by Sandy S
We bought the older version of this toy brand-new at a garage sale a few months ago. My son (now 18 months) enjoys it and loves to press the button and make the balls fly out. Like other reviewers said, it IS loud and annoying. But the actual downside is that my curious tot likes to substitute other items for the balls. So we have had chocolate chip cookies, socks, bouncey balls, markers, wooden blocks, and, worst of all, those round Crayola ta-doodle markers shoved down inside the tubes. Four times there is a blockage, it is impossible to get it out around all of those curves in the tubes. The top of the toy (the slide) does pop off--which helps some--but the bottom half is glued together and doesn't open up to retrieve stuck items. They have literally spent HOURS trying to get ta-doodles out of there. TIP: We have tried everything...the best method for getting items unstuck is to put a bunch of balls that basically fit through the pipes in to side and shove hard to make use of them to squeeze the stuck item up through the other side. Oiling the stuck item by dripping vegetable oil down on it also helps.
Bottom line--if your kid loves to stick objects down holes, this probably is not the best choice for your household unless you plan to oversee its use constantly. It is a fun and entertaining toy, though!
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