Biggest scam ever

Now that Attila is crawling like a normal baby, (and getting really fast at it too), and starting to pull up and stand around hanging on to the furniture, it was time to start "babyproofing"- which has to be the biggest misnomer and the biggest scam ever. First of all, nothing is ever baby "proof" - unless it is a steel core safe with a multi-combination lock - And I think even that could be worn down if one had enough time, drool, and some brand new very sharp teeth. Though we do have the height factor working for us, so far that has been pretty effective, but there is only so much that you can store at 4' or higher. In general, I have a pretty relaxed attitude about keeping baby "safe" - there are some things that I think babies just have to learn. The stove is hot, the table edge is hard, don't climb the bookshelves, etc. I refuse to create a padded cell for her, but a few things we did have to get.
We bought the "Amazing see-through plastic!" guard for the DVD player- and here is what came in the box:

• a hard piece of plastic
• 3 pieces of velcro

All of that for only $8.99! Total ripoff! Though, admittedly, it does work. Attila was trying to get to the DVD player today and was so mad that the plastic was covering her buttons that she had a white knuckle grip on the plastic and was yelling at it. If she could form sounds in english, she would have been swearing. I have no idea where she gets that temper. Probably from her father.

She also knows how to go up the step from our family room into the dining room (and back down it too- but not as gracefully) so we had to get a gate for that doorway. Also way too expensive, but hopefully we will only need the one.

We got the stupid ugly bumpers for the fireplace brick- which again, I totally could have made myself with some foam from the craft store and some 3M double sided tape. But hey, if it saves me some stitches and a trip to the ER, it was worth it I guess.

So far, she is not interested in the cabinets at all, but I did get some locks for the under -the-sink one. I wanted to try those magnetic locks with the little key- you can buy a pack that has 2 locks and one key (so essentially one cabinet's worth) OR a pack with just a key, OR a pack with just 4 locks. It's such a scam! Make a packet with 4 locks and 2 keys! That way you can do one kitchen cabinet and one bathroom cabinet. But no! To get that combination, you would need to buy at least three packages. So annoying.