the most obnoxious invention ever

[♥ms.pacman♥]

..are those stupid shoes for babies/kids that let out a LOUD squeak every.single.time the kid takes a step. :shake:

we were in Babies R Us and a toddler in the store had these on and she was walking, jumping and running around the store. now the fact that she was jumping/walking/running around or what didn't bother me in the least... heck, i would have preferred she was doing that and shrieking/yelling for all i care. because NOTHING is more annoying that trying to shop for baby food and not being able to hear yourself think because all you can hear is

SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAKITY SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAKSQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAKITY SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAKITY SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK

i moved away eventually but i could still hear it half way across the store (no exaggeration). this went on for i don't know how long (maybe just 10 minutes, but seemed like forever) OMG. i did not know such a thing existed.... who comes up with these things???? i guess the idea of it sounds like it be fun for the baby/kid wearing them, but IMO, why would you have your kid wear these in a public place?? i wonder if these are allowed at daycares..i cannot imagine working at a daycare and having to listen to this squeaking all day long!

[gatorsmom]

Friends of mine have these for their toddlers. They've told me the squeakers can be taken out. Both my friends told me their toddlers ASKED them to take the squeakers out. :ROTFLMAO: So, I guess it's not just the adults that are annoyed by those things!

[♥ms.pacman♥]

Friends of mine have these for their toddlers. They've told me the squeakers can be taken out. Both my friends told me their toddlers ASKED them to take the squeakers out. :ROTFLMAO: So, I guess it's not just the adults that are annoyed by those things!

haha yeah i can see that! my ds already gets a bit miffed (starts blinking etc) when he hears clapping or certain sounds, not sure he'd be a fan either!

my nephew as toddler had a pair of those sneakers that had those flashing lights on the bottom and i used to think that was a tad migraine-inducing, but now it think that compared to squeaking shoes, i'd take the flashing lights anyday!! :p

[WatchingThemGrow]

my nephew as toddler had a pair of those sneakers that had those flashing lights on the bottom and i used to think that was a tad migraine-inducing, but now it think that compared to squeaking shoes, i'd take the flashing lights anyday!! :p
The flashing light shoes are nothing compared to the rumble and crash/flashing light shoes worn to my K class by a deaf child who also had ADHD. WE all had to hear his crazy active feet, while he sat there in silence. Wow. After one day, I had to call his mom. My eyes were bugging out of my head.

[crl]

We had those for ds. Where's the bag over head smiley? In our defense he already had a pair from the orphanage when we adopted him and he loved them. And we only had him wear them outside and only while he was learning to walk well when he could run, we didn't do them anymore.

Catherine

[MamaMolly]

:bag I :heartbeat: squeaker shoes. They are soft leather, super cute and relatively inexpensive. But they even annoy me and I take the squeakers out.

I loved them for shopping because when DD would disappear I could echo-locate her. She wasn't a runner but she'd just *poof* vanish. I usually used only one squeaker for shopping.

Also, they are helpful if you have a toe walker. The squeakies only work if the child walks heel to toe, so they also help promote proper walking.

SORRY! :)

[TwinFoxes]

Twins + me + crowded park= I :heartbeat: squeaker shoes.

[Octobermommy]

I gotta say I loved my son's squeakers. They were soft and flexible, cute and only 20 bucks. I did take the squeaker part out from time to time though.

[stillplayswithbarbies]

The joy in my toddlers eyes when she wears her squeaky shoes makes it worth any annoyance. :)

we got them in Taiwan when we adopted her, and now she brings them to us and wants them on and it's just precious to watch.

I wouldn't let her wear them in public though.

[HonoluluMom]

SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAKITY SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAKSQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAKITY SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAKITY SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK


:hysterical: I also don't like those squeakity squeak shoes! However, DD isn't really mobile yet, so I may end up changing my position on these shoes if DD is a "runner!"

