[the_snooze]

>There are two types of baby outfits. The first is targeted at people buying gifts. It's irresistible on the rack. It has no fewer than 18 buttons. At least 3 people are needed to get a screaming baby into it. It's worn once, so you can send a photo to the gifter, then discarded.

>Other baby outfits are meant for parents. They’re marked "Easy On, Easy Off" or some such, and they really mean it. Zippers aren't easy enough so they fasten using MAGNETS. A busy parent (i.e. a parent) can change an outfit in 5 seconds, one handed, before rushing to work.

>The point is, some products are sold directly to the end user, and are forced to prioritize usability. Other products are sold to an intermediary whose concerns are typically different from the user's needs. Such products don't HAVE to end up as unusable garbage, but usually do.

https://twitter.com/random_walker/status/1182635589604171776

[rightbyte]

I thought the example was convincing until I got a child myself. The hard part is getting the legs and arms in. The 10 buttons are easy.

[ihateolives]

> The 10 buttons are easy.

Yes, until you reach the 9th buttonhole, but you've already used up all the buttons.

[doubled112]

Status: CLOSED

User error.

Really though, where does the last button hole go? You count buttons - 10. You count holes - 10. You put the buttons in the holes - one is no longer 10.

[BeefWellington]

Usually another thread is to blame.

[rightbyte]

Perfection is the enemy of good.

[ihateolives]

As a parent who remembers all to vividly dressing uncooperative baby I've often wondered if designers of baby clothes have even seen live baby in person or are they just going off by random pictures on the internet.

[4by4by4]

I have a four month old and was inspired to buy one outfit with magnets because of this tweet. It works fairly well, but is no better than a single zipper outfit and is much more expensive.

[rightbyte]

Magnets are dangerous for children of they swallow them. Unless it is a magnet strip I would prefer buttons.

[bombcar]

The magnets are well embedded in the clothes so there's little danger there.

The reality is it doesn't do much more or less than normal onesies but costs an insane amount more.

Also sticks to the side of the wash machine lol.

[spc476]

That sounds handy. Parent sticks the baby on the side of the washing machine and can now load it using two hands.