to not buy my DD the scooter she wants coz it's from 'bikes for BOYS'?

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My DD is desperate for a purple maxi micro scooter for her birthday next week. I've scoured the interweb and my local shops and the only one I can find is on a website called 'bikes for boys'.

She so wants the purple one but I just can't bring myself to shop at such a ridiculously named website.

Should I buy her the purple one from there or would IBU to buy a different colour from somewhere not so sexist?

(Or can someone please find me a purple one somewhere else)

I'm with you. I won't buy kids bikes from mothercare cos they divide them by gender and the girls ones have a dolly carrier and the boys ones have a bottle carrier.

If you can't find an alternative and she really really wants it, buy it and then leave a gushing review on how much your daughter loves it and how ridiculous it is that they should consider everything on the website only suitable for boys. Granted they might not show your review but at least you'll have made your point to them.

I see your point, so why not buy it direct here

Thanks rhetorician but sadly they are out of stock until after her birthday

What about here?

YANBU at all but why don't you buy it and then email them to tell them it was a gift and would they please either change the name of their website or your going to shame them on Twitter through the Let Toys be Toys campaign.

I might send them a polite enquiry as to what will happen to my little girl if I accidentally (owing to my feeble lady brain) bought her a bike from their website...."Will she catch The Gay or be a Lesbian?"

YANBU, I won't use 'Dial a Hubby' for this very reason.

Fucking ridiculous.

YABU. It's the colour she wants, the style she wants, and she'll get it in time for her birthday.

Yes it's sexist and a stupid name, but some things are more important than making a point.

Ooh I just sent them this

Dear "Bikes for Boys",

I would like to enquire whether you think my little girl could manage one of your "Boy's bikes"? Or is there some feature of your bikes which make them only suitable for boy's anatomy?

If I purchased a bike from you which was the right height for her...would she still be able to ride it, given it was intended only for a boy to ride?

What will happen? I ask because you stock the one bike she desires...and being only 5 years old, she's not a great reader yet and didn't realise that your stock is exclusively for males...can you please advise me further.

Kind regards,

Jitney

I'd get it for her and leave a sweetly worded but poisonous review. Your DD shouldn't have to miss out because the website is a lot of sexist shite.

Or you could get it from www.slickwillies.co.uk/ and