Not a parent but ------ I bought my cousin a .22 rifle when she was still a fetus. Mostly because I was always curious how well the “super youth” models worked and since the warranty is only one year I was kind of obligated to go test it. So -------
We also buy a lot of stuff for the one toy drive around here. Both of us tend to pick things based on price (we shop sales and store closings throughout the year) but mostly because they are things we would want to play with ourselves.