Customer Reviews

Spirograph

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

I bought this toy out of nostalgia for the hours of fun I used to have with my Spirograph when I was a kid. Oh, how I wish I still had that old toy! This new Spirograph is missing the variety of shapes and options of the old toy, really lmiting the results. I agree with the reviewer below who asked, please, at least bring back the many shapes secured by pins into cardboard for us adults! And yes, the new toy comes with only one pen, with boring blue ink like you can buy anywhere. Bring back the 4 or 5 pens, too!

Stop now if you are a Spirograph fan. This is a poor imitation of the toy you remember and not worth even the few dollars they are charging. There are no interestingly shaped gears (only circles) and no 'doughnuts' to work inside and outside of. There are no instructions for creating particular designs and the gears need to be broken out of their moulding sheet to be used. It seems like product designers must have been thinking, 'how cheap can we make it and still call it Spirograph'.

More than anything else, the lack of gears and options reduces this to a gadget and has taken the genius and pleasure out of what used to be a very engaging and creative toy. You will only be terribly disappointed if you buy this. I'm tempted to go hunt for an original ....

Glad to see I was not the only one who thought this was an awful imitation of the Spirograph I loved as a kid. My 5 year old played with this once 9 months ago and hasn't touched it since. Why couldn't they even include the 4 colored pens? (Only 1 comes in the box now.) Definitely better off spending your money elsewhere. How about an Etch-A-Sketch?

This item is Spirograph in name only. It bears little to no resemblance of the toy you knew and loved as a child. It is cheaply made, has many less exciting gears, and no longer has a large frame to make full-sized designs.
Save your money. Buy anything else.Just not this.

My wife and I both enjoyed the original Spirograph 25+ years ago. The original set included many "gears" with pins to hold them down, and was a quality toy. It was a big deal to get a Spirograph. I took pains to keep it in good shape, and I used it for several years. What a disappointment to see the Spirograph name attached to this collection of plastic junk. We bought it for our son for his sixth birthday, expecting him to enjoy it as we had. Sorry, son, for the horrid present.

When I played with Spirograph about 25 years ago, they were made with this really tough plastic and the wheels were not dark colored. The different sizes had different colors. There were many sizes and shapes to choose from. Not any more. I bought the beginning Spirograph set for my daughter and then thought she was old enough for the bigger, more advanced set later. The set I received had warped wheels that would not roll in the grooves when you wanted them to, and turned into a really frustrating experience for both of us. The wheels were a dark blue and was hard to see the lighter colors we tried to use (gel pens). I could not even use it right. ....

Was very disappointed with this version of Spirograph. Bring back the original!! Please!! I used to love my spirograph many years ago. What happened to all the gears and instructions to make wonderful creations. I got many hours of enjoyment with my old spirographh. What I would give to have it back. This excuse for spirograph is BORING!!!

How is it possible that since the original Spirograph we have moved computing from the mainframe to the iPod, developed the ability to place stints directly into a person's arteries and landed functioning robots on the surface of Mars. At the very least this toy should be as good as the original. It is a piece of junk. There should be interesting, variable loops. The gears should lock more securely. Something like a needlepoint frame would be good. This "version" of Spirograph is infantile. I bought the real thing off ebay for $25 and it is absolutely worth it. Why make things more poorly? This thing is one step up from a CrackerJack prize.

As a mother of two boys, I have had tons of fun introducing wonderful toys from my past. Bringing this one home was beyond disappointing. The frame would not lay flat, only one pen was included, and there is no good way to hold the frame still. The choices are severely limited, and not even close to the fun that this toy was capable of providing. All I could think was how obvious it is that the manufacturer of this toy has no qualms about putting out a poor quality product. I hope Hasbro enjoys my (...), because it is the last penny they will see of this household's money.

My husband and I were disappointed with the limited spirograph choices, we remember the one from our childhood. The best thing was having the book with instructions on how to make the creations they showed. We were careful not to show that disappointment to our 7 year old son, because he is enjoying it, however, I feel it will be short lived because his options are very limited. I hope Hasbro reads these reviews and gets nostalgic by bringing back the old system. I would pay ... more to have the choices we had as kids.