[glbb35]

I have to say we loved ours too. I can understand how irritating thing like this can be until you have children that reach that age range. Our first son loved to walk and walked correctly in them so they were a neat thing to have. He outgrew them so fast but they did help his walking a lot.
Our second was also a runner. We don't go to the mall much since it is an outdoor mall but when we did go he had them on and as he "ran" in front of us we knew exactly where he was and he too was out of them quickly and once he began walking he walked without any issues. I also had sooo many complements from people who thought they were great. I did take them off as soon as we got home though!
But I used to hate things like this too until I had kids. I used to cringe at people who had the little leashes on their kids. But then I had a runner and it was a safety thing for us. He couldn't run farther than the end of the animal leash and began to understand is limits and it helped a lot. I don't care what we look like, sound like or anything as long as we return home safely.
Too often I see kids standing completely lost and a parent or two crazily looking for their child. I have recommended to people to get the squeak shoes if they have a runner. I even used to question how a parent could loose a child. Then I had a second and then a third and fourth. Now I completely understand!!!!

:) B

Ds 03, 06 and twins 09!

[♥ms.pacman♥]

ok well now after reading some of the responses i guess these shoes make sense if u have multiple children and want a way to keep track of them, especially if u are out by yourself in a crowded place outside like a park or whatever. however, the toddler i saw with these squeak shoes had BOTH parents with her , and she was the only child with them, and we were inside a store.... so i saw no reason to subject the public to the tortuous repetitive LOUD squeaking... :shrug:

i don't know, if anybody ever gave DS a pair of squeak shoesas a gift, i think i'd have to reciprocate by buying their child a drum set. :icon_twisted:

DS can't walk yet, but i'm pretty sure he will be a runner/bolter (i can tell he's the very active type that just wants to explore everything and is not the type that wants to cling to mama). but in that case i'd probably go with using a child locator device (or even those leashes) rather to subject myself (and everyone else within a 500 ft radius) to CONSTANT annoying squeaking for the entire time we are out! i think I'D get a migraine just listening to my own kid wear them for 10 minutes.

[WolfpackMom]

ok well now after reading some of the responses i guess these shoes make sense if u have multiple children and want a way to keep track of them, especially if u are out by yourself in a crowded place outside like a park or whatever. however, the toddler i saw with these squeak shoes had BOTH parents with her , and she was the only child with them, and we were inside a store.... so i saw no reason to subject the public to the tortuous repetitive LOUD squeaking... :shrug:

i don't know, if anybody ever gave me a pair of squeak shoes for DS as a gift, i think i'd have to reciprocate by buying their kid a drum set. :icon_twisted:

DS can't walk yet, but i'm pretty sure he will be a runner/bolter (i can tell he's the very active type that just wants to explore everything and is not the type that wants to cling to mama). but in that case i'd probably go with using a child locator device (or even those leashes) rather to subject myself (and everyone else within a 500 ft radius) to CONSTANT annoying squeaking for the entire time we are out! i think I'D get a migraine just listening to my own kid wear them for 10 minutes.

I have to agree with you, Ill probably get flamed for this but I have always felt its a bit ridiculous if you need squeaky shoes to keep track of where your kid is. Im with you on using the locator or even a leash if my DS gets away from me that quick and invisibley. I also dont see the need to subject everyone to that annoying racket, if your kid wants to wear them at home and squeak away thats cool so long as you can put up with the noise.

I know so cold and heartless...but I can only take so much squeakies!

[klwa]

*chuckles* I threatened DH with buying those for DD after we went out to eat with friends whose daughter had them. He kept freaking out whenever E got out of her seat & he'd hear "that weird noise, again."

[TwinFoxes]

I have to agree with you, Ill probably get flamed for this but I have always felt its a bit ridiculous if you need squeaky shoes to keep track of where your kid is. Im with you on using the locator or even a leash if my DS gets away from me that quick and invisibley. I also dont see the need to subject everyone to that annoying racket, if your kid wants to wear them at home and squeak away thats cool so long as you can put up with the noise.

I know so cold and heartless...but I can only take so much squeakies!

Easy to say with a 6 month old singleton. And exactly how would a leash at a playground work? Not a flame, but this reminds me of the great advice that childless people give to people with kids. Quoting you, it's "ridiculous". Talk to me when you have two year old twins. :)

[WolfpackMom]

Easy to say with a 6 month old singleton. And exactly how would a leash at a playground work? Not a flame, but this reminds me of the great advice that childless people give to people with kids. Quoting you, it's "ridiculous". Talk to me when you have two year old twins. :)

Ive been a fulltime nanny of 4, under 4. Im not speaking from having NO experience. Yes I know being a nanny donesnt mean they are your kids, but being with them 45+ hrs a week sure gives you lots of experience in child rearing. Certainly didnt mean to offend you, sorry.

