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Parents putting together baby registries on Amazon have begun to notice a pesky problem, one that has resulted in parents receiving items they neither listed nor wanted. The online retailer has been placing sponsored products in baby registries, the Wall Street Journal reports, but because the ads look so similar to other registry items, people are purchasing them, unaware that the items weren't added to the registry by parents. Like added items, the sponsored products include an image, rating, price and a "0 of 1 Purchased" tag. The only thing that distinguishes them is a small, gray "Sponsored" label situated just above the item name.
[...] One new dad told the Wall Street Journal that he only realized Amazon had placed sponsored products in his baby registry when the Aveeno bath-time set arrived at his home. He said the ads were "blatantly trying to trick you." "Worst part is a friend spent money on something we didn't want. And Amazon profited," he added. While users can remove these ads from their registries, Amazon reportedly told advertisers that around 60 percent were left in place.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/28/amazon-inserting-sponsored-products-baby-registries/
(Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:25PM (1 child)
Agree 99% with your specs, to extend your remarks, gifting baby food is a logistical headache, but give mom and dad a gift card for pizza hut always works, its not even remotely healthy food but its fast and easy and inevitably new parents will need a quick meal due to baby problems sooner or later.
Lots of "whoops this week's pediatrician appointment is during normal food shopping time, what to do?" and a slightly healthier solution than pizza or Chinese takeout is grocery delivery service gift cert.
We did asynchronous sleeping when my kids were small; help with the logistics (aka, hang out at grandma's with the baby at weird hours while spouse catches up on sleep in blissful silence). That gift costs nothing but time.
I also played EVE Online with some friends and coworkers when I was up all night with my youngest (like back when EVE was brand new, LOL) and that helped with sanity. The baby and I might not be sleeping but at least I'm having fun. I suppose the modern equiv is if new parents can't travel to board game night anymore, at least play fortnite duos/squads with them sometimes. Again, this costs nothing but time. Surfing the net one-handed means something new and G-rated when you're up with a teething little baby.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday November 30 2018, @04:37PM
I wasn't thinking food for baby: Baby is either getting formula or breast milk at first. This is food for the new parents who are tired and stressed and generally miserable. And while delivery is easier than cooking, if you're a good cook delivering a tray of lasagna or something wouldn't go amiss.
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