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From the list: Mac & Mia is an online, custom clothing boutique for kids with soul & style. The company has a team of personal stylists that create looks for newborns to kids up to six. To get started, you create a style profile for your child and then, wait for the magic to happen. Once you decide to make the purchase, Mac & Mia will send you a box full of clothing customized for your child -- if your baby isn’t into the design, tread it right back for free. http://www.macandmia.com/

Wow. Some people really do have too much time on their hands.

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Too much time and too much desire to spend money.

Baby clothes particularly, can be an incredible money sink. My twins are four-months-old and have cycled through four different sizes already. I quickly learned there is practically no reason to buy "outfits" and having them live 24/7 in sleepers makes life a lot easier on me. And sleepers can be found cheaply at used clothing stores, baby item swap meets, garage sales, etc.

Seeing the words "kids" and "boutique" next too each other definitely makes me cringe a little.

Wait till they get older. My two-year old loves a pair of boots I bought her, and every time I see her in them something lights up inside me. We're basically just monkeys, who get attached to trinkets, even at a young age. Some people have more money to indulge the proclivity than others, but it's natural.

Let's not be classist. There's probably a market for this. I live in a trendy part of the city and boutiqe baby stores are a thing and have been a thing for at least ten years now. This is just a personal shopper for those stores.

I don't see how this really is more ridiculous than owning a current gen 3D printer or other expensive geek friendly frivolous toy. In fact, if you're part of the wealthy crowd, what your kids look like affects your social capital as so much of that is image based. If its creating jobs and opportunity, I don't really care about these Gweneth Paltrow-like excesses. Its just business.

Using a PC approach to protect wealthy people from criticism. Humorous.

I don't understand how 'class' is involved here. It's "rich people who have too much money will spend it on junk" - which equally applies to geek friendly frivolous toys.

So Trunk Club for babies?

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