Customer Reviews

Elenco Metal Detector With Beep Alert

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

My son wanted an expensive metal detector and saving his money to buy one. He expected it to cost about $100. I ordered this one and was worried about how well it would actually work. It works great. We are all impressed. My son has found alot of coins in the yard and nails and screws around the garage. Handy! When he passes it over the right spot, the alarm sounds and he knows where to dig. I'm not too happy about the holes but he is having a great time.

I originally bought this with my 11-year-old niece in mind, but as it turned out, it was a real hit with her 6-year-old sister. We took it to the playground and we took turns swinging it back and forth and within about 30 minutes had found some tinfoil, a bottlecap, a penny, and a nail. She had a blast. My 5-year-old daughter enjoys figuring out what's metal inside the house, too, and then swings the detector near it to see if she's right. I think it has great educational value.

I know it's just a toy, but I do wish it had a better range. The booklet that it comes with claims it will detect a ring at about 1", but I have my doubts. The bottlecap and penny were buried about 1/2" underground, and I only got a small beep when I passed over them. And they are solid!

As for durability, it really remains to be seen as I've only had it a couple of weeks. So far the battery life doesn't seem to be anything to worry about. We've had it on for probably close to 3 hours and it is still working. An auto-off feature would be a nice improvement, though, because the younger kids never remember to turn it off.

One other note: no need to buy batteries to go along with it, because the required 9 volt battery is included.

When we got this metal detector, we figured it wouldn't work to well, since it [cost very little]. We were wrong! We went around with it for about 5 minutes and in that short time we found coins, wrappers, and even a peice from a necklace that has been lost for 3 years! I highly recommend this product to anyone with children who want to have fun for a small price.

When we got this metal detector through the mail it was in perfect condition and worked perfectly! We got it for our son for his 7th birthday. Whether it's nuts, bolts, or even tin foil this detector really find just about anything. It detects about 5" in depth. It was great for our little treasure hunter! He loves it and is thrilled finding his treasures! Thanks amazon and toys-r-us!!! 5 stars all the way!!!!!

We purcheased this item for my son for his 5th birthday. Works great everywhere. It has been used at the beach, in the backyard, and even in the house. He hasn't found anything valuable yet but he doesn't care. Finding those old buried nails in the backyard was just fine with him(they were buried pretty deep too.). He never forgets it and is always playing with it. He pretends he's Bob the builder looking for buried cable. Then he's a pirate looking for buried treasure. He's even been a spy-explorer. The best part is he actually finds things. It has also come in handy when I dropped an earring in the backyard. I would recommend this for the adventurer in your home.

This is the best buy I found at Christmas. My son loves exploring with his metal detector. It's sensitive, sturdy, fun, and didn't cost much--a great purchase! He's thrilled--I'm thrilled!

We got this metal detector through this website. It came without any damage and works perfectly. We got it for our sons 7th birthday and he loves it. Whether it's nuts, bolts, drill bits or tin foil he still calls it treasure because he found it. So far we figured out that it detects about 5" in depth, believe it or not. I have even used it and I even love it!LOL! This is a great investment for a child that is really curious about treasure and adventure. Great for the price!!! Highly recomended for children between 5 through 12. Five Stars all the way!!! Thanks toys-r-us and amazon!!!!

What do you get in a metal detector for [...]? Actually, you get a pretty good little piece of equipment; but don't assume that it'll take the place of a full sized, more expensive metal detector. However, this will definitely do for kids ages six and up.

The metal detector takes one 9 volt alkaline battery, extends to about four and a half feet long, and can do the basics: find coins and other metals close to the surface. If the coins are deeper than two inches, you're out of luck. Even at two inches, items are difficult to detect. I got a lost of false reads that resulted from the item bumping a twig or a rock. And there were times during use that I thought it was going to fall apart.

But the kids loved it. I couldn't ask for a better tool to introduce them to the hobby. We tossed pennies out into the lawn, and they immediately went out and found them all. They also found some other coins that appear to have fallen out of someone's pocket at one time or another.

If you're interested in getting the kids something to keep them occupied, or to start them off with a new hobby, look no further than this; but if you're getting this for yourself under the assumption that it'll take the place of one of the more expensive metal detectors, you'll be sorely disappointed.

I bought this detector as a surprise for our vacation after reading all of these positive reviews and was terribly disappointed. It didn't detect any metal except for our van...even coins that were right in front of it. I don't know if we got a defective unit, but unless the metal in question was huge and thick like a car or a metal swing set, it wouldn't beep.

My son was so thrilled with this present on Christmas morning, "All of my dreams came true!!" and it worked pretty well, for about an hour. The unit wasn't mishandled, it simply stopped working (it was a constant "beeeeep" as if it were detecting metal everywhere). Too bad we had to ship it back to the north pole.