Comments on: BT Barnum was right – there is a sucker born every minute

By: Backseat Blogger

Backseat Blogger — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:03:27 +0000

but if you’re religious and have, say, 10 kids, that makes it worth the investment

By: Kateland

Kateland — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:42 +0000

Okay, the easiest way to put this is, my comment was not centered on the actually story about finding a thief on Craigslist but the stupidity of spending a $750+ baby stroller.

So to run with your analogy I have bought Jamaican rum in the liquor store in Canada for over $40 for a small bottle but some of the best rum I have ever bought cost $5 Canadian for a large 40 ounce size. I have a 1963 Singer sewing machine which cost $40 when my mother bought it in 1963 and it consistently out performs her new machine which cost over $2500 which is suppose to do everything but feed your dog and it probably would but its out for service regularly as the electric panel fries itself while my Singer just needs to be dusted and oiled regularly.

My point being the $750+ baby stroller is a complete Emperor’s New Clothes scenario. But to pay that ridiculous amount of money for a baby stroller and then being careless enough to leave it out on your front porch overnight and being shocked when its stolen – is going from the sublime to the ridiculous.

By: djb

djb — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:47:41 +0000

Reading the comments at the article, I agree whole-heartedlywith some of them. Why is the price of the stroller relevant? People buy the best they can afford. I’m 12 years away from pushing a stroller, but if I was going to buy one now I’d certainly be looking at a high-quality one.

I’ve owned $50 vehicles and $20,000 vehicles. I much prefer the $20,000 one. I’ve bought $20 scotch and $100 scotch… Same deal.

The story isn’t about the cost of the stroller, it’s about using Craigslist as a way to fight petty theft. Craigslist gets a bad rap sometimes, but this particular story is actually about how it can be used to catch bad guys.