Customer Reviews

Accoutrements Sarcastic Ball

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This is a great gift for those "hard-to-buy-for" friends and relatives. Like the classic 8-ball, you'll find yourself sitting and asking it questions for far too much time. However, this little snot spouts off sarcastic answers like "Yeah, and I'm the Pope." Too funny!

This is a deviation from the original eight ball in that it has sarcastic (unsurprisingly) quips (as advertised) in its repertoire that show up after shaking the ball. It got laughs from both kids and adults in our group. I'm not sure how much it will be used though; it doesn't seem likely that anyone will grab it off the desk to check for an answer in isolation. But it is fun with an audience.

I read a review about how one of these balls had arrived broken. I just thought that it might have been a fluke... So I ordered the 8 Ball for a friend here in Iraq. I got a message from them today telling that they had the same problem and that they had blue water all over them. I am not sure, but it seems to me like the manufacturer may need to improve on the design of this ball.

I remember when I was young they used to have these products and they were much better; at least you were able to read them. This Ball was so bad, the liquid was a dark blue and I couln't even read what it said. Do yourself a favor and don't by this item. The only good thing about it, was the cost. No great loss when I threw it out. What a waste.

This is a cute toy, but after sitting on a bureau for a while, I picked it up and noticed it was stuck to the bureau. It leaked it's blue ink, damaging the bureau permanently and creating a mess. This is a dangerous toy for children and should be taken off the market.

Bought it for a gag gift for a coworker. Worked out beautifully.

Pros:
1. Fun
2. Exactly as described
3. witty answers

Cons:
1. Hard to see the answers sometimes (have to retilt or shake)
2. build quality isn't the top notch, but as long as you don't throw it at someone's face, it should stay intact.

I bought this for the company Christmas gift exchange. It looked like it might be a cool gag gift. When I received it I was so disappointed I ended up buying something else and threw this one out. The comments displayed by the ball are very hard to read. I cannot recommend this to anyone. Save your money.

it is what it says, a sarcastic magic 8 ball. it has funny answers, and works just as well as your standard magic 8 ball.

I ordered the Sarcastic Ball as a little joke to go with my gypsy/fortune teller Halloween costume. I had a magic 8 ball when I was a kid, so I figured this would be the same, only sarcastic, right? You would think so, but no, apparently not. The liquid inside the ball is sludgy. It's too thick for the message die inside the ball to rotate and come to the surface. In the ball I received, the message never came completely up to the surface of the window, and the liquid is so dark, that it has to be on the window or you can't read it. So, after 10 minutes of shaking the ball and hoping it would begin to get better, I gave up. It's being returned. Also, as a side note, the construction was crappy. The ball has a seam around the middle that was assembled badly and had some glue reside on it. It was just very cheaply and poorly made.

Great desk toy... helps give you a laugh when you are having an annoying or stressful day at the office.