ETA Furthermore, I said I agreed to Ms Pacman, and she stated she could see using them in a park or crowded place like you state above, but not in a store. I can see that, next time I will be more specific in my agreement....

[♥ms.pacman♥]

i guess the thing i don't get is, if possibly losing a kid from view is such a concern, why not use a child locator device (like this (http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Im-Here-cl-305-Locator/dp/B001M9NDWA)) that only goes off once your child has gone a certain distance? why subject everyone to CONSTANT squeaking even if they're right next to you for a while?? and unlike a park or whatever, in indoor situations (like in a store, waiting in line to checkout) others can't move away as easily, everyone is kinda forced to listen to it.

the girl inside the store who was wearing the shoes and was mostly jumping/running around near her parents. i guess i'm just annoyed too that they didn't have more consideration for others in the store, as they were REALLY really loud (u could hear it from 6 aisles away!).

[TwinFoxes]

i guess the thing i don't get is, if possibly losing a kid from view is such a concern, why not use a child locator device (like this (http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Im-Here-cl-305-Locator/dp/B001M9NDWA)) that only goes off once your child has gone a certain distance? why subject everyone to CONSTANT squeaking even if they're right next to you for a while??


It's not so much for tracking them if they're lost, it's for knowing where they're headed. At our big playground there's the tot area, a few climby things, and then the big kids play area. They are at the age where that big kids play area is mighty enticing. So if I'm helping one DD on the climby things, and I hear squeak squeak to my left, I know the other one is playing on the age appropriate tot equipment. If I hear fast squeak squeak headed to the right, I know someone is headed where they shouldn't be! :)

[gatorsmom]

I have always felt its a bit ridiculous if you need squeaky shoes to keep track of where your kid is.

Oh, be careful. If I had a dime for every time I said, "I'll NEVER be that parent" and then later ate my words, we could be retired right now.

I have found it is wise to not judge other parents. Most of us are doing the best we can.

And btw, I have been a nanny too, and it is NOTHING like raising my own kids. It doesn't even compare.

[WolfpackMom]

Oh, be careful. If I had a dime for every time I said, "I'll NEVER be that parent" and then later ate my words, we could be retired right now.

I have found it is wise to not judge other parents. Most of us are doing the best we can.

And btw, I have been a nanny too, and it is NOTHING like raising my own kids. It doesn't even compare.

I didnt say NEVER. I am not judging. And as I said, sorry if I offended anyone with my opinion. I also said I knew it wasn't the same. So, sorry, again.

[maestramommy]

Arwyn got a pair of squeaker shoes handed down last year. They were so cute, and at first I thought the squeaking was funny. But we dropped her off at the church nursery, and when we got back they told us they took off her shoes (or removed the squeakers, can't remember) because it was driving them nuts:rotflmao:Which we completely understood. We never put them back on. But the shoes are still really cute!

[doberbrat]

I'm w/the OP- I find them annoying as hell. Dont really care why they're such a wonderful product, they're irritating to me.

[TonFirst]

:bag I :heartbeat: squeaker shoes. They are soft leather, super cute and relatively inexpensive. But they even annoy me and I take the squeakers out.

I loved them for shopping because when DD would disappear I could echo-locate her. She wasn't a runner but she'd just *poof* vanish. I usually used only one squeaker for shopping.

Also, they are helpful if you have a toe walker. The squeakies only work if the child walks heel to toe, so they also help promote proper walking.

SORRY! :)

I love 'em for all these reasons (although I never had a toe walker). I mean, like anything else, a modicum of common sense goes a long way: we take the squeakers out for playgroup, school, church, my husband's office, the library, and wherever else the squeaking's not appropriate, but for the supermarket or the playground they are fantastic.

[MamaSnoo]

I love 'em for all these reasons (although I never had a toe walker). I mean, like anything else, a modicum of common sense goes a long way: we take the squeakers out for playgroup, school, church, my husband's office, the library, and wherever else the squeaking's not appropriate, but for the supermarket or the playground they are fantastic.

We had 3 pairs when DD was really learning to walk (and was outgrowing her shoes like every month for some reason). We loved them. I also used them with just one squeaker in, but took that out if we needed to be in a quiet place. Love'd em, as did DD...sorry. :bag