https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 06:01:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160814 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:48:45 +0000 sarac 1160814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never. I don't believe in pink toys. Clothing, sure, we love pink as a color. But I don't buy gendered toys, period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160585 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:19:37 +0000 Maysprout 1160585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually not because I feel like a lot of people don't like it and we want multiple children and will give our big toys hopefully to family or friends when we're done so I feel like the non-pink option is more likely to be well received. I don't have anything against pink myself but just thinking down the line it's better for us to go non-pink for big stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160400 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:48:36 +0000 photojane 1160400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: YES. And for the record, I love that ridiculous pink bus you posted. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160384 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:34:14 +0000 sorrycharlie 1160384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I generally buy neutral but some things we go pink. Not a huge deal to me. I don't think the color pink will define her :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160363 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 07:56:06 +0000 autumnlove 1160363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: I love our pink doll stroller! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160361 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 07:45:08 +0000 MrsKoala 1160361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No I hate the pink options! They bother me! Why can't girls want the regular toys too? I hate how gendered this stuff can be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160354 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 07:33:32 +0000 photojane 1160354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE the pink options, but I'm so cheap. I always think "but what if we have a boy next? I'll have to buy it again!" and that idea scares me. She has a few pink things that we wouldn't pass down, but all of her big items are GN. I was dyyyying to get her the pink rocking horse for Christmas, but I resisted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160346 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 07:21:51 +0000 Bao 1160346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope we make sure to get the neutral item! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160345 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 07:20:32 +0000 swedishfish 1160345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of our gear is gender neutral so I don't mind buying some pink stuff. My MIL wants to buy LO a Radio Flyer trike for Christmas and I asked for it in pink if possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160331 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 07:07:49 +0000 MrsF 1160331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to avoid it. I feel like we have enough pink coming in our future when M is old enough to have an opinion on these things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160290 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:36:31 +0000 illumina 1160290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did when I first started out buying things. Now I don't... especially the bigger items which we'll keep for #2. Clothes I try and get a good mix, but for girls there is just so much pink stuff that I end up getting more than I should. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160286 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:18:08 +0000 mediagirl 1160286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I have a pink stroller but only because it was the only choice. Other than that, everything is gender neutral. I really am not a fan of all the pink. I like primary colors! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160264 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 02:48:15 +0000 loveisstrange 1160264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm.... I guess not really. Most of her "big" toys have been gender neutral. We might be buying her a pink kitchen though. Lol. Oh well. I have no qualms about it either way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160248 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 01:32:34 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1160248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to avoid it if I can. I think about resell value a lot too when buying bigger toys, so I try to go with what's most appealing to a larger crowd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160222 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:27:38 +0000 lemondrop 1160222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: LOL! Nope, I think it clashes too much with our ginger-ish hair... I think that's why I dislike pink so much, it looks turrrible with my coloring ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160220 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:25:07 +0000 autumnlove 1160220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: No? </p> [attach=1791/13/muwhpw.600x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160218 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:22:23 +0000 lemondrop 1160218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even if my boys had ended up being girls, I'm not a fan of pink, so I would avoid it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160211 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:10:26 +0000 yin 1160211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I have two boys, it's not very tempting to buy pink. I did find a maclaren double stroller for only $150 at TJ Maxx, but it was hot pink. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160199 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 23:56:37 +0000 glimmersnaps 1160199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is still young, but I plan to buy her toys in a rainbow of colors. When I was a child in the early 80s, toys came in all colors--not *just* pink for girls. It's maddening! Even my BARBIE house was orange. I don't think there's anything wrong with pink, but it's the saturation that kills me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160196 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 23:53:41 +0000 googly-eyes 1160196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes! I try to have a balance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160195 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 23:52:21 +0000 BoogieBea 1160195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only pinks I buy are clothes. I swore never to put DD in pinks but she just looks so darn cute in pink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160190 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 23:46:50 +0000 Kimberlybee 1160190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At first I was really liking pink &amp; different shades of pink but my baby girl turns out to really like her giraffe toys so we are choosing more yellow and orange colors for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160082 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 22:00:18 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1160082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only if it's the only option. I do like pink, but I don't like buying pink toys. Maybe so Charlie and Olive can share, and maybe because I want to raise her to be a tomboy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160079 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:58:51 +0000 T-Mom 1160079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did occasionally when there was only my DD but now we try to get gender neutral since we also have DS. But DD loves pink with a passion so there is still plenty of it! Can't completely deny her.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-the-pink-option#post-1160053 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:43:35 +0000 autumnlove 1160053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like pink and I have two girls but I usually avoid buying the pink option for bigger toys...like the play kitchen and shopping cart. We receive enough pink gifts so I want to mix it up! </p>