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Medal Sports 24" Table Top Pool Table

Medal Sports 24' Table Top Pool TableBest cat toy ever. The balls are marbles and make a great noise clacking together. Were already down to 8 billiards as the cats keep making shots then drag the balls out the two center gutters and run off after them. Ive never seen them play with a real cat toy as much as this one. Also makes for great video as they look like godzilla sizewize in comparison! Too funny...

200 Blue Dice - 16mm

200 Blue Dice - 16mmThese dice were of good quality.No chips and the pips were clearly marked on all sides.Better than I expected.We will be using them for family fun games.

Princess Pink Miniature Fine China Tea Set Perfectly Sized for American Girl Dolls

Princess Pink Miniature Fine China Tea Set Perfectly Sized for American Girl DollsMy daugheter just started her advneture with American Girl dolls and naturally their items are sooo expensive.

She got for Christmas the Caroline's parlor and the banquet table etc..

The Banquet table came with gorgeous sweets made of plastic and rubber and it came with real glass and metal dishes..

having said that, I wanted more small sweet treats so my child could play tea parties with her friend

as I got her this cutest Princess pink Miniature fine china set ..

I ordered tea sets first and then separately from Queen Treasures the cupcakes, the other set of four cupcakes

and the cookies set.

The first arrived the set of the fine pink china, we were delighted. Totally worth the price and many times over.

We like classy stuff and that was very classy. It came with gorgeous box to keep it in so it is dleightflul.

Now, the cookies and cupcakes were not coming.. we got worried checking the door steps.

Finally we checked mailbox for boxes andnothing..

Only to discovered that the cupcakes and the cookies came in the mail!!! as in normal padded little envelope.

My heart stopped. i thought that I will get nothing but a handful of dust and crumbles of the clay or something..

Nothing like that! To my biggest surprise all three sets came INTACT! desptie coming in the first class padded envelope.

NO DAMAGE whatsoever!

The sets are made of some super hard baked clay or some other hard porcelain like quality thing and they are

virtually unbrekable including the fancy tops with flowres and all those decorative wavy thigies.

The stars, the gingerbread man, the hearts.. all intact!

I am so pleased. My daughter was extatic to see them.

The look fabulous on the little pink plates from this : Princess Pink Miniature Fine China Tea Set

and it is just amazing how high quality they are.

I really have to admitt that for this price I expected some cheap goods and when I saw how they arrived

I thought it will be total disaster, so you can imagine my joy.

It is great that amazon always allow you to solve the problem if item is damaged so I knew I will be in good hands

but I am even more extatic I did not have to do anything becuase the items are PERFECT!!! in every possible way.

Came in gorgeous english tea box with real satin linning and padding...

amazing! Such a fine china and so beautiful, looks great with american gril doll

and it will meet any discriminative taste because it is spectacular

and now if you need some little sweets to go with it read my review as I got some and I am delighted

so you will know what to get or what to think of them.. check my other review for the sweets..



This was the prettiest porcelain tea set I have ever seen. Pictures don't do it justice and it comes packaged in a neet little box. My 6-year-old daughter loved it. She has had non-stop tea parties for her American girl dolls since she got the tea set. It is rather delicate though, so I wouldn't recommend it for ages 4 & under, unless you have plenty of Crazy Glue around. I think it was priced appropriately for the quality, which is excellent. I also highly recommend this seller. I ordered the tea set, along with an adorable table and chairs, and it arrived within 4 days over the holidays.

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I thought my daughter would be able to play with it, It IS SOOOO pretty but it's fricking tiny! I thought she could drink out of the glasses too, no....their more doll sized

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Jakks Pacific PokeMon 11 Inch Tall Electronic Plush Action Figure - CHIMCHAR that Speaks

Jakks Pacific PokeMon 11 Inch Tall Electronic Plush Action Figure - CHIMCHAR that SpeaksA lot of these bigger, talking plush Pokemon are great. My daughter has 5 or 6 right now, and still plays with them nearly a year after she got them. Chimchar here happens to be one of her favorites. If your child loves Chimchar, this is probably the best plush form of him that you can get.

Chimchar is stuffed well, and not bloated in any areas like some of the mini plush (Buizel, I'm lookin' at you). The stitching and everything on him is great, and he's made of very durable material. His back opens and closes with velcro, which gives you access to the battery pack. When you press Chimchar's hand, he'll say his name, and if you press it again, he'll say it in a different way. The first time he sounds like he's asking a question, and the second time he sounds like he's stating a fact. "Chimchar? Chimchar." It's cute. And you gotta love how they did the flame on his caboose too.

There aren't any real problems with this toy. Chimchar can't stand up on his own because his head's so big, so he'll need to be leaned against something or propped up. Also use caution if he gets dirty, as these Pokemon need to be cleaned with a wet cloth and can't be washed. But be careful there toowhen Chimchar got a little dirty and I cleaned him up, some of the water must've gotten into the battery box or hit a wire or something because his talking feature didn't work for a few hours. But after a while it kicked back in, and all was well.

What else can I say? Chimchar fans will adore this. I'm kinda jealous and want one of my own now...

