Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Grocery Store / Lemonade Stand

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3 star:		(1)
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There are two really fantastic things about this market stand: One is the reversible awning! My kids get SOOO excited about entrepreneurial ideas - so they love the Lemonade Stand idea! But they also want to sell some of the produce from the garden as a Farmer's Market using the other side of the awning. The chalkboards hanging from each bin are the other super fun feature. My kids aren't doing their math right yet, but they love to write prices and they will tally numbers and then make up a total. They are getting the concept.

As far as quality, there is something to be desired. The paint on the countertop is so thin you can see through it. The bins are also a really thin plastic - They might hold up if kids stood on them, but not if they were jumped on or anything. The pegs on the bins are also thin, and one has already broke off on the 7th day.

The assembly was time- consuming, but not too aggravating. The size seems right for toddler and preschool kids, but when the market stand is on the carpet the pile gets in the way of hanging the blackboard tags. Also note that the blackboard tags aren't really "chalkboard" -They are surfaced with a black plastic that I didn't think chalk would even write on, but in fact it has worked just fine for chalk, and cleans well too. Chalk does not come with the toy.

My husband built the most adorable kitchen for our kids, and we talked about using this idea to build a matching marketstand for the kids. After adding up the cost of purchasing bins and wood we realized our materials would cost almost as much as this stand, and we wouldn't be able to create an awning as nice. So it seemed best to purchase this stand rather than build our own. The blue color on the sides clashed with the colors on our kitchen, but we figured we could always repaint that - or build a new stand, but keep the bins and awning from this one. Overall it looks good, and is very fun. Not super quality, but to do better would cost a lot more.

I have 3 children aged 1, 2 and almost 7 and they all LOVE this stand. I am not sure why it is listed as a choking hazard for children under 3. My children are very rough with their toys and this has stood up the test of time- 8 months so far- with no issues what so ever. We also have the Lifestyle deluxe kitchen and a lot of the meliisa & doug wooden food products and the kids play with these items all the time. They love to play restaurant and will put on little servers aprons, take food orders, buy the food at the stand (we have a grocery cart too) and then bring it to the kitchen to "make" everyone's order while wearing their chefs hats. Very cute!

This grocery store took a little bit of time to put together, but the directions were good and my husband was able to complete it himself the night before Christmas. The containers are perfect for a few pieces of fruits or vegetables, the counter is big enough for a cash register, and the height makes it easy to my son to enjoy it for a few years. It appears to be very sturdy, and it's absolutely adorable. I wish we had things like this when I was his age!

This lemonade stand is solid and well worth the money. My wife and I were impressed with the high quality of construction and thoughtfulness when it was designed. It allows my daughter to sell many different items at one time and makes her the envy of the neighborhood with her lemonade/cookie stand.

My daughter loves this. It is sturdy and well designed. It took me about 2 hours (2 people) to put it together. I would highly recommend it.

This is everything you would expect from Melissa & Doug. It's sturdy, attractive and fun! I bought it for my daughters, ages 1, 4 & 6 for Christmas. They love to pretend to sell lemonade and/or groceries. We've even pretended it was an open-air jewelry market. Easy to assemble too. Great choice to stir up their creativity. We plan to actually sell lemonade during the summer.

My Granddaughter's first words were "I get to take it home?" Well built, sized just right and she loves it. The last three words says it all.

Shipped and arrived promptly. This stand is great fun for