Customer Reviews

My First Bubble Blower ( colors may vary)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(23)

 

 

This bubble blower just plain doesn't work. Even when you hold down the handle, the bubbles don't come. When finally after three or four tries, the bubbles do come out, only 4 or 5 bubbles come out. You do better with a simple wand.

I went through lots of bubble fluid filling it up and trying it different ways, tilting it, etc. and have given up.

I am so disappointed in this toy! It does not have much space to fill the solution when you pull down the handle maybe 4-5 bubbles at a time come out- not alot- makes alot of noise like bubbles are coming out but it usually takes a couple of pull backs to get the bubbles out!!!

We ordered this as a gift for my one year old son after seeing it recommended in a parent's magazine. Big disappointment! As others have stated, the bubbles do NOT come out unless the handle is pulled all the way down and then held there for a second, and my son was terribly frustrated by that. Also, once the poor child is lucky enough to actually release some bubbles, only a handful come out (often less). In addition, we went through the bubble bottle in two days just through attempting to make it work, and later saw that it had leaked all over the bottom of the toy. This caused nothing but disappointment for both of us! He got much more fun out of a simple bubble wand that I used to blow bubbles for him which cost just 39 cents.

I wouldn't even give this one star! Received as a gift for my 2 year old. A complete disappointment. (...) the kids are more interested in what makes it tick rather than having the patience to hold the bar down and wait for the bubbles, which only works once out of every five tries. It's really a useless toy for any age.

The concept of this toy is good but its performance was very disappointing. I bought this toy for a toddler preschool class and not one child could master it. Even when I used it bubbles only came out about every third or fourth push of the handle. The handle must be held down a few seconds to make bubbles come out and the kids let go too soon. Also, the children wanted to look down the hole and watch the bubbles come out and then the bubbles get in their face and eyes. I sent this toy back.

I thought I wrote a review for this but I cannot seem to find it.

I bought this bubble maker on amazon.com after my son spent 40 minutes squealing with delight from playing with it in the local toy store. I would have bought it there except they were out of stock. We have owned this bubble maker for almost two months and this is what I can tell you:

1. The machine stops blowing bubbles when the batteries are a little weak. Replace the batteries with new ones and, your bubble maker will be good to go...blowing DOZENS (Yes, DOZENS of bubbles).

2. This is a great, easy cause and effect toy. My son has had it since he was 12 months old. He loves it and can say the word BUBBLE.

3. Not only is this great for learning cause and effect but bubbles are highly educational. They hold a lot of math and science in them. Sure, I do not expect my son to rattle off information about surface tension and volume now but, when he is ready to learn about those concepts (12 years from now), he can reflect back on this experiences.

4. This toy has travelled well. We take it all over the place and, it has been banged on yet still works.

I plan to buy this toy for future bithday gifts and such...that is how much of a winner I think it is...

I bought this as an impulse buy as an Easter gift for my nephew. I had high hopes for the thing. It maybe blew one bubble each time the handle was pulled. The directions helpfully state... "if it doesn't blow bubbles, dump out the bubble solution and refill with new solution". We did this numerous times, replaced the batteries and tried EVERYTHING to make this work - it never did. It was so sad and I honestly was pretty aggravated that something was so useless.

Please don't waste your money.

My two year old loves bubbles, and wants to do everything herself, but is always spilling the soap. So I was excited when I saw this toy! When I bought this initially I assumed that particular one was broken and I exchanged it for another which was similarly broken. It was a disappointing birthday gift for my two year old. Upon pushing the lever there is simply a buzzing sound, no bubbles, maybe *one* bubble squeezes out after 20 tries. This is the worst toy I've ever seen. I can't believe it is still on the market!!!!

Although my daughter is able to press the handle down to get the motor working, she only gets one bubble at a time. I have also tried to use this, and I get the same result. She loves bubbles, and gets very frustrated with the fact that she does not see any. She has also figured out that if she tips it upside down, the bubble solution will come out, and that is more fun to play with. I would not recommend this product to anyone, and I regret not reading the reviews written on this product sooner. I would not have purchased it if I had.

I have a 3 year old autistic son. It is very hard to find toys for him that he can learn how to play with appropriately. He is very motivated by bubbles and loves this toy!!!! It is the first "cause and effect" toy he has been able to master. He was able to learn how to do it with me only having to show him a few times. This was a breakthrough for him. The only thing is if you want it to blow a lot of bubbles, you have to put the Gazillion brand bubble solution in it. It is a thicker solution and works much better in this toy. I would definitely recommend it to anyone with toddlers who cannot blow bubbles on their own yet and especially to children with disabilities!! The smile on my son's face now that he is finally able to play with something on his own and blow bubbles with his older brother is so WONDERFUL!!!!!