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Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
PRO: Amazon's price of $6.99 is great for this toy, which sells for more than double that at our local toy store. I ordered three of these Can You Imagine Light Show Water Launchers to give as gifts for pool parties.
CON: Two out of three of them arrived with an ugly brown substance (glue?, rust?) on the white end where the water shoots out. Since there's no way I can give them as gifts in this condition I'm going to have to return them. Too bad whoever packed them didn't check them to make sure they looked good.
I didn't see a way to specify which color Launcher you get. We ended up with a pinkish-red, a green and a blue. The potential for fun is pretty big if these Launchers work. They do light up and change colors. They seem quite bright, so hopefully the water that squirts out will be lit up too when used at night.
Update: I ordered several more, and once again only one out of 4 that I ordered looked good. Amazon's price has gone up a bit too. So all in all, you are taking your chances by ordering these. If you don't mind the hassle of returning the ugly ones these are still a good deal.
Despite having read the previous poor reviews, I purchased this water launcher because my 3 year-old asked Santa to replace one she'd broken, and I had no luck finding another retailer who had them in stock off season. Our water launcher arrived with brown stains at the bottom end, as if it water or some other liquid got trapped underneath the plastic end cap and dried there. The batteries were also dead upon arrival. Clearly this product has sat in some damp warehouse way too long!
I ordered three of these items. One of them has already broken after I took it out of the box and pulled the plunger back to see how it works. There are stains on the other items. Looks like a waste of money.