How Do Upgrades Work with Gro Club?

If you’re a parent, this moment will feel familiar.

You buy something for your child and it feels just right — the size fits, it suits their age, and it slips easily into your routine. For a while, everything works exactly as it should. And then, almost quietly, your child grows.

What worked yesterday suddenly doesn’t.

A cycle that once felt perfect now feels small.
A baby product that was essential just weeks ago no longer fits their stage.

And the same question comes back every single time: Do we really have to buy this all over again?

At Gro Club, we started by looking at this moment — because it shows up in every home with growing children. Instead of treating it as an unavoidable cost of parenting, we asked a simpler question: What if buying once didn’t mean starting from scratch every time your child grew?

That’s where Smart Ownership comes in.

With Gro Club, you buy brand-new products for your child. And as your child grows, you have the option to upgrade anytime. No pressure. No complicated decisions. Just a system designed around how children actually grow.

That’s the promise.

Why Keep Upgrading?

Children don’t grow in neat timelines. Some phases last months. Some pass in weeks. And most products for kids are only meant for a short window anyway.

Instead of expecting parents to start over every time, Gro Club plans for growth from the start. So when your child moves on to the next stage, the value of what you’ve already bought moves with them.

For parents, this changes how buying feels. You no longer have to delay a purchase just because your child might outgrow it soon. You don’t have to stretch usage or compromise on the right fit. And you don’t have to look at perfectly usable products and feel like money has been wasted.

Upgrading becomes part of the journey — not a setback, but a natural next step as your child grows.

That’s the thinking behind why upgrading matters.

But the biggest question is “How Does the Upgrade Work??”

Instead of guessing resale value or worrying about what something is worth later, Gro Club looks at something much simpler — time.

Every product has an expected usage window:

• • Baby products are set at 12 months
  • Bicycles are set at 18 months

When you buy a product, its value is spread evenly across that time. If your child moves on earlier, the time that hasn’t been used yet is converted into a discount on your next product.

Here’s how upgrading works, using an example:

Let’s look at a baby product example to make this easy to understand.

Say you purchase the Dreamer Cradle, priced at ₹8,299.

Baby products at Gro Club follow a 12-month usage period. This simply means the value of the product is spread evenly across 12 months.

So the math looks like this:

• • Dreamer Cradle price: ₹8,299
  • Usage period: 12 months
  • Monthly usage value: ₹691 (₹8,299 ÷ 12)

Now, let’s say your baby uses the Dreamer Cradle for 5 months and then outgrows it.

That means:

• • Value used for 5 months: ₹3,455
  • Remaining unused months: 7 months

To calculate the upgrade value:

• • ₹691 × 7 months = ₹4,844

When you choose your next product — whether it’s another baby product meant for the next stage — ₹4,844 is deducted as a discount from the price of that product.

A Note on Bundles

If a baby product was purchased as part of a discounted bundle, the upgrade value of individual products is calculated at 50% of the listed selling price of the individual product, since the product was part of a bundled purchase. The same usage-based logic still applies.

Now let’s look at an example with a bicycle from Gro Club 

Let’s say your child is riding the Flyer 14T model, and after 6 months, they’ve outgrown it. You want to upgrade to the next size—our Warrior 16T model, which costs ₹5,382. Here’s what happens:

1. 1. Flyer 14T Price: ₹4,500 
   2. Your child outgrows the Flyer in 6 months, leaving you with 12 unused months.
   3. Since your bicycle cost was ₹4,500, over 18 months, that works out to ₹250 per month.
   4. Multiply the remaining 12 months by ₹250, giving you ₹3,000 worth of unused value.
   5. When you upgrade to the Warrior, we’ll deduct ₹3,000 from the total price.

Upgrade Calculation:

• • Warrior 16T Price: ₹5,382
  • Minus ₹3,000 credit from unused Flyer 14T months
  • Final payment for the Warrior: ₹2,832

This way, you’re not losing the value of your older bicycle—it’s being applied directly as a discount for the next upgrade. It’s a simple, affordable way to ensure your child always has the perfect-sized bicycle!

What happens beyond the defined usage period?

The defined usage period — 12 months for baby products and 18 months for bicycles — is only used to calculate upgrade value. It does not limit how long you can use the product.

You can continue using the product for as long as it suits your child. If you choose to upgrade later, Gro Club will assess the product based on its age and condition at that time and may offer up to 40% of the product’s value as a discount on your next purchase.

And if you decide not to upgrade with Gro Club at all, that’s completely fine too — the product is yours, and you’re free to use it, keep it, pass it on, or do whatever works best for your family.

Can You Upgrade Across Categories?

Yes — with one important rule.

✅ Allowed - Upgrades must always move forward in age.

Examples:

• • Baby product → bigger baby product (Cradle to stroller)
  • Baby product → bicycle (Stroller to Bicycle)
  • Smaller cycle → bigger cycle

❌ Not Allowed - Downgrades are not considered upgrades.

Examples:

• • Cycle → baby product
  • Product meant for an older child → product for a younger age

This keeps the system fair and logical.

Parenting comes with enough decisions already. What your child has outgrown shouldn’t feel like one more problem to solve. With Gro Club’s Smart Ownership, you’re simply better prepared to keep up when they do.