Espresso Metropolis Train Table & Train Set

Espresso Metropolis Train Table & Train SetWe opted for this table because it didn't look as much like a kid toy as the other options out there, it could be reversed into a regular table, and it came with a lot of tracks and pieces.

However, while the table looks nice, the quality seems more on the cheap end--the pieces of wood that comprise the cabinet are quite thin and the plastic track pieces (on the corner spiral) don't seem to allow trains to descend automatically. About eight pieces were chipped or otherwise damaged (we haven't yet called to get the pieces replaced, but it was being put together the night before as a Christmas gift so we couldn't wait for the replacements anyway--now to replace the pieces, we'll have to tear the whole thing apart). Also, you have to put EVERY LITTLE THING together (each trestle, building, etc.) with teeny tiny screws. It took my husband almost three full hours to complete the whole thing.

The train pieces themselves are definitely not the quality of Thomas or even Ikea and the magnets aren't as strong as they should be. If you have Thomas trains, they will fit ON the track, but they won't make it all the way around the track because they're too tall to fit under some of the bridge/tunnel/trestle pieces. Also, don't plan on using any other track pieces you may have because once you get the whole thing set up, there's not much room for anything else to be added.

If I had the decision to make again, I'd probably opt for a different table, but my almost 3you son seems thrilled with it, so I guess it's worth it.

The table is very cheaply put together the table has no lip to catch any toys running off the end.I would not recommend this train table to other buyers.

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When the table came in one of the side pieces was broken as were several of the pieces that go with the track. The corners of the painted top were already messed up and dented. I expected a lot more for the amount of money I spent.

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I wish I did more research on train set tables because i probably wouldnt have purchased this. Although the set is a really beautiful piece it does have some flaws:

1. When making a product for children you would think the actual table would have raised edges on the edge in order to for the pieces to not fall off of ledge. My son constantly has pieces falling off if he pushes it too far.

2. The wood drawer beneath doesn't close shut properly.

3. Possibly the worst directions I've ever seen on a children's toy. There were only black and white pictures that I had to look at to put together the actual train set (which took me two hours!!). I ended up having to google a picture of the product and following the train tracks on that.

4. The connector pieces are so flimsy some of them broke and we had to glue together.

Overall, I probably wouldn't recommend this to friends because of the many pieces and quality of product. I would have returned it but the box was so huge that it took two people to carry upstairs and a few hours to put everything together. So far we are just stuck with it.

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Replogle Globes Franklin Globe, Antique Ocean, 12-Inch Diameter

Replogle Globes Franklin Globe, Antique Ocean, 12-Inch DiameterDisappointed in the construction of this globe.The lines of latitude do not flow smoothly from section to section on the map. There are bumps and grooves where there should be none. I posted an illustrative pic. The base is quite rudimentary. The globe does not spin freely. However, it is a step above the slightly cheaper globe I saw at a big box book store. In the item's defense, from a distance, the color and sheen of the globe are quite pleasing. It comes nicely packed. It will be functional and for the price I won't mind it being bumped around and spun by curious and occasionally grubby fingers.

In the movie about Amelia Earhart there is a quote I believe that says that part of her motivation was based upon receipt of a globe as a young girl. I therefore gave my two grand daughters these globes for Christmas and they were delighted. Both are 7-8 years of age and are at the point where they can start to understand distances, places, and the scale of things. This globe brings the world to each of them yet in different ways.

The color of the globe, the sepia like tint, is pleasing and it appears quite durable even as a gift for a somewhat young child. It seems so far to withstand the twirling that is all too common with globes and the young and the grabbing and carrying it around to demonstrate a point.

Having a globe like this, one of moderately good quality and durability, will be a very useful tool in understanding the world.

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We found this globe a very poor quality. The globe is made of 2 pieces that are northern and southern hemispheres. They don't properly meet at the equatorial line and a deep trench is seen. The equatorial line is made of cheap looking red tape which we thought at the first glance a some sort of package tape that needs to be peeled, like the one that comes with process cheese :) The equatorial line is so thick (maybe to hide a poor mating of 2 hemispheres) that it hides a whole country like poor little Singapore. The line is not even straight and strays deep into pacific ocean, great! Of course we returned it and we won't buy another from them. I read some other reviews after the fact and many are mentioning rather shoddy quality of this product.

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I received this globe today.I can say I a definitely not happy with it.It is full of blemishes.For instance, where the two halves come together, they are not lined up right. The top half actually overlaps the bottom half creating a very uneven surface.Also, the tape they used around the equator that that holds the two halves together is loose and bubbling up at spot.And.. none of the latitudinal lines line up all the way around the globe.And finally, I wish I could upload pics.Maybe I will find a way, but there are "scratch marks", or "cut marks", I don't know what you would call them, all over the place on this globe.I could almost overlook the other discrepancies somewhat, but these marks make no sense at all.Not happy.Worst product I've ever bought on Amazon.

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I bought this globe for my 4-year-old niece for Christmas she LOVES it! It is very sturdy, aesthetically pleasing, and well made. It shipped quickly and the entire transaction was very easy. I totally recommend this "world" (as my niece calls it).

