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OK, so the custom-designed kids product becomes a luxury item and the business has to charge above retail. The kids learn that adults time is too valuable to be spent on manufacturing trinkets that get thrown away. They take better care of the few toys they do own. There is less plastic crap in landfills. Seems like a win all around?

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> so the custom-designed kids product becomes a luxury item

No, it becomes a non-existent item.

> Seems like a win all around?

If you burn your neighbor's house down, it's possible that what will get built in its place will be nicer. That doesn't make it a "win all around".

These products were specifically designed to help care for kids with special needs. And the goal was to keep the items as affordable as possible because their customers were often on a shoestring budget for one reason or another.

Genius, though. Just have them pay more for their "luxury" items! Why didn't they think of that! They would be glad to know helping kids with special needs is a "luxury."

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