One thing you might not have thought of, Miss C, is that people with limited hand strength/dexterity would really appreciate this. While this is probably not the target audience, there's certainly a good reason why someone would find this genuinely useful.

(Also, I totally buy precut fruit and veggies sometimes. Less prep=more likely for me to get my greens.)

What this story doesn't explain is how wacky Glendora is. Their population generally wealthy, religious (mostly LDS), and deeply conservative. Seriously, it's the town that time forgot. So, while doing your mental calculation, add in the fact that people are unusually judgmental in this sleepy little town.

Having said that, they're over-thinking it. Next week, he's going to want to be a dump truck, then a witch, then Spiderman, etc. I think they're more worried about how the adults will treat their family than their kid being bullied.