Customer Reviews

100 pcs Fun Ballz

5 star:		(54)
4 star:		(34)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

These balls did not retain there "round" shape from the minute my 2 1/2 year old daughter played with them. The balls have that "smashed in" appearance and you cannot get them back to the original shape. I purchased these balls to add to the ball playland made by the Moose Mountain Toymakers, Ltd that I purchased for my daughter for Christmas. The balls that were included with the ball playland have retained their shape, unlike the balls I purchased separately.

My only real gripe about this product is that these balls are inconsistent in quality - some are made of thicker material than others. But that's not really a problem, for me anyway.

These are, whichever way you look at them, thin plastic balls. They will crush, ding, dent or otherwise loose their perfect roundness if you let anything heavier than say, another plastic ball, collide with them. I mean, would you expect an egg to be able to cope with a three year old child jumping on it? No. It's an egg.

However!

If this distresses you greatly, you can resurrect them by warming them very gently with a hairdryer. Or as I did, leave them next to a heating vent.

I placed an order for 1000 of these, they arrived in bags of 100, some rectangular bags, some cylindrical bags. The last 300 arrived loose in two boxes (150 balls a piece). I called the manufacturer and they explained why this may happen... They ship bulk. If a box can be filled with 150 balls, it will cost the same as shipping with a bag of 100 balls and the box 1/3 empty. They use common sense - ship more in a box for the same price and SAVE YOU MONEY.

The bags these things ship in are meant to hold plastic balls. They will not hold up well if you choose to constantly pack and unpack them. They will not hold up well if you use them for anything other than storage. I'm thinking I will not want to repack 1000 balls into 10 bags anyway.

I was extremely disappointed in the quality of the balls. Out of the 100 balls, only 19 were in good condition. The other 81 were soft and dented. The balls actually seemed to be made of two different types of plastics. Most of them were a soft, thin plastic. A few, mostly the ones in good condition, seemed to be made of a harder plastic.

I contacted the manufacturer about my disappointment. A representative called me the same day she received my letter! She said I should send some balls to their warehouse and they would replace them. I'm about to do that now. I'm curious to see what the quality of those balls are.

Even though the balls are dented and soft, both my 1 and 3 1/2 year olds love playing with them in their tent! They don't care at all about the shape of the balls.

I ordered these balls for my daughter after she had discovered them at a birthday party. The colors and size are perfect for her small hands. She loves them! I love them too because they are Phthalate Free! I even called to make sure they were Phthalate Free and the representative was very helpful.

When I called the Intex customer service to make sure the balls were phthalate-free, he was VERY helpful in teaching me how to ensure a phthalate-free product on the UPC code if the lable doesn't mention it. Also, Intex has a separate warehouse for phthalate-free products to minimize mistakes. I was very impressed with the customer service and will use Intex again.

We recieved the balls but they came in a box, no tote bag as pictured , I was disapointed and the balls are somewhat squashed ,not all of them but most of them.other than that my son loves them.

Nice, fun, and colorful, but are they really "Phthalate Free" ?

These things are fun, the kids, and adults love them, very colorful, great size, lots of fun. Some are soft, some are a little harder, so it made me wonder a bit how they where made.
I got these balls because phthalates can be harmful to kids, one thing is small temporary contact, and another thing is being completely immersed in this stuff, so I paid the extra buck to get these Phthalate free balls. Did I get them ? I do not know. The bag that came with them does not have any marking whatsoever stating that these are any different than the other balls, so I had to question if I got the correct product, I guess I have to trust the company and just keep it positive thinking. The bag which is a very nice thing they come with this bag, but it could be a bit bigger as the balls just fit inside the bag and must be shuffled to be able to close. Delivery was 11 bucks.. ouch! But it was very quickly delivered, so I guess that's almost (just almost) fair.

Great for use with the numerous ball-pit toys you buy that only include 25 balls. These are colorful and vibrant toys. Too early to see how durable they will be. about 1/6 of the package was either "deflated" or dented.

I ordered 200 of these for my son's 1st birthday party. They arrived in perfect shape (no smushed balls). 200 was enough to fill 2 small kiddie pools (each about 3 or 4' diameter). The toddlers LOVED it!

100 balls turned out to be a smaller volume than I expected, and I feel like $[...] is a bit steep for what you get. They come in a plastic carrying bag with a handle, which is nice, but it's hard to get all the balls back in there. Also, the bag is not very durable; we're already having zipper problems.

Overall, a decent value, and great fun.

A definite must if you are purchasing a ball pit. The number of balls they come with isn't enough to really have fun. When the pit is full, the kids can dive into it without getting hurt. Just know that you'll be picking up balls for days! A small price to pay though when you see how happy it makes them!