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misspollywog 04:34 PM 11-14-2011
I don't know about you all, but I usually am very good about researching things online before I buy them. However, I was in Toys R Us the other day and found a lego table I thought would be perfect so I popped for it without doing my homework.
Ugh. BAD MOVE!!
It was so flimsy and it came with 100 "lego type blocks" which did NOT stay on the table top like they were supposed to. Also, on the box, it showed the big duplo-like blocks, but the ones it came with were tiny (hello, choking hazard!). Regular legos won't work with it either.
I'm so mad now and have to drive 20 miles back to Toys R Us to return it. Grrrr.
What items have you bought and had to return? I thought maybe we could help each other avoid BAD BUYS for our dcs.
Here's the link to the lego table you should NOT buy lol:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=3331903
(I'd like to think I got a defective one, but after reading the online reviews, well...)
Ugh. BAD MOVE!!
It was so flimsy and it came with 100 "lego type blocks" which did NOT stay on the table top like they were supposed to. Also, on the box, it showed the big duplo-like blocks, but the ones it came with were tiny (hello, choking hazard!). Regular legos won't work with it either.
I'm so mad now and have to drive 20 miles back to Toys R Us to return it. Grrrr.
What items have you bought and had to return? I thought maybe we could help each other avoid BAD BUYS for our dcs.
Here's the link to the lego table you should NOT buy lol:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=3331903
(I'd like to think I got a defective one, but after reading the online reviews, well...)
Zoe 04:38 PM 11-14-2011
My husband built a lego table and we bought the Imaginarium wooden train set. Wonderful! I'm trying to think of stuff I bought that was flimsy/crappy. Hmmm.....
For those who do dollhouses, I've read that the Barbie brand ones are AWFUL! Think wobbly plastic that breaks right away. Better off (again) with a wooden one. That's all I can think of right now!
For those who do dollhouses, I've read that the Barbie brand ones are AWFUL! Think wobbly plastic that breaks right away. Better off (again) with a wooden one. That's all I can think of right now!
misspollywog 04:42 PM 11-14-2011
Originally Posted by Zoe:
My husband built a lego table and we bought the Imaginarium wooden train set. Wonderful! I'm trying to think of stuff I bought that was flimsy/crappy. Hmmm.....
For those who do dollhouses, I've read that the Barbie brand ones are AWFUL! Think wobbly plastic that breaks right away. Better off (again) with a wooden one. That's all I can think of right now!
Oooh! I bet if I asked the hubs he'd make me one, too! Men are so handy, I swear. My husband built a lego table and we bought the Imaginarium wooden train set. Wonderful! I'm trying to think of stuff I bought that was flimsy/crappy. Hmmm.....
For those who do dollhouses, I've read that the Barbie brand ones are AWFUL! Think wobbly plastic that breaks right away. Better off (again) with a wooden one. That's all I can think of right now!
I agree on the dollhouse thing. We have a wooden one now and it is awesomely durable compared to the plastic one we had before.
Zoe 04:49 PM 11-14-2011
Originally Posted by misspollywog:
Oooh! I bet if I asked the hubs he'd make me one, too! Men are so handy, I swear.
I agree on the dollhouse thing. We have a wooden one now and it is awesomely durable compared to the plastic one we had before.
I don't know what I would do without my Renaissance Man/Mr. Fix-it! DH is fixing the seal on our toilet right now and will be patching the hole in the ceiling caused by the leak. Then when he's done, he's going to make a lid for our sandbox so leaves/snow/the dog won't get into it! Oooh! I bet if I asked the hubs he'd make me one, too! Men are so handy, I swear.
I agree on the dollhouse thing. We have a wooden one now and it is awesomely durable compared to the plastic one we had before.
It's a very simple design for our train table, it's just a square table big enough to make an awesome train track design with a slight lip around it so things don't fly off. Oh. And a sliding drawer for all the stuff. Love that guy!
nannyde 05:15 PM 11-14-2011
Melissa and Doug kitchen
The worst toy buying mistake of my career.
I bought it in 2008 and I'm still mad about it. Don't get me started
Pro's: Square with flat shelves. It accomodates the wooden bins I have for the Melissa and Doug fake food.
Cons: It's a total piece of crap materials. Hinges suck, nails suck, plexiglass sucks, takes for bloody EVER to put together.
I bought it without seeing it because it looked SO nice in the catalog. HUGE mistake.
I love their products. I have a ton of their puzzles, their fake food is awesome... but the kitchen is a HEAP. I bought a little tykes country kitchen when I first started doing care and it STILL is in perfect condition. This one started falling apart within a few months.
I've already had my neighbor come over and help me replace out the nails and repair the plexiglass door. The hinges SUCK SO BAD but I can't find replacements that fit it.
It's a total heap and frankly I wish you wouldn't have brought it up....
The worst toy buying mistake of my career.
I bought it in 2008 and I'm still mad about it.
Don't get me started Pro's: Square with flat shelves. It accomodates the wooden bins I have for the Melissa and Doug fake food.
Cons: It's a total piece of crap materials. Hinges suck, nails suck, plexiglass sucks, takes for bloody EVER to put together.
I bought it without seeing it because it looked SO nice in the catalog. HUGE mistake.
I love their products. I have a ton of their puzzles, their fake food is awesome... but the kitchen is a HEAP. I bought a little tykes country kitchen when I first started doing care and it STILL is in perfect condition. This one started falling apart within a few months.
I've already had my neighbor come over and help me replace out the nails and repair the plexiglass door. The hinges SUCK SO BAD but I can't find replacements that fit it.
It's a total heap and frankly I wish you wouldn't have brought it up....
misspollywog 05:54 PM 11-14-2011
Originally Posted by nannyde:
Melissa and Doug kitchen
The worst toy buying mistake of my career.
I bought it in 2008 and I'm still mad about it. Don't get me started
It's a total heap and frankly I wish you wouldn't have brought it up....
Melissa and Doug kitchen
The worst toy buying mistake of my career.
I bought it in 2008 and I'm still mad about it.
Don't get me started It's a total heap and frankly I wish you wouldn't have brought it up....
BUT I NEEDED TO KNOW AND NOW I DOOO! To get your mind off of it, look who's at the watering hole!
Do they have coyotes in Africa? A jackal maybe? I honestly don't know but he's cute lol.
AND... the other day we watched this guy for over an hour:
