$50 for a Big Wheel - seriously?!

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Strolling through Costco yesterday we saw a Big Wheel and then the price tag - $50.

I remember burning holes through the thin plastic tires when I was little. I also remember loving the crap out of it.

Target has it on sale for $40 plus I have a red card - so 5% off. I may try to find it in my store (limited availability according to the website), but if not, then will order online using Ebates.



Does $50 for a (cheap plastic) Big Wheel give you sticker shock or am I the only one?

[CloudBee]

Man, I always wanted a toy like that!

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Great thing to get at a consignment sale or off CL.

[ssmjlm]

Dang, $50, it does bring back memories. I had a Rainbow Brite one and I put a ton of stickers all over it.

[mollybrown]

That seems expensive for something that probably won't last the year! Those were always fun until the wheels got bald and you couldn't pedal forward anymore.

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Dec 17, 2012 14:59:35 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

Great thing to get at a consignment sale or off CL.

Now I know! I kind of wonder if many of these even make it there.

[ssmjlm]

Dec 17, 2012 15:09:11 GMT -5 mollybrown said:

That seems expensive for something that probably won't last the year! Those were always fun until the wheels got bald and you couldn't pedal forward anymore.

I believe this was when we would take the backs off and use them like a scooter with one foot on the seat and one foot pushing off.

[bunch]

I can't tell you how many injuries I had from driving that thing full speed down my steep driveway. Loved it.

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I saw it at Costco too & thought it was overpriced too!

[Ashley&Scott]

That is a steep price.

Have you looked at any other brands? There are similar 3 wheeled options at Target.

[vanillacourage]

I bought DS one (different brand) for $11 at a cargo sale several years ago. He drives it around the kitchen almost every day and parks it in its "garage", which is that little cubby for a desk chair that all 1990s-era kitchens seem to have.

[Deleted]

I did look at other options, but it's hard to compare to the original

I got it for $38 at Target. He will probably love it.

[huskymom]

I didn't know they still had these! I had a My Little Pony ne.

[Ashley&Scott]

I'm sure he'll love it!

[chickens987]

It's $30 on kids woot today - if anyone else wants one!

[SusanBAnthony]

Oh man. Memories. We played "mini baja" which is like a four-wheeler race, around our front yard. We rode those things all the time. My brother and I both had one.

I saw it at Costco too, and thought the price was too high.

[auntie]

DS had one. Worth every penny. He liked it way better that the Kettler he was given. He liked it better and it fit him longer.

My niece fell into her inground pool on one. It floated and kept her head above water until her mom, who was on the other side of the garden could reach her.

[KaraOrNot]

I wanted one of these so badly when I was little. I would borrow a neighbors all the time. I never got one :-(