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Mattel High School Musical 3 Grad Troy

Mattel High School Musical 3 Grad TroyMy daughter was thrilled to receive this and i was thrilled to give it to her. She plays with it all the time . Doesn't really look too much like Troy tho .



It came just in time for Christmas.That's why I bought for and no store had. So thank you.

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Fisher-Price Pooh Babies Magic Touch 'n Crawl

Fisher-Price Pooh Babies Magic Touch 'n CrawlMy daughter got this toy as a gift when she was 71/2 months old.She wasn't crawling at the time, but in a matter of days, she was following Pooh all over the place!I'm convinced that Pooh gave her the courage to do it.She figured out how to make him go pretty quickly and has had so much fun playing with him.It's a riot to watch her scream and giggle at him.

Now she is 11 months old and walking and running all over the place but still stops to play with Pooh.He's proven to be developmentally helpful, durable and lots of fun!I have no complaints with this toy--a rarity!



I bought this for my son when he was about 4 months old.He started reaching out and pulling it buy it's ears and pushing on Pooh's butt to make him crawl.He would giggle and enjoy it.My son is now starting to crawl and gets very serious when I turn on Crawling Pooh and he watches and tries to imitate Pooh's movements.

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I recently purchased the Magic Touch N' Crawl Pooh as a Christmas gift for my best friend's 7 month old little boy.I was so excited to read the rave reviews (with only one mentioning a mechanical sound).To my dismay and disappointment when Pooh arrived and was started, he sounded like a car wreck was occuring every time he turned his head!I was extremely disappointed and promptly returned him.(I must note that Amazon.com does make returning a purchase extremely easy.)Please be aware of this terrible sound that is much louder than the music that plays when considering purchasing this product!

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I tried everything to grt my kids to crawl but both my twins love pooh so I tried it and the second week I had it they where chasing after Pooh!! buy it today!!

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My daughter received this toy and the Eeyore version for Easter. She was about 9 months old. She likes them both but plays with Eeyore a lot more. She loves to drag him around by the tail. The music and voice on Pooh are much more tolerable than Eeyore.

Barbie Mix-It-Up DJ Turntable

Barbie Mix-It-Up DJ TurntableDecent Toy, Fun For Kids BUT no way to shut it off & keep it off AND the microphone needs to be longer.It's very annoying to say the least.They should have added an on off switch on the bottom.Every time the power button gets hit (in toy box or where ever) it starts playing music.OMG.........it drives me nuts & i want to bust it up when it does that frequently during the day. lolBesides that everything else is fine with it.It works as it should & is kinda fun for the kids. It's got a decent variety of sounds & upbeat songs, the mic works but should be longer for ease of use, the turntables works as they should & the mixer adds to the fun.AGAIN..................ATTN:Manufacturers of this Barbie DJ's Turntable toy PLEASE add an on/off button to the bottom of this thing AND make the microphone longer!!!!!;)

This thing is so cool.Probably best for kids over 5 yrs.4 year old couldn't figure out voice recording and playback.Other than that its just hitting buttons and it makes some cool songs.

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My three year old great granddaughter loves the sounds and ease of playing with this.I am sure she will have fun all year long.

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My 9 yr. old daughter received this for Christmas and I wasn't sure if she would be too old for it but she absolutely LOVED It!! It ended up being the favorite toy (out of a lot of great toys) this year! My 6 yr. old son has a great time playing music and recording sounds with her...they are constantly laughing at the sounds they make (incorporates in music that you can change the speed/tempo of). Lots of great music that they can alter to their tastes and the microphone is a blast to talk/sing in. Fair Good sound quality. It is a big hit around here!

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MEEP! Android 4.0 Kids Tablet

MEEP! Android 4.0 Kids Tablet ()

I tested this Meep tablet myself before handing it off to any kids to try, so this review is from an adult's point of view.

***EDIT 10/12/12: To readers with a Meep!: If you're having any kind of bugs or issues, please upgrade to the latest version of the OTA software (Version 1.2 on Oct 12, 2012), which fixed nearly all of the bugs and issues I have experienced with the Meep. To upgrade, tap on the lower right hand corner of the Meep where it says the time. Clicking on the time will pop up a little window, and there should be a tiny status update symbol that says something like "OTA update ready to download". Make sure your battery has a mostly-full charge, as it takes some time and juice to upgrade, then click on that and confirm you want it to download the upgrade. Once it seems to have finished everything, click the time again to see if any more upgrades are available, and repeat the process till you appear to be up to date (this entire process may take many days). You can check the version of your software by clicking the "Help" icon from the home screen.***

***EDIT 12/26/12: It appears that many people are experiencing problems with the new Meep! OTA software. I have not experienced these issues personally but if you are considering buying, you should absolutely read all of the comments on this review to see what many parents are having to deal with. It sounds like many of the latest updates have made things worse, not better, and have proven a mess for parents trying to get things set up.***

*Things I like about the Meep!:

Runs Android 4.

SD card slot for expansion.

VERY easy to get online initially. Came fully charged, thank goodness, and I was browsing the internet on my wifi connection in about three minutes, most of which was spent looking for my wifi password.

The orange part seen in the photo is just a silicone sleeve that is easy to remove or put back on. So if your kid's not a fan of orange, just take the sleeve off. Their site shows other colors of sleeve available for purchase, like pink and blue.

