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Alex Rast
 
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Default first birthday cake

at Tue, 11 May 2004 13:19:26 GMT in
>, (Vox
Humana) wrote :

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>"Alex Rast" > wrote in message
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>> at Mon, 10 May 2004 19:14:51 GMT in
>> >,
(Vox
>> <Humana)
>> wrote :
>> >"Darrell Grainger" > wrote in
>> >message ...

....
>> >> Additionally, what would a 1 year old girl like? I was thinking
>> >> something like Blues Clues, Winnie The Pooh or Hello Kitty. Any
>> >> other suggestions?
>> >
>> >I know this will sound harsh, but you are really baking the cake for
>> >you. The one year old would be happy with Hostess Twinkie and a sippy
>> >cup of Kool Aid.

>>
>> Don't underestimate how much kids can sense and appreciate the
>> difference between a good and bad cake. ...

>
>I read the same sort of thing on the Disney World newsgroups about how
>people can only stay at Disney's deluxe resorts because the toddler can
>tell the difference between a parlor suite on the concierge floor of the
>Grand Floridian Resort and Spa over a standard room a value resort like
>Disney's Pop Century resort.


Off-topic digression:

If this is actually verifiable, I wonder what the meaningful differences
are for the toddler? Food plays such a direct part in a toddler's life, and
the taste feedback is so immediate and undeniable, that it's easy to see
how a young kid could develop taste preferences and a sense of what's good
and bad.

However, when one speaks of the differences between a deluxe suite and a
standard room, many of the differences are, I think, ones that don't have
any direct impact on the child. Certain amenities that the child will never
use would fall into this category. If the kid is sleeping in a crib,
obviously the degree of luxury of the adult beds aren't going to have much
importance.

OTOH, other things would, I'm sure, be immediately appreciated. A young
child, crawling on the floor, would be likely to notice the differences
between cheap carpet and quality carpet rather fast. But I suspect a lot of
it may come down to the larger level of personal service and attention you
get in a luxury suite. Young kids, especially, thrive on personal attention
and with that much greater level they'd receive in a luxury suite, I'm sure
they'd remember it pretty permanently. There would also be a few very shy
individuals who would find more people intimidating - I wonder how many
kids might show a decided preference *against* such luxury suites, for that
exact reason? (Just like some adults who don't appreciate what they
consider to be an intrusive, pandering staff!)


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