terribly disappointing since older grandchildren had these and they were ...
340048
both elefuns were used and broken.  terribly disappointing since older grandchildren had these and they were great...  horrible!!!!
3815910
Not what I expected or usable for my age group of children
2359131
I like to study gift possibilities for my grandchildren late Nov  make a thoughtful coordinated selection for Christmas, birthdays, etc.  This vendor's return policy does not allow enough time to give the chaos tower for Christmas and struggle through assembling it before the deadline. It was the most expensive gift I purchased for the kids and by far the worst quality. Cracker Jack toys are manufactured to a better quality tolerance than the Chaos Tower. The Amazon review by Gerald B. Curtis (EDGEWOOD, NM) succinctly describes why I find this product completely disappointing. The poorly manufactured connections make the long runs in the horizontal version very floppy and unstable. The vertical version may work better.

The original design is great and has the potential for thoughtful, creative and educational playtime. The execution is disastrous.

I could have bought additional pieces for MindWares Q-B-Maze that I gave him a year ago to play with when at my home. He wanted to play with a marble run both places and they do not travel well. I thought the Chaos Tower would provide variety. Instead it has been one major source of frustration. Since being denied a refund by Scientifics Online (I will not purchase other products from them on Amazon). A teacher at his school highly recommended The Learning Journey Marble Mania products. She has one set up in her classroom. I have just ordered 3 TLJ models of  for a total price equal to the one Chaos Tower price.

Our grandson is here 2 days a week after school. Each day he visited my husband would spend about 15 minutes on the Chaos Tower and then walk away enraged. I am good at assembling things and very patience. This toy was not manufactured well enough to ever fit together correctly! It took a month of play time assembly sessions to put it together...I wasted hours trying to fit each piece together smoothly like other toys I have purchased...a completely unrealistic expectation with this product. I have never before purchased a toy for my sons or grandchildren that was manufactured so poorly. I plan to throw it in the trash.
2969922
Disappointment is what I felt when my grippers finally arrived. Growing up i can always remember my Father having a pair of these, and they were perfect for getting all of those little slivers out due to their extreme point. However the 2 pairs I received were nothing like the pair my Father still has to this day. The tip is just to blunt and thick to be of any real use, compared to the old ones which had an amazing sharp point, and they do not pinch together well to get small hair like slivers out. All and all if you remember these from years past, you will not be happy with the newer ones, and I would look else where for your tweezer needs.
3607199
I bought four of these as Christmas gifts for my grandchildren and none of them will play on batteries. Within the first hour of play the battery lights started flashing and they have only been able to play using the cords. I had to return one because it kept shutting down in the middle of every game, and now another one is doing the same thing. I think the cords don't connect very well and are fragile. I regret choosing these games for my grandchildren and would not recommend them to anyone else.
2158355
the pegs fit much too tightly for little ones to be able to even use it, and the older ones who could fit them together got bored of this 'baby toy' quickly. also the base is made of soft plastic and doesn't lie flat. not well designed or thought out at all.
2006205
I purchased this laptop as an educational toy for my 20 month old son.  I was looking forward to a beginner laptop-type of toy, since he loves computers.  I was terribly disappointed when I got the laptop.  It is VERY boring - it makes the same annoying sound over and over again, and there is nothing engaging about the toy.  It has 10 keys with little tiny animals on them that are so small that toddlers don't even recognize the animals.  The only "objective" of the activity on the laptop is to watch a panda move around (very boring) and listen to a voice tell you that you just pushed the star, circle, and heart. There is a "game" in which the child is to push the (tiny) animal key and the screen displays the animal and counts up to the number on the key.  However, it is done in a very slow, boring manner and cannot hold my son's attention at all.  There is nothing fun about it at all, or educational. In between parts of the activities there is just quiet background music and nothing to do.  My son has no interest in this toy because there is nothing at all to interest him in it.  It is NOTHING like a beginner computer or laptop.  The "mouse" on the right side just moves back and forth with really no purpose at all.  The knob on the left just makes the panda move faster or slower and makes the music speed up and slow down.  The screen on the laptop is so small that young children barely even notice it.  My son doesn't seem to understand that the screen has anything to do with the buttons he is pushing, since it is so incredibly small.