The voice control for typing is fantastic, just like my smart phone.

Liked that a lot of the games included are ones like Angry Birds that anyone can enjoy.

Cord to charge in an outlet is long and easy to use.

Can view the screen from any angle.

Integration with YouTube is now fully functional with Version 1.2 software, and I had a total blast watching Maru and other silly cat videos online.

I have not personally tested this, but it appears to have the capability of doing video chat. If you are a parent who travels, this could be a fun way of staying in touch with your kid and getting to see them on the nights you aren't home. Of course, you could always use Skype on the family computer, but this could be a way of getting in touch easily with your child without having to pre-arrange a time with your spouse.

*Things I don't like:

Lots of lag time between when you select an action and when it finishes loading. It can take a minute or more to start up, and 15-30 seconds to load the games screen or apps, or whatever.

The device feels overly heavy and I don't enjoy holding it up in one hand. I wanted to set it on my chest or on a table to use because of the weight. This may make it more durable, so it's possible this is a plus overall, but I disliked that.

The screen sits low, 1/4 inch under the front of the device. This is a benefit if your kids intend to drop and smash it a lot, as it protects the screen. However, it also makes it hard to push some of the controls. For example, when browsing the internet, I kept wanting to press a button right in the upper corner and it was tough to make the push register.

Speakers are on the back of the device, so they're directed at other people rather than the user.

The camera lens is on the front only, so it's hard to take pics/ video of something besides yourself. There's no screen on the back, so if you do turn the Meep around to take a photo or video, you also have to reach around to the front to snap the pic or start/ stop the video.

Video and photo quality is poor in comparison to smart phones and other tablets. (I've uploaded a video as an example, and you can see my photos at top to view quality.)

The orange sleeve makes it difficult to turn the device on or off, as it's a very thick sleeve and the button's set close against the device.

Cord to connect to computer is about eight inches long, which makes it tough to control while plugged into the computer.

Recommended for ages six and up, yet some of the apps on it are clearly for tiny kids. There's a "toddler songs" app which is clearly meant for, duh, toddlers and not the six and up crowd. The ebook "Muddypaws" is another thing that's meant for the littlies. When my niece was six she was reading books with lots of words, not storybooks with a sentence on each page.

In addition, clicking on the "Safety" section brings up horribly condescending safety instructions like "Be polite and kind to others" and "Do not make threats". Seriously? If someone is old enough to understand what making a threat is, does anyone think they'd be swayed by a little orange splat of a cartoon character telling them not to? They should have eliminated the "Safety" section as it's condescending and unhelpful.

If you have spotty internet service like I do, you may find that apps from Google Play don't fully install the first time same with the OTA upgrades, and this can be frustrating because the Meep doesn't deal with that gracefully. There are a few apps I have had to install a couple times before they'd work, and the OTA upgrades can take days because they seem to stop updating when there's a blip in internet service, yet the meep sits there acting like it's doing something (which it isn't). This isn't an issue I have with other devices, and it's frustrating.

Can't stream videos from my Amazon Unbox account because Amazon Unbox needs Flash, which apparently no Android device supports. This isn't the Meep's fault, but is something you should know before buying a tablet for a kid (My extensive Olivia collection in Unbox is apparently only good on my desktop!).

The online instructions and FAQ read like someone from another country created them, with numerous spelling and grammatical errors. When I think of a company like "Oregon Scientific", I like to hope that even if they do farm out the work overseas, that they'd at least take the time to EDIT the work that's done!

I don't like that they make you give a credit card number to sign up for the parental portal. This felt invasive. They charge the card $1 and give you 100 coins for that, which is enough to purchase an app in the Meep Store. There are a number of apps for 100 coins ($1), but many, such as the Spiderman app, are $3.

EDIT: 9/13/12 I called support (1-800-853-8883) for help with some of the issues I was having with the Meep, and it was a mess. The person on the other end did not speak English well, and did not have any idea how to do things as basic as check for the version number of the software or install the software (she had to put me on hold to look that up, and actually got it wrong before she got it right). She advised me that my early issues with the parental control portal were due to me using the wrong browser (I use Chrome), so I dutifully opened up a Firefox browser as advised, only for the Meep site itself to tell me to switch to Chrome! And of course, every time I asked a question, I got put on hold for two minutes while she figured out the answer. Then at the end, she told me she'd just signed me up for the Meep email newsletter. She didn't ask, she just told me she'd done it, and then acted snippy when I asked her to please UN-sign me up. Calling support took some time and was extremely frustrating.

Overall:

I like the concept of a children's tablet and see a lot of great potential here. I am relieved that most of the bugs I initially experienced with the Meep have been fixed with operating system upgrades that I've downloaded to the Meep, and in the two days I've been able to play with the Meep since then, I've been having a much better time using the Meep. I do feel their attitude towards offering support needs a major overhaul (read above). But the Meep seems exceptionally sturdy and with the latest updates to the software, it's a serious, if imperfect, addition to the tablet scene.

If your intention is to give it as a gift, I'd open it a week early and download all the upgrades (it took my Meep a number of days to fully upgrade) plus get the parental portal set up, so the gift will be fun and not frustrating.

