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Fisher-Price Elmo Live

Childrens Toy Shop > > Pens and Stationery
from: Fisher-Price

October 14, 2008
My 2yo daughter was bought one of these as an early Xmas present.

I just don't get the incredible overwhelmingly-positive reviews that this thing has received. I mean, I know elmo is somewhat more ingrained in to US culture than that in the UK but overall, the toy is a) expensive and b) of limited appeal. Specifically it's hard to understand what he's saying sometimes, there are a limited number of actions/speec programs and apart from pressing his stomach/foot/nose/back etc, I can't see how this is going to last beyond a few days.
I'm not into being the arbiter of my child's toys - but at £50+ I am seriously considering selling this and getting something more worthwhile (daughter hasn't yet got to play with in in earnest ... Read More:

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Junior Scrabble

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from: Mattel


A game that I bought after reading the reviews and have not been disappointed. It is great fun for the child and the adult and teaches at the same time. Fully recommended.

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Elefun - Motorised Butterfly Catching Game

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from: Hasbro


I brought this for my son last Christmas (he was 3 at the time)and he's played with it twice. There aren't enough butterflies, so you spend your time picking them up to put them back in. They all come out at once, so the game is over quite quickly. They are hard to catch for a little one and as soon as the batteries are on the wane, the butterflies don't fly up the sprout! We've recently sold ours at the car boot sale

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Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker

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from: Character Options


This is one of the worst pieces of plastic 'tat' that I have ever come across. The cake mixes are revolting and the icing is even worse. When you try and fill the icing tube it goes all over the place, when you put it in the machine it just comes out in a big splodgy mess. I can't wait to get rid of it.

The worst thing is that I bet all of these will end up in landfill somewhere.

If you have not already been duped - DO NOT buy one!!

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WALL-E - Transforming WALL-E Figure

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from: Vivid Imaginations


It's really good how they manage to make him shut up into his little box, and at the push of a button he appears again.
My daughter won't go anywhere without him, which is fine as he's not too large to carry around.

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Connect 4

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from: Hasbro

August 15, 2004
An old favourite, re-bought for my young niece who spent more time playing this game than certain games consoles she has.

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Barbie Diamond Castle Princess Liana

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from: Mattel


We bought this for our daughter's 5th birthday along with Princess Liana's partner doll, Alexa. Why 2? simply that the price had almost halved and they sing in tandem so thought we would get both.
The build quality is the usual Barbie doll quality and will withstand medium play. The shoes are awful and do not stay on, the tiara is flimsy, but otherwise pretty good. We have resorted to using blue tack in the shoes to keep them on and much better now!
The famous transforming dress: at the back of the doll is a plastic pink "clockwork" type key. You turn the key and the left and right front panels of her dress lift up and swoosh round to reveal the glittey lining panels, creating a new outfit. It is fairly successful, certainly my 5 yr old ... Read More:

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Star Wars Clone Wars Clone Trooper Helmet

Childrens Toy Shop > > Pens and Stationery
from: Hasbro


We bought this for our daughter's 5th birthday along with Princess Liana's partner doll, Alexa. Why 2? simply that the price had almost halved and they sing in tandem so thought we would get both.
The build quality is the usual Barbie doll quality and will withstand medium play. The shoes are awful and do not stay on, the tiara is flimsy, but otherwise pretty good. We have resorted to using blue tack in the shoes to keep them on and much better now!
The famous transforming dress: at the back of the doll is a plastic pink "clockwork" type key. You turn the key and the left and right front panels of her dress lift up and swoosh round to reveal the glittey lining panels, creating a new outfit. It is fairly successful, certainly my 5 yr old ... Read More:

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Buckaroo

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from: Hasbro


This is a classic gamic which I remember being brilliant from childhood. The theory of it is brilliant, load items until the donkey throws them off but this version is cheap, tacky and it doesn't even buck unless you prod it roughly once all the items are on. The items to load are all very poor quality.
The mechanism to reset the donkey is also difficult to operate.
Another game which has been completely ruined by poor production and cost cutting.
Don't waste your money on this version. If you have a very young child 'Bounce Bounce Tigger' is much better quality and works slightly better than this game.

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Classic Etch A Sketch - The World's Favourite Drawing Toy

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from: Flair


Bought this for my daughter last Christmas and frankly hasn't worked properly since. You can't get rid of the previous drawing. The new drawing line is so thin and faint you have to go over the line a number of times to see it. All in all very disappointing and not at all like the original one I had many years ago.