Little Tikes 3-in-1 Build & Draw Activity Table

by Little Tikes

Product Features

• Recommended Age 3 and up

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 76.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000HB1D1W
• Item model number: 17608
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,132 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

3 functions in 1 wooden activity table --- white drawing board, lego board, busy town playset board.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Horribly packed, difficult to assemble but my kid loves it, June 21, 2007

By 

A regular guy (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Little Tikes 3-in-1 Build & Draw Activity Table (Toy)

If you are reading this review, I am assuming you are probably a lot like me: a parent looking for a reasonable activity table for your child or children. You've probably looked at this table a few times, marveled at the price with others twice to three times more expensive, but then balked when you read the horrible review of this table. You then probably asked yourself if maybe, just maybe the poor victim who wrote the first review of this item had a bad delivery person, thought about pulling the trigger, and then decided against it. Well I did pull the trigger, and here is the scoop.



DELIVERY

The first review is no accident. There is nothing Amazon can do to save this item from the shipping process short of white glove delivery since it is so poorly packed by Little Tikes. I seriously question who decided to take a thousand pieces of wood, throw them all into a box with some shredded cardboard and flimsy styrofoam, and believed that nothing would happen during shipping. The first shipment arrived an absolute mess - when I opened the box, it literally looked like a hamster cage on the inside. Almost every piece was dinged and two of the drawer pieces were flat out broken. Amazon sent out an immediate replacement when I contacted them; the second shipment arrived just as dinged up but with the two aforementioned pieces intact.



ASSEMBLY

The instructions for putting this together are flat out atrocious. All that is provided are pictures and nothing is to scale, and with all the pieces provided I ended up having to take apart and put together items more than once. Assembly of this table quite literally took a full charge from my Black and Decker screwdriver and some raw fingers. Many of the pieces fit poorly; the large drawer sticks and the top tabletop must be inserted from one direction only in order to fit in ("fit" being a loose term, since the pieces were clearly cut independently).



THE PRODUCT

As mentioned before, the table's pieces do not fit together well. The blackboard was smudged in the corners. The table did come with some megablocksish blocks and a paint set, which was nice. It is rock solid when put together, very sturdy with supports in all the right places.



THE VERDICT

If asked to write a review of this table after I was done assembling it, I would have given it one star. I've had it for about a month now, and I guess the most important review I've gotten is from my child, who loves it. As mentioned before, it is rock solid and the perfect height for a toddler. It is the first place he goes to in his playroom and for that reason alone it was worth a few bucks and a lot of aggravation, which is guaranteed with this product. If you are considering this product, I guess the final word would be to be prepared for a lot of work, aggravation, an imperfect product and a happy kid.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Arrived broken, August 10, 2007

By 

momof3 (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Little Tikes 3-in-1 Build & Draw Activity Table (Toy)

I second everything the previous reviewer said about the table arriving in broken pieces. I took a chance and purchased one even after reading her review for a couple of reasons. First, it was a great price with free shipping. Secondly, I assumed that the folks at Amazon would've figured out the need to check each table before shipping in the future after having mulitiple tables being returned broken. I was wrong. It weighs a TON, and getting it in my garage and then back out for the UPS man the next day was a pain. Even at that price it probably isn't worth ordering in the hopes you'll get one that is in tact.

30 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very, very disappointed, January 13, 2007

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VictoriaRose - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Tikes 3-in-1 Build & Draw Activity Table (Toy)

Table arrived packaged poorly and was damaged. Amazon graciously sent another from the manufacturer. However, the second table was packaged and damaged EVEN WORSE than the first one. This was to be a gift for my grandson. I THOUGHT the "Little Tykes" name on it held merit. I thought wrong. DO NOT purchase this item unless you don't care if it's cracked, split, scratched or broken.
We had a very bad experience with this purchase and were very disappointed. Normally our purchases through Amazon are wonderful. I hope this item is pulled to avoid hassles & disappointments to fellow customers.