Let me begin by saying that I have NEVER written a product review for ANYTHING in the past. I felt so strongly about my negative experience that I felt compelled to share it with any parents out there that are trying to decide which Tablet to buy their child. I tried to leave the "STARS" section of this review blank, but it won't let me. That's the only reason I gave this product ANY stars at all.

I was SO excited to get this tablet for my son for Christmas! The only thing he is asking Santa for is a Tablet. He does not have a preference of which one, so when I found this product I thought it would be perfect for his age level and it was the perfect price! UNFORTUNATELY, it was nothing but a piece of trash in a pretty box. First of all, if you are spending $150 on a kids toy, I fully expect that it should be up and running the second I take it out of the box. Not with the Meep! I had to spend HOURS trying to figure out how to install the system upgrades that are SUPPOSED to fix all of the original glitches. After 3 failed attempts and 2 resets back to factory settings I was finally able to install the upgrades successfully. I thought the rest of the road would be smooth sailing....NOPE! Even after the system upgrades, I was never able to figure out the Meep Store! I set up the accounts, but it would not let me purchase anything! It took FOREVER and a day to load anything...just kept THINKING, and THINKING, and THINKING. I could just envision my excited 5 year old opening this on Christmas morning and quickly becoming disappointed because everything took so long or froze up or didn't work...etc. Also, it only comes with 3 books preloaded and only 1 of those are "read to you" format. The games that it comes with are pretty silly. The only cool one being Angry Birds. I was under the impression that it came with more preloaded stuff. My advice? Save yourself HOURS of frustration and LOTS of sleep. (Since I had to work on this at night while the kids were sleeping...stayed up till well past 1 am 2 nights in a row trying to MAKE IT WORK!) Buy something that you KNOW will work. Personally, I decided to go with the Nook Color with a really cool Angry Birds case that I just KNOW my son will love! B & N just dropped the price of the Nook color to $139...with the case it will only cost about $20 more to go this route. Plus, since I already have a Nook of my own with lots of kids apps/books I will not have to rebuy anything. I almost went with the Naby 2, but decided to avoid ANY kids tablets only because this was such a disastrous experience. I want to have peace of mind that the product I choose will work well.

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Just discovered this product and bought one for my 9 year old son; great price! I thought he may be a little old, but he loves it. Has a bigger screen than his Itouch so it is better for games and movies. He has a lot of fun downloading the apps and games. Would recommend Meep to anyone with kids who does not want to spend a lot on an Ipad, and wants to have a say over what their child can access.

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()This sounded like a great idea for kids who wanted a tablet but you as a parent wanted to limit them from going to places or seeing things they shouldnt.The tablet starts fine and works ok but it freezes quite often and you have to restart the whole tablet.Also the battery life is not the greatest as it works anywhere from 6 to 8 hours.

Also as of right now you cant access the parent account or the MEEp store.It was supposed to go online Sept 1st then that moved to Sept 4th. It is still not open as of Sept 5th.So you are limited to the games that are preloaded such as Angry Birds, Uno, and about 10-15 others that are just demo versions.So right now you cant download anything new but hopefully they have everything up and running shortly.It sounds like you will be limited to downloading from the MEEP store and some game from GOOGLE PLay store.Was hoping you could use the amazon app store so I wouldnt have to repurchase games.

Last the price seems a little high to me. At around $150 I would just get a KIndle fire or another lowend tablet.Plus you have the possibility of a new kindle coming out or a new lower priced Ipad.

Overall It is a little fun and the Parental Controls are a great feature but for the price and the bugs I would look elsewhere.

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I had read all the bad reviews and some the few good ones.It seemed like to me it was a little tricky to setup and I was thinking that maybe they weren't as computer literate as me???I decided to go ahead and order 2 of them for my boys I got a GREAT deal on them from Kohls with 30% off, Kohls Cash and received $40 Kohls Cash for buying them.So I thought it was worth the gamble to see if I liked them...Kohls takes anything back(Just checked...Kohls no longer has it available.)IN THE END...I DID FEEL IT WAS WORTH IT but may have wanted to throw it out the window during the set up.

The setup process was HORRIBLE!I signed up for an account which I had to wait for a reply email to verify my email address.This took 5 HOURS for the reply email to come.You are unable to access internet and all the settings are extremely High security, until you log into the Meep site and pay $1 to verify your over 18??!??

While I was waiting I went ahead and changed the time, time zone, etc...DO NOT DO THIS!!You have to leave the settings as is until you to the OTA Download (Over the Air)

So finally 5 hours after I first tried to log in I got the email, The only web browsers you can use are Google Chrome and one other one.It will not allow you to pull the the Meep site with Explorer or Firefox.This was a pain.You will also have to enter in the Serial Number, which is on a sticker on the back of it.This is crazy too I think it had to be in all caps and it was hard to find out if it was a 0 or O, I or l, etc...Then once you get it entered correctly...it will tell you that there is an ERROR HOWEVER this is apparently what you want!lol Then when you receive the error message you will then be able to go on and log in...FINALLY.

