Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys vs Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker (FZC22)

What separates them

These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker (FZC22) is ₹1,500 dearer. They are different kinds of product — cotton t-shirt, 3 pack against sit-in baby walker — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

Carter's

Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys

₹1,499

Sizing on children's clothing is by height rather than age, and buying by birthday is the commonest reason a garment does not fit -- a 4T is for a child of about 102 cm whatever their age.

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Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker (FZC22)

₹2,999

This needs saying plainly rather than in a footnote.

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Who the Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys is for

Buy it if: Anyone buying by measured height rather than age, who washes cold.

Avoid it if: Anyone buying to age -- children of the same age vary by a full size or more.

Who the Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker is for

Buy it if: Nobody, on current paediatric guidance. A stationary activity centre is the recommended alternative.

Avoid it if: Any household with stairs, and any parent who has not read the paediatric position on this product category.

Specifications, side by side

3 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys	Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker
Price	₹1,499	₹2,999
Age grading	Sized 2T to 7, by height rather than age	Manufacturer states from when a child can sit unaided to about 12 months
Safety	No drawstrings, which is the recognised strangulation hazard in children's clothing	Baby walkers were banned from sale in Canada in 2004 and the American Academy of Pediatrics has called for a ban. Read the verdict before buying
Weight	120 g each	4.5 kg
Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Colourfastness	Wash dark colours separately for the first few washes	not published
Does it help walking	not published	No. The evidence indicates walkers do not accelerate independent walking and may slightly delay it, because the child pushes with toes rather than using the muscles walking requires
Drawstrings	None. Drawstrings at the neck are a recognised strangulation hazard and are prohibited in children's clothing in several markets	not published
Fabric	100 percent cotton jersey, about 150 gsm	not published
Height settings	not published	3
If used at all	not published	Only on one level with no stair access, for short supervised periods, and never near a kitchen or bathroom
Neck	Ribbed crew, no shoulder snaps above size 2T	not published
Regulatory position	not published	Canada prohibited the sale, import and advertising of baby walkers in 2004. The AAP has recommended a ban in the US. They remain legal in India
Safer alternatives	not published	A stationary activity centre or a push-along walker, neither of which moves the child
Shrinkage	Cotton jersey shrinks roughly 3 to 5 percent on first hot wash. Wash cold	not published
Sizing	By height, not age. A 4T is for a child of about 102 cm regardless of birthday	not published
Why the injuries happen	not published	A walker moves a child faster than an adult can react, and the commonest serious injury is a fall down stairs while in the walker

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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