Why is it that i can buy a fit ball and it only costs me $25-$30 but if i buy a BIRTH ball it will cost me $70-$100? They're the exact same thing just with a different name!!
That's such a rip-off isn't it! I found the same thing with any labelled "baby". For example, a glasses brush in the dishwashing aisle was 1/3 of the price of the "baby bottle brush" in the baby aisle - only it was the exact same brush!!
And don't get me started on putting the word "wedding" before anything!
Yeah its the same thing with wedding. When we got our wedding cake we asked for a white mazapan iced mud cake and it was so much cheaper but looked exactly like a wedding cake!
haha i never even thought there was actual birth balls!! i just thought they were all fit balls!!
i poped mine 2 days before arquene was born i freaked!! but kmart had one for $15 it saved me!!
Hmmmpph! yes, the 'wedding' one still pees me a bit. We were real young and students and we had been given the name of someone who made the cake that we ate at a birthday party and loved. DH rang the lady and said we had tried her cake and and wanted it at our small wedding - just a modest sized one - how much would it cost? And she quoted over $300, which for the size we wanted and the small amount of money we had we couldnt afford it. I think DH asked her how much would it be just for the cake without any icing etc and she said it would still be the same price.
I`m certain the people who brought the birthday cake for the person who shared their cake with us would not have paid $300! And needless to say, we had to do with out the lovely cake, cause the cake maker wouldnt budge and so my MIL made one which was her trademark dry bland overcooked style
Don't buy the cheap fit balls (from target, kmart etc). They are junk and will burst on you. I've had 2 and they both burst. I burst one doing pilates and I only weighed 50 kilos at the time! The kids did the other one horsing about on it.
Spend the extra $$$ and get a good anti burst one from a sports store and yes it should cost you between $70 - $100.
The difference is in the material. The cheap ones are like a thick balloon and the more expensive ones are more of a plastic.
In this case I don't think you want to risk the possibility of injury due to falling on your bum due to a cheap ball bursting And you should see what my kids do to the one I have now
The one i was mainly looking at is from the actual 'fitball' brand, for anyone who is interested. Here's a description..
The 'Fitball™' has a matte finish and are soft and comfortable to lie on. The Fitball™ has a weight tolerance of 300kg, and the PVC used for making the balls is of Burst Resistant Quality and latex free.
the one i have is burst resistant to but that doesnt mean it wont pop. it means it (ummm how do i describe it...) goes like a slow fart! hehe
kinda like shatter proof glass doesnt mean it doesnt break it just does it in a gentler way.
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Why???
And you should see what my kids do to the one I have now
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