Do not ignore the OTA setup video when you login.This is very important.Once you figure out how to do the Upgrade you will then be able to change the settings so the Meep is able to get online, watch You Tube Videos, etc...There are several pre-loaded games, angry birds, etc...

I AM SO HAPPY THAT THE SETUP IS FINALLY COMPLETE.I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HORRIBLE IT WAS AT FIRST...I HOPE THAT MY REVIEW WILL HELP YOU SET YOURS UP.I'm a little jealous that my boys have one and I don't, lol.I think this is an excellent tablet for the price I paid and overall I am very happy I ordered it.So post setup I love the MEEP!!

I'm also very glad I didn't toss them out the window during the setup process.

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Starter Fleet Dindrenzi Federation Firestorm Armada

Starter Fleet Dindrenzi Federation Firestorm ArmadaThe box arrived missing the center pieces for the Frigate Models.While the game is great, I could not very well play it without half the models.Ended up having to purchase a separate set of frigates to play.Buy with caution.

GUND Hedgehog 3" Medium Brown

GUND Hedgehog 3' Medium BrownIts a palm-sized stuffed animal. My girlfriend thinks its pretty cute. I received the medium-brown one. Hair sticks out at random angles at first, but it is easily smoothed down (or spiked back up depending on how you like your hedgehogs).

Metal Portable Mini Foosball Tabletop Soccer Game, Gold & Silver Men

Metal Portable Mini Foosball Tabletop Soccer Game, Gold & Silver MenThis small foosball tabletop is so much fun! It made for a great Christmas present. We take it with us on road trips! Great seller and FAST shipping!

A bit harder to play than a full size table, but as my son never did...he loves this. Great for the money.

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Itty Bitty Boo

Gund 5' Itty Bitty Boo in T-Shirt PlushBeautiful quality Gund Boo dog. Soft and ever so cute. Reasonably priced & a talking point when people see how cute he is.



I ordered this Boo for my daughter for a stocking stuffer. It is adorable. Though a little smaller than I had imagined, it will fit perfectly in her stocking. It looks just like the real "boo".

Adorable!!!!

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I love this little verson of Boo. They had a different picture than this one, last I remember(I think a picture of the real Boo with sunglasses). Anyways, I thought for some reason it was bigger, but it's just as describe size wise. Because of it's small size it won't take too much room. If you love all things Boo, then it's a good investment. I would not advise to give this to kid under four.

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I ordered this instead of the regular larger size one for an easter basket. but for $2.00 more I really should of bought the larger one. this is about 1/10 of the size. No bigger than a mouse, and it just doesn't appear that way online.

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Only thing I wish was better was the price...it's a really tiny thing for $10.But I guess it's worth it, even though it's tiny, it was well made.Everything was proportioned well and has a good quality.

And it's just so. darn. cute!

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Calico Critters Cozy Cottage Starter Set

Calico Critters Cozy Cottage Starter SetI am the mom to 4 boys: 10, 8 & twins that are 5.I find that they enjoy imaginative play & there are few products on the market that allow them to "play house" so I went in search of something for them.Although I purchased this cottage for one of my twins along with the bedroom set & the mouse family, I was surprised to discover that ALL of my boys play with it.We just spent the past 30 minutes on-line ordering each one of them their own families, the townhouse and more furniture.Even my 10 year old was excited to order his own family & furniture.I could not be more pleased with this series & hope that other parents purchase for their boys because there is nothing girlie about boys playing house with animals and using their imaginations.



I opened the box up and inspected the house because I wanted to be absolutely sure my granddaughters ages 3 and 5 would be able to play with it safely before I put the package under the tree. The high quality was a pleasant suprise. The girls began to play with it right away, and continued for at least 3 hours. Their mom has since reported that the girls love it and play with it often.

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This is a really great set with some nice starter furniture.Most dollhouse dolls are just hideously ugly but Calico Critters are cute.

It's good for the kind of roleplaying imaginitive play that is important in young children, but would also appeal to a slightly older demographic than, perhaps, Little People because the extra accessory sets are so detailed.(Of course the littlest pieces can be put away until the child is older so they're not choking hazards.)

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This is a great fun toy that will grow with my 3 year old. It is a good size and the critters that go with it are really fun especially since you can change their outfits. Also I feel it must be super durable because my 16 month old has gotten a hold of it a few times (there are bits that ofcourse are too small for under 3's so we have put them away until he will be old enough). But he has banged the other furniture around so thatwe have taken it away, but it has not broken. Now he has had a hold of my cell phone and broken that into bits, but not this toy with it's miniature furniture! I feel good that my 3 year old loves playing with this toy! Its wholesome.

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WE got this for our 2year old for Christmas and it is great it is a perfect size for her, has just enough furniture and accessories for her to play, but not too much so she doesn't get distracted or confused. It doesn't have any small parts except for a toy knife (it is made of soft rubber, not hard plastic), which we confiscated right after she "helped" grandpa cut off the ribbon on his presents. She can spend an hour at a time playing, from hide-and-seek with the Bunny to role play. It is a great toy for a child who likes to role play, I am very happy with the purchase.

