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Bubble Thing (Colors may vary)

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I'm over 50 years old and, while visiting my Mother, I started playing with some bubble making toys she had left out for the kids. Bored, I started making some make-shift bubble wands out of coat hangers to see how big a bubble I could make. It was a lot of fun but, because of the bubble solution, I was limited to bubbles of about a foot in diameter. I went on line to try and search out some "secret" bubble solution formulas and was eventually directed to "The Bubble Thing" book. The price was right so I bought it. I did not know at the time that it came with a "Bubble Thing". My God!...I was making these HUGE bubbles in my living room, four and five feet across before my wife walked in and stopped me. (She's not my boss or anything. I'm the Boss in my home, PERIOD!...I know this because she said I could be!)

Anyway, everywhere I go with my "Bubble Thing", I'm the undisputed center of attention. Kids and Big Kids, like me, go nuts over this thing! It's amazing and incredibly fun. I've had to order two more books so that I don't go without everytime it's "borrowed" by my neighbors and friends...you know, to show their kids. ;)

This book is the best ten bucks you'll ever spend! Kudo's to it's author and inventor of the "Bubble Thing"! If you were to get paid a buck for every smile or shriek of laughter and delight created by your invention, Bill Gates would have to leave town.

Many thanks,

Jerry

Book is thorough and well-written, easy to follow, and inspires you to create awesome bubbles! The toy that comes with it is wellmade and works great! Kids absolutely love it! Easy to do. Fun for all ages. Amazing "thing"; not easy to duplicate, so get the book!

I purchased one years ago, and just purchased 3 for my company to have for the annual family picnic. They work great - with practice. Patience and a gentle touch are required.

We love the Bubble Thing. We have had one for at least 6 years and our boys love when we take it out to play. (The boys are now 20 and 17.) Every 4th of July we have a picnic at my mother's house and the Bubble Thing comes with us. Everyone from the grandparents to the youngest cousin plays with it. The reason we bought a new one is that the old one cracked. We hope to have this until we have grandchildren.

I bought this for my daughter's birthday party. Everyone from ages 5-50 enjoyed the thrill of making giant bubbles. No moving parts, no batteries. Just pure and simple fun. The bubble recipe works like a charm.

I am envious of the other reviews. I worked at this for several hours, let the solution sit overnight as recommended, etc. No deal - probably 3 volleyball sized bubbles in 4 hours? I could do that with a coathanger and standard bubble mix. I gave up, not trying to make a career of this after all, and the kid next door monkeyed with it for a few hours too. I live north of SF by an hour, cant imagine that the climate was significant barrier, but who knows... I may even try it again, not a huge investment. Hope your luck is better than mine.

I got mine 2 weeks ago. I've tried it several times. And have only managed to break away about a dozen bubbles... nutz! All of the others pop while I'm trying to get them off of the mechanism. It does not appear to be broken, so I'm leaning towards operator error. We live high up on the benches but I find it hard to think the altitude would have anything to do with it. I've tried it in different wind and temperatures. And followed the directions precisely. But I'm a klutz, I guess.

I can see how this will be a giant bag of fun when I learn how to do it. The bubble size potential is quite large.

The biggest drawback I can stress, as other reviewers have said, is that there is some technique to this device. If you're not born with the Gift of the Bubble, plan to put in some practice before you can awe anyone.

The bubble thing promises bubbles the size of a bus. But much depends on the weather and humidity. There is a learning curve to use the the bubble thing. We worked for an hour with kids before showing any good bubbles. None were giant size. But we were at an altitude in the Andes Mountains in very dry air. The directions were clear and would likely have worked in a setting closer to the expectations of the manufacturer. Good product. Patience needed. May not produce the size of bubble hoped for, but still fun.

Great fun for all. Make sure to not lose the little yellow cap that holds the material in the pole. Works best on very humid days. Buying the related book "How to Make Monstrous, Huge, Unbelievably Big Bubbles" (Klutz) with the bubble thing for $11.73 is a great deal as the book has some good tips on how to get the most out of the product.

I bought this and was very unhappoy to discover that my simple two stick with string wand made bigger bubbles. When I called the manufacturer and asked for my money back they said, "Hey, we never said anywhere in our advertisement that the bubble wand could do better than your simple two stick with string...I see no reason to return your money"...

Amazing, huh?

Anyway, get two bamboo sticks (or similar) and tie some butchers string to create 2 strings in between the sticks between them...1 on top and the other long and droopy. Believe me, this homemade version works much better and is cleaner and easier to use. Another con was the fact that the wand got very heavy as the material used on the bubbblething absorbed too much solution and made it tough to use. With a homemade setup, there is little mess and the sticks/string don't get heavy!

Hope this helps someone...:)