South African Citizens React to Toy Car Costing R12k: “Another Reason Not to Have Kids”

South African Citizens React to Toy Car Costing R12k: “Another Reason Not to Have Kids”

  • This Mzansi mother had people tripping when she shared the price of a ride-on toy car
  • TikTok user @amoslynnikele was asked to share the price of the car after she showed her son on one
  • Some people couldn’t believe their eyes, while others made it clear that they are not having kids

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A mother was asked to share the price of an electric ride-on toy car, and when she did, it had people gasping for air.

Kids ride-on car
This Mzansi mom was asked to share the price of the car after she showed her son on one. Image: TikTok / @amoslynnikele
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Kids’ toys are boujee nowadays! Our parents would have never paid even R1000 for a toy, and parents today are paying ten times that for something that doesn’t even last a year.

Mzansi mom shares price of ride-on toy car

TikTok user @amoslynnikele shared a video showing the price of ride-on toy cars after a follower asked her to. The one she shared cost R12k, and that was on special!

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Take a look at this beast of a baby car:

Mzansi citizens sweat after seeing the price of the toy car

Many people had to take a second look as they thought their eyes were deceiving them. R12 for a toy car? Nah, you can miss peeps on this one.

Read some of the funny comments:

Axole,✝️ was tripping:

“Why did I think it cost 4k yoh... at least I don't have a kid! Y’all be safe out here, yoh, a whole R12k”

SarahBee ❤️ shared:

“I wouldn't have afforded this My boy's Land Rover was 5.5k at Toy R Us ”

Roro laughed:

“I used to buy my son a car worth R30 ”

Mike was finished:

“R12k ... I can buy a second-hand car with that money ”

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Liso_Iyanu dropped a plug to calm nerves:

“To those who are shocked at the price...lol, there are similar ones at a lesser price, there's a shop at Tramshed in Pretoria that sells them for R5k.”

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In related news, Briefly News reported that some kids just love going to the petrol station! This little Miss rolled up to a petrol station in her bright yellow battery-operated Jeep, and the petrol attendants gave her a five-star experience.

Sometimes we all need to take a step back and have some innocent and silly fun with a child. There is nothing better than putting a smile on a child’s face, and these petrol attendants did just that.

TikTok user @nhlanhlandlevemalatji shared a video of her daughter sitting in her yellow toy Jeep at the petrol station. Little sis had her tank filled, her windscreen washed, and even her tyre pressure checked!

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.