Smart Lab Car Design Studio v2

Smart Lab Car Design Studio v2My son who is 4 and a half saw this set in the local Barnes & Nobles and immediately fell in love for it. My husband and I were a little bit concerned about his age and the suggested one. Finally we decided to buy it and it has been a great hit since. My son loves to "build" his cars and the set make him feel like he is the designer for Ferrari. I will buy it again and I think it is a perfect gift for a kid who has an interest to draw and loves cars.



We ordered this for my son for his birthday.The delivery date was supposed to be 12/8, but we still hadn't received in on 12/26.My wife did a chat with Amazon and it was corrected, resent, etc. immediately.We received it 2 days later and we could not be happier.

The product itself is really cool.What kid doesn't want to design their own cars?This is a neatly organized way for them to do in a way that feels more authentic than just scribbling on scrap paper.

As for Amazon service... the best.Seriously folks, things happen and something the ball gets dropped or lost.Just call or email and most times things get worked out.I will not ding Amazon for a late delivery.They fixed it and fixed it quick.

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This kit is really cool.It comes with little tracer designs and a backup LED light so you can place all your parts where you want them and then trace your design.Then you can finish up with cool colors, accents, details, etc.You can make anything from a family SUV-type to a racecar to a Bug to everything in between.My kid spent days taking personal requests and then lovingly designing a custom car for everyone in the family.The final results are very high-quality too!I definitely recommend this pack.

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I BOUGHT THIS TOY FOR MY SON AND HE LOVES IT, IT ALLOWS HIM TO TRACE THE CAR AND PRACTICE HIS DRAWING SKILLS. I RECCOMMEND THIS TOY FOR KIDS WHO LIKE TO DRAW BUT NEED ALITTLE PRACTICE.

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I bought this for my 9 yo son for Christmas, and he absolutely LOVES it! Great quality. Lots of fun to draw with!

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Baby Shower Party Supplies - Table Cover - Harry Potter

Harry Potter Deathly Hallows TablecoverGreat tablecover. Item as I expected. Good price and quality for the purpose I had for it.Also, it arrived just in time for my son's birtday party.I ordered on a Saturday night (August 20) and I recieved it the following Friday (August 26).

items as described....awesome table cover for my daughters 10th birthday party!!! can't wait to decorate!!! she saw it when it came and loves it!!!

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WeGlow International Multicolor Fiber Optic Decoration Centerpiece

WeGlow International Multicolor Fiber Optic Decoration CenterpieceThere isn't a whole lot to say about this lamp. Almost everyone has seen one of these types of lamps at some point in their life and thought, "Wow, that's a cool lamp. I want one." Well, chances are if you're looking at this review, you may just get one! My recommendation: get this one. It's very affordable and is a great quality for the price. You get three colors in this lamp: green, blue, and red, and can cycle through all sorts of combinations of colors and modes of operation, including a fade-in-and-out mode featuring all colors. It's all very cool to look at, especially at night. If you relax while looking at the lamp, the lights will start to blur and fill your mind of dreamlike starry visions. It's very neat. Also, when two colors are on at once, they will combine in the middle to make new colors, so there are really about six or seven colors present if combined: blue, green, red, and then yellow/orange (green/red), purple (blue/red), and teal (blue/green). Very cool.

My only complaints about the lamp are the overall light-weight cheapness of the materials its made of. It's very flimsy and the lamp could break quite easily if you're not careful. There were a couple times where I gently transported it around the house and thought I had broken it, and I am always very, very careful and gentle with my possessions, especially ones like these. That bothered me a little. I also take issue with the fact it ONLY runs on AAA batteries and doesn't have a jack to plug into an electrical outlet. The battery life doesn't really last that long, and then they do start to run out of juice, the colors morph and I was very fearful that my lamp had already broken. For example, the blue turned a strange aqua marine teal color and would fade quickly, while the other colors still stayed very strong and bright for hours longer. Those are about the only two complaints I have, however, and are rather minor when I consider the fact it only cost 15 dollars.

All things considered, it's a very enjoyable, solid lamp to have around the house, and for the price, it really can't be beat in terms of quality. It is a centerpiece, and not really intended as a heavily used lamp. That been said, I plan on also buying a more expensive fiber-optic lamp that plugs in the wall, as well as features more colors and modes. That's just me. This lamp is great for roughly fifteen bucks.Buy it, take it in, and enjoy its ambiance.



My daughter asked for an "octopus lamp" for her 10th birthday. We ordered this one from Amazon and it's pretty awesome. The fiber optic strands spread out in a nice shape and the transition between colors is very cool. Not all strands switch to the same color at the same time, though it is coordinated somewhat so that the colors are complimentary. It is amazing and if you look at it for a bit and let your focus slide a bit it looks like little points of light floating in the air.

My daughter loves it and I'm really glad that we got it for her.

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This item has a lot of various settings.It has a total of 3 colors (red, blue and green) By pushing a button on the bottom you can switch it to a variety of color options.

1) solid color either all green, all red or all blue.

2) combinations of two different colors (red/green, blue/red, green/blue)

3) all three colors on at one time

4) all three colors randomly switching.

All the color settings stay stationary except the very last one which has all three color randomly fading in and out.There are a lot of fiber optic strands so you get a lot of color.It isn't skimpy in that regard and the fibers spread out evenly.