I strongly suggest skipping this laptop and going straight to a more advanced one, such as one for a 3 or 4 year old.  I regret very much that I didn't know enough to do this.  This laptop will not teach your child how to use a computer and is in no way similar to a laptop computer.  My 4 and 6 year old nieces have more realistic laptop computers designed for slightly older children, and my son just LOVES using these.

Please save your money!  This is a very boring, useless toy.  I hope I can save someone else from wasting their money on this.
2070293
This was disappointing. Beautiful, but....

It looked like a granny book. However, it is a granny AND grandpa book, so no good for the single grandmum like me. It also makes the assumption that the baby's FATHER is the child of the grandparents, so it's also no good for grandparents whose DAUGHTER is the child of the grandparents - "I felt you moving in mummy's tummy, just like your DADDY did in mine..."

I shall now have to use this book as a gift to other prospective grandparents who fit the book's assumptions. It could have been just as good a book without these preconceptions.
2057337
The picture is deceiving, this pot is no where close in depth to the original types sold twenty plus years ago. The old ware was much better, I inherited my mother's Revere pots and pans we had used when I was 8yo. In order to boil eggs the water required to completely cover the eggs is less than a quarter inch from over flowing. I was disappointed and would not consider purchasing anymore of the new type of Revere products.
1186944
So disappointed. I had an older version of these and LOVED them. I have worn them out. They are literally patched  with Gorilla Tape. The protective layer was made of a tough, slick material and easily shed stickers and thorns. They also had convenient side pockets. This new version has no pockets, and the brush guard is just a second layer of the SAME material...just a different color. Not only that, but the guard on the back of the legs doesn't come up nearly as high. These things are like a magnet for stickers and burs. I spent as much time cleaning them off as I did hunting. Thumbs down.
1548591
I was disappointed in the quality of this toy. My daughter played with one that her friend brought to school. I think that must have been the older version because this newer version is clearly inferior.
1164792
I bought this for my 9 year old grandson who collects the pets. I was astonished at the cheap plastic toy which looked like it was for a 3 year old. He pushed the buttons a couple times (still in the box) and then discarded it. Ummm..I did not think the noises were distinguishable as either farts or toilet flushing, just rumbling sounds. Wow,an epic fail here!
4180094
These EarBands were for my 5 and 6 year old boy grandchildren.  I have the 'adult' sized ones and love them.  While these two pair were too large for 'kids' 5 and 6 years old AND also didn't even fit my head well.

I didn't want to say 'I hate it' but the sizing and quality were way below par.  Don't make many mistakes on Amazon but this was one of them.
813094
The 5 Star reviews of this game all reference the nostalgia factor of the game and doesn't reflect the current model. The remastered Operation's openings are HUGE and provide no challenge at all, not even for the youngest and most dexterously challenged children. Broken hearts, writers cramps, funny bones and the various other goofy maladies have all been replaced. This new model is a real disappointment.
1755429
I ordered this game for my 3 yr old granddaughter. My 5 yr old grandson wanted to play the game so on the first swipe of the spinner it fell apart! I ordered this particular version of the game because it was based on the old game from years ago and I thought the quality would be too but  it  was NOT!!!!!  Very dissappointed.
2876330
I purchased this phone as a gift for my now 1 year old.  She loved an old pull toy and grandma's house and I thought this would be a lot of fun for her.  While it looks like the old school version, it is nothing like it at all.  The components are a very cheap plastic.  The wheels are cheap so it does not pull well.  Both strings are way to short to make this playable as a phone or as a pull toy.  I would buy something different as a pull toy if that is what you are looking for.  As for a phone, the string is only a couple inches long so she can't hold it up to her ear without bringing the whole toy with it- what a waste.
1887140
My wife and I purchased the VIDEONOW XP Interactive Video System for my son this Christmas however when we did Walmart was out of the headphones.  Well I was on Amazon one day and decided to look here.  I ordered them and was seriously disappointed when they arrived.  My 5 year old son attempted to put them on and all they did was fall to his shoulders.  No matter how we tried that is all they would do.  My 12 year old daughter decided to try them with her mp3 player with the same result!  I am able to wear them however even with my 30 year old head (size 8 1/4) it is still loose.  These are not adjustable which of course makes things all the worse.  I would just go ahead and pick up some other company's aftermarket headphones for your child.  If Tiger reads the reviews of their products at all then they need to ensure that they rethink the engineering of this device!