Parent Buys Children's Toy, Spots Something 'Infuriating' in the Design
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A plastic toy has prompted discussion online after one parent shared their frustration with the design.
The Montessori-inspired playset features cheery storefronts labeled Apple, Orange, Bookshop—and a Bank. Each door pops open with toddler-friendly ease... except one. The bank door is sealed shut.
In a post on Reddit's r/mildlyinfurating subreddit, user Anam123 shared: "This toy mildly infuriating me. All the doors open but the banks."
Alongside a picture of the toy in question, the post on Reddit gained over 12,000 upvotes and more than 140 comments from users since being shared earlier this week.
In a comment, poster Anam123 said: "I was just convinced there had to be a way to open that door too, and there's definitely not."
The educational toy sparked conversation and fury online, as well as some well-placed jokes.
"That vault is locked," said GrandmasterQuagga on Reddit. While InbhirNis joked: "That branch is closing down as part of their constant push to improve services. Never mind, your nearest ATM is only six toys away."
Redditor Chrisosupreme said: "Teaching them about late stage capitalism young."
While another commenter and fellow parent proved that the poster wasn't the only one to notice this. Novasmommy2o19 said: "I HAVE THIS. I am also mildly infuriated by it for the same exact reason. We've had at least 5 fits over that door not opening."
Others shared advice, as Thexkfedist wrote: "I think someone said you have to line up the colors in the vault spinner above for the door to open."
To which the parent replied: "That's [sic] only works for that specific vault (above the bank) to open. It doesn't do anything to the bank. The bank does not open at all."
One, suggested it did open, with Specialist_Physics22 writing: "I have this toy—the latch doesn't twist up on yours to open?.."
Although the parent noted that even in the reviews "I didn't see any picture that had the bank opened."
A picture of the plastic toy that was shared on Reddit.
A picture of the plastic toy that was shared on Reddit.
Anam123/Reddit
This isn't the first time children's toys have gained viral attention. Earlier this year dad Frankie, from Alabama, got a wooden toy for his two-year-old girl.
The wooden shapes puzzle featured some unusual spellings, including a trapezoid called a "teapazoid", a heart shape was labeled "heart shapen" and a star was referred to as a "pentagram."
"Sadly the only other slightly funny one was them calling an oval an 'ellipse.' Which I mean is technically correct but maybe not the best for my 2 year old," the dad told Newsweek.
While another kids' toy sparked confusion just like the bank-toy. In a Reddit post a parent shared a children's rug with A-Z letters and pictures for associated letters, like A for apple.
But a mat with the 26 letters and their corresponding images is causing a stir online because of the letter U, which is usually represented by an umbrella.
The image shows something resembling a splash or a blob of paint, causing confusion among Redditors as to what word beginning with the letter U it's meant to represent.
Newsweek reached out to Anam123 via Reddit for comment.
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