for it! GD