This style is battery operated which is what I wanted.We don't plan on having it lit 24/7 so the battery usage didn't seem an issue. If we planned on buying something that was going to stay lit, we would probably have purchased one that plugs in.

Although some versions are available that rotate which would probably be very cool, they are a lttle bit more expensive. Because I wasn't going to use it all the time, I just wanted a simple more reasonably priced light and using the last setting with the three colors changing, gave me enough of the effect I was looking for.

As for the rating the educational valuethe only thing I would think it might be used educationally for is as a way of talking about the three basic colors for a very young child. As a science tool, it might be good for learning about fiber optics and transmission of light.But really I don't consider this a "toy"

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this is the perfect nightlight for my young children.Hypnotic and not too bright.Love the color change, love the size, love that it's battery powered, so I can put it where ever.Not really a good toy though... durability-wise.Wish it rotated.Comes in adult-proof packaging :)

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These fiber optic lights are batteryoperated. So there is no inconvenience of plugging it. They are very light in weight. They can be taken anywhere. The display of colors from these Fiber Optic lights is awesome. They keep changing from red, blue, green and purple colors. I use them for festive occasions and it looks very pretty with dim lights around.

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Intex 117-by-76-by-53-Inch Rainbow Ring Pool Play Center

Intex  117-by-76-by-53-Inch Rainbow Ring Pool Play CenterUnlike many pools you see, this one is actually about the size as you'd expect from the box.It has several activitiessuch as the ball ramps, the slide and the rings that seem like they might be fun for a younger child.It is rated 3 years+, but the activities seem like they'd be enjoyed best by someone between 1 and 3.

The little pillows on the larger ring make a squeaking noise when squeezed, which would no doubt bring squeals of giggles from the tots.The most fun part, however is the shower, which when the hose is turned up high whips around and showers everything!This has been found to be hysterical, if best done near a flower bed that needs the water anyway.At lower pressure it showers down one pool or the other, depending on which direction the rainbow arch is drooping.

Unfortunately our boys are a bit out of this age range (3 & 5 now) and while they enjoy it as a pool, its clear the activities are a bit beneath them. It is made of light weight PVC, such as you might expect from a drug store inflatable raft.The larger rings have both large holes for an air pump, as well as smaller ones to be inflated directly by a person.The ramps, rainbow and other accessories are all person inflatable only.The air-pump holes are also not valved, so be quick about getting the caps on!I suspect it will prove not be as durable and easy to use as our previous pool, which was better constructed, though also made by Intex.

In short, a toddler would love this pool, and if it didn't survive more than one season it is probably still a value.For larger kids prone to running jumps onto the tubes, there may be a better choice.At this point I expect to be looking again next year.

My two year old loved this, he and three of the neighborhood kids, ranging in age from 2-6 years old had a blast in this pool and put it through the ringer. I am completely satisified with this pools entertainment value but there is a huge catch for the parents... there's no drain for it and it holds about 110 gallons of water! Which means 1) you must keep it covered when not in use, 2) will have to bail out this pool one bucket at a time to clean it!!! And trust me its no small task, I have it down to about a 45 minute process. I also tried using a hose with negative pressure to try and siphon-drain it and it took about three hours to move only a few gallons of it.Seriously unless you want this for infrequent use and you intend to just deflate it every time, don't bother. Its allot of work for something that would have been such an easy fix for the company to install! Just one little drain!

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I bought this formy two year old daughter for her birthday, and she loves it.As others have said, it's actually the size you would expect coming out of the box.I actually inflated it myself without a pump, and it didn't seem to take that long.I used the larger valves to blow most of the air and once it was close to inflated, I used the smaller valves to finish.

It seems durable enough so far.I will echo one other person's comment about there not being drains.While they would be nice, it wasn't that big of a deal to drain this morning.I just stepped on the sides and let a lot of the water drain out that way.

I highly recommend.

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I purchased this product for my daughters 2nd birthday.She LOVED it once it was up.The problem was taking it down/emptying it. There is no drain plug.The other review that stated it had 2 holes is referring to the air holes. Unless you wish to deflate and inflate each time its not worth your time. A pool cover will only delay the inevitable and increase chances of bacteria with the sitting water.I'm returning it and going with the intex pool that is shaped like a star and has an inflatable bottom with a drain plug. Doesn't look as toddler/kid appealing but kids just like pools. So I hope it will work. Returning this pool has also been a hassle....Don't do it. I think your little one will be just as happy in a more practical pool...and you will too!

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This is a very cute, large kiddie pool that we enjoyed all summer long.The age on the box states 3 and up, but we purchased it for our 1 year old and it worked well for her and her friends that were up to about 4 or so.Older kids would probably rather have something else, though, as the slide and activities on this one were almost too "babyish" for my 4 year old nephew. It is lareg enough to accomodate several kids (and adults!I got in myself on some of those 90 degree + days!) I only gave this 4 stars because the rainbow sprinkler never stood up like it should and by the end of the summer the one ball roller side panel had deflated to the point that it wouldn't hold air. (to be fair my daughter had used that side to climb in and out, sitting on it as she went, and more than once I caught her bouncing on it like a rocking horse) Overall worth the price we paid (which was around 35, I believe)

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