The Grandparent's seal of approval will begin to show us benefit when we show how united we stand to make our wishes known. The equipment and toys you buy for your grandchildren must be sturdy, safe, easy to assemble, easy to take apart and easy to store.
It's up to us to tell the manufacturers that we represent a significant market for their products and we expect them to make their products perform according to our specifications. So listen-up
fellow grandparents: Stand With Us, Stand Together and Stand United to speak up. I promise you, they will listen to us. Pass this along to all the grandparents you know and have them join with us in this project.
My previous post didn't have my email address and I've been told that some people would like to comment in private rather than in the comment box on this blog. You can email me at ErwinRPh@gmail.com.
In the meantime, send your comments on what toys you'd like to improve and what features you'd like to have. Tell us what you think of the brands you have recently purchased. You might want to review high chairs, cribs, play-yards, car seats, bibs, baby bottles or any items you use when you care for your grand-kids.
The more comments we gather the better likelihood of finding better products. By the way, don't limit yourself to features. If you think something is great but overpriced, write about that as well.
Some of you may be interested in my blog on weight control. It can be found at BrownBagDiet.blogspot.com. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Welcome to the Grandparent's Approval Blog
This is your chance to voice your approval of the things you buy to use for your grandchildren.
I know you have a bin full of toys for the children to play with when they come over. But have you ever been asked your opinion about what manufacturers should be making to entertain kids?
How about things like car seats or high chairs. I'll bet you've struggled when you had to install a car seat or put together a high chair. Unlike your own children you probably have to put these things away when the grand kids go home. So did the manufacturers every seek your advice? Do they make items that are easy to store? Do they make toys that don't eat up batteries or make intolerable repeated sounds or noise?
This is your chance to let the companies that benefit from your purchases know what you need. And more than that. You can tell them what annoys you about the items you now buy because you have no other alternatives.
Once we get enough feedback we're going to set up a "Grandparent's Seal of Approval" logo that manufacturers can use to let people know that we had a board of grandparents test their items and other buyers can feel safe that the items meet our needs as well as the needs of our grand kids.
For feedback I'll need you to respond on the comment section of this blog. I suggest we all start by commenting on good or bad features of toys, car seats or high chairs that you bought. The ones you keep in your homes or use in your car when the grandchildren visit or when you drive them someplace.
Please be brief but be active in your response. Without your response we will have a difficult time telling manufactuers how large numbers of grandparents feel. In fact forward this to other grandparents so we can get lots of hits and have greater influence. Remember, our mission is to have the companies that make goods that we use for our grandchildren listen to us and design products that we find easy to use, durable and fun for children.
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Thanks for joining with us. We're going to do great things for both grandparents and for kids.
I know you have a bin full of toys for the children to play with when they come over. But have you ever been asked your opinion about what manufacturers should be making to entertain kids?
How about things like car seats or high chairs. I'll bet you've struggled when you had to install a car seat or put together a high chair. Unlike your own children you probably have to put these things away when the grand kids go home. So did the manufacturers every seek your advice? Do they make items that are easy to store? Do they make toys that don't eat up batteries or make intolerable repeated sounds or noise?
This is your chance to let the companies that benefit from your purchases know what you need. And more than that. You can tell them what annoys you about the items you now buy because you have no other alternatives.
Once we get enough feedback we're going to set up a "Grandparent's Seal of Approval" logo that manufacturers can use to let people know that we had a board of grandparents test their items and other buyers can feel safe that the items meet our needs as well as the needs of our grand kids.
For feedback I'll need you to respond on the comment section of this blog. I suggest we all start by commenting on good or bad features of toys, car seats or high chairs that you bought. The ones you keep in your homes or use in your car when the grandchildren visit or when you drive them someplace.
Please be brief but be active in your response. Without your response we will have a difficult time telling manufactuers how large numbers of grandparents feel. In fact forward this to other grandparents so we can get lots of hits and have greater influence. Remember, our mission is to have the companies that make goods that we use for our grandchildren listen to us and design products that we find easy to use, durable and fun for children.
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Thanks for joining with us. We're going to do great things for both grandparents and for kids.
I look forward to your comments.
Erwin Posner
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