I’m not upset that My Cleaning Trolley – a toy which is nothing more than a small, pink custodian’s trolley – exists.
I’m not even upset that it comes in pink, which all but assures that this item will be purchased – and was designed – exclusively for little girls.
I’m admittedly upset that early versions of My Cleaning Trolley came in a box labeled “Girls Only” but it appears that the Just Kidz, the company that sells My Cleaning Trolley, has rectified that situation.
All of this is fine in my book. In fact, the marketplace seems to have properly marginalized this horrendous toy. On Amazon, My Cleaning Trolley has only one review, posted in 2015, and it’s just one star. It also appears that the person leaving the review never even purchased My Cleaning Trolley but was offended by the “Girls Only” label on the box and wanted to comment.
It’s admittedly surprising that as I write these words, Amazon indicates that there is just one My Cleaning Trolley left in stock – so order soon – but I suspect that there has been just one My Cleaning Trolley in stock for a long, long time.
All of this is fine with me. Not ideal, but not enough to get my knickers in a bunch.
But two things do upset me:
It upsets me that parents exist – hopefully in exceptionally small numbers – who would purchase pink, plastic custodial products for their child, thinking they would provide high quality entertainment for their offspring. I like to think that My Cleaning Trolley is only purchased by evil uncles, stupid friends of the family, and senile grandparents, but I suspect that there are probably some parents who bought this stupid thing.
That upsets me.
Even more upsetting is the name of the company that sells this travesty of a toy.
Just Kidz is just awful.
Kids with a Z? The name fills me with rage. It appears that Just Kidz is a name trademarked by Sears, so as Sears dies a slow death, perhaps Just Kidz will find its way into the grave, too.
However, while researching Just Kidz, I inadvertently discovered other companies using the very stupid Kids with a Z.
Not Just Toyz
Kidz Dentistry
Kidz Delight
Kidz Bop
And the worst:
Kidz Meal Bagz, produced by a connivence store named Sheetz.
I’m not kidding.
Here’s the worst part:
Kidz Meal Bagz is a program providing free meals to help children and families in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is a wonderfully altruistic and incredibly important program at a time like this. I should not be making fun of a product launched less than a month ago with the sole purpose of feeding children during the pandemic. The company is to be admired.
But the name of their product is Kids Meal Bagz, and the convenience store – based in Altoona, PA – is named Sheetz, so I can’t help it.
It’s just so stupid.
On the Sheetz corporate website, the link indicating opportunities for employment within the company is labeled Jobz.
What are these people thinking?
I blame all of this on My Cleaning Trolley, which is also – but not equally – stupid. I would’ve never stumbled upon the stupidity of Kidz Meal Bagz by Sheetz had this stupid product never existed.
