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==Summary of anti-consumer practices== | ==Summary of anti-consumer practices== | ||
===Paywalling=== | ===Paywalling=== | ||
The SNOO Smart Baby Sleeper is a product with a price tag of $1,695.00 USD. The purchasing page was updated to have a "subscription plan" on June 11, 2024. The wording was changed on July 15, 2024 to add a limit to the free premium subscription of nine months.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/20/24202166/snoo-premium-subscription-happiest-baby | The SNOO Smart Baby Sleeper is a product with a price tag of $1,695.00 USD. The purchasing page was updated to have a "subscription plan" on June 11, 2024. The wording was changed on July 15, 2024 to add a limit to the free premium subscription of nine months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=2024-07-20 |title=This $1,695 smart bassinet’s best features are now behind a premium subscription {{!}} Some of the Snoo bassinet’s previously free features are now only available with the subscription. |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/20/24202166/snoo-premium-subscription-happiest-baby |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115085623/https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/20/24202166/snoo-premium-subscription-happiest-baby |archive-date=2026-01-15 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=The Verge}}</ref> Happiest Baby's announcement blog post cites resale markets putting a burden on the company as the reason. For original owners before July 15, 2024 who purchased direct from Happiest Baby or authorized partners, access to all premium features is supposed to remain. Secondhand users need to pay for premium features. Original owners purchasing from Happiest Baby or authorized partners after July 15, 2024 only get 9 months of premium features.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Expanded Happiest Baby App Is Here: New Features & New Subscription |url=https://www.happiestbaby.com/blogs/snoo/premium-app |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718185032/https://www.happiestbaby.com/blogs/snoo/premium-app |archive-date=2024-07-18 |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=Happiest Baby}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Happiest Baby]] | [[Category:Happiest Baby]] | ||