The Story of the Mirror… The myWallaby Joey Wallet Nears Release Date

As of this post, the myWallaby Joey Wallet is still on track to be released in April. We finally cleared the last hurdle — the wallet’s mirror. Believe it or not, locating the right mirror for the wallet took over two months. In fact, all the other components that will make up the wallet were finished two months ago! The prototype wallets that we used to approve the final design (and all versions leading up to the final design), used an ordinary glass mirror. We never meant for it to be used in the final product, just for demonstration purposes as we worked out the final details for the wallet. However, in order to make the final product safe for children to use, we needed to identify and purchase a high quality plastic mirror that is much more durable and does not break like real glass does. Easier said than done. We were not happy with several plastic mirrors that were available in Peru as we found that the reflective quality of the plastic mirrors was not to the standard we had in mind for the Joey wallet. After several attempts to locate a suitable plastic mirror in Peru, we gave up and decided to look elsewhere. We finally found what we were looking for in the USA. The plastic mirror is made out of acrylic, a very durable plastic that looks just like a regular mirror. If broken (which is very unlikely given the size and placement of the mirror), an acrylic mirror will not break into sharp pieces like regular glass does. Although it will cost more to buy and ship from the USA to Peru, and then back to the USA in the final product, we think it is worth the extra expense as we want our products to be second to none in quality and in design.