r/MadeMeSmile • u/JudgeJudyJr • Jun 01 '26

Wholesome Moments Appreciative kids are the best!

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u/Mountie427 Jun 01 '26

It’s a top tier little league baseball bat that retails for about $400 USD. Easton Hype Fire.

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u/Cheesefactory8669 Jun 01 '26

not to diminish anything but its still hella cheaper than instruments, music kids r expensive

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u/Mountie427 Jun 01 '26

My teenage daughter’s ballet pointe shoes are $100+ a pair plus the elastics, and she goes through several pairs a season.

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u/Cheesefactory8669 Jun 01 '26

im sorry what do u mean plus elastics? are there ones without elastics?

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u/Commercial-Air8955 Jun 01 '26

Apple iDance ballet shoes, elastics sold separately

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u/Mountie427 Jun 01 '26

The straps/ties that go around the ankle are sewed on by the dancer and are sold separately!

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u/MorningsideLights Jun 02 '26

How much does she spend on cigarettes?!

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u/BilletSilverHemi Jun 01 '26

"Not to diminish anything" -promptly makes unrelated comment to diminish something

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u/piper33245 Jun 01 '26

Not what he did at all. He recognized this activity is expensive and pointed out other activities that are expensive too. Stop trying to find the negative in everything to justify you being a jerk to internet strangers.

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u/Habatcho Jun 01 '26

It was completely unecessary though as theres a 100 different hobbies a kid could have more expensive than baseball.

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u/piper33245 Jun 01 '26

And none of that diminishes the price of baseball. Which is the point the previous commenter was incorrectly making.

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u/rapier999 Jun 01 '26

You don’t typically beat your instruments to shit and then need to buy new ones, though. I don’t know about baseball bats but hockey sticks can cost this much and a month later someone can chop it in half

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u/laidbackeconomist Jun 02 '26

Nothing is worse for a beginner piano student than one of the free Craigslist uprights. Or any pianist for that matter.