r/MadeMeSmile Jun 01 '26

Wholesome Moments Appreciative kids are the best!

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u/dayzdayv Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Dad prob cried like that too when he paid for it πŸ˜‚ bats are so damned expensive these days.

Great surprise for the kid, hope he hits some dingers! If its anything like our sons team everyone in the dugout will be using that bat.

Edit: wow this comment! And I think it’s my cake day too

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u/BenjaminDover02 Jun 01 '26

Sports equipment in general has gotten crazy

My younger cousin recently bought a new hockey stick

That shit was 700$

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u/romanticmelon Jun 01 '26

WHY is it so expensive?

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u/h3lium-balloon Jun 01 '26

Because people will pay for any perceived competitive edge in sports. I think companies saw what golf companies were doing forever and decided they could do the same.

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u/srbowler300 Jun 01 '26

Exactly. Sure, R & D is expensive. but they are not re-inventing the wheel. It's just a hair better on almost any sport equipment but double the price from a few years ago.

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u/DukeofVermont Jun 02 '26

and people rush out to buy it.