New mom lets Facebook users name her baby.

Somebody let Alice know about this.

New mom lets Facebook users name her baby

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Couples can spend days going through books trying to find the perfect name for their bundle of joy, only to spend hours debating their choices and settling on a name that works. One new mom, however, will have no say in the name of her baby.

That’s because she’s letting Facebook users decide the name for her unborn child.
That’s right – the name of Rommy Alpinelli’s first child will be decided by users online after the woman agreed to receive a year of free deals from FabFind if she lets the Internet name her daughter.

According to the Canadian Press, the 34-year-old Toronto resident was talking about naming her child with a friend who worked for FabFind, a site that offers group deals for Toronto users. Her friend pitched the idea at the office and the contest was struck up.

Users log on to the Facebook page to participate – either by suggesting a name or by voting on one already in the running. Alpinelli has to use the name that most people vote for.

I first heard about Alpinelli’s plan on CBC Metro Morning, and she sounded excited but scared at the prospect of having complete strangers pick her daughter’s name.

After all, it’s not like she can veto the winning choice. Right now – it’s Aria.

To claim her year of free deals (estimated to be worth about $40,000), Alpinelli has to show FabFind the birth certificate with the winning name from the contest.

The person who put forward the winning name will win 25,000 FabFind points that they can use to buy items from the social deal website.

What do you think – would you let users on the Internet name your baby in exchange for free stuff?

My eyes they can't roll back far enough. Looks like people will do anything for free stuff. In all fairness the name Aria isn't that bad, there could be far worse things to name your child.

Even if the Aria was not the name, it could be something far worse and the child has to live with that name for the rest of her life. Oh society you have disappointed me so.

Imagine when the child asks her parent,

"Mommy, how did I get my name?"

"The internet picked out your name, honey."

"Mommy, why would you do such a foolish thing?"

"Mommy wanted free stuff dear."

Jam it back in, in the dark.