Imagining the parent who could barely afford this only to discover that it dies after an hour of usage unless they keep feeding the meter is making me very sad.
Imagining the parent who could barely afford this only to discover that it dies after an hour of usage unless they keep feeding the meter is making me very sad.
TBH I kind of doubt this is the kind of toy a kid would request. It feels like something a parent with extra disposable income would buy so they can record a cute video.
Not to get all luddite but can't you just have a relative answer the phone at another house? Assuming they're mentally fit you can rule out hallucinations, at least.
If you're in that position as a parent please save your money for more important things than an AI Santa Phone.
You can't have expectations of people of how they plan/spend their money, especially the kind of parent who regularly shops at Walmart. The parent may not be look carefully enough about $1/min price tag after the initial 60 minutes (which is way too expensive).
I would rather see this product (and additional minutes) being much cheaper, and honestly, not sold at all. I bet that there is another product that is 5x if not 10x cheaper that sells "taking to Santa" service on a phone which will make plenty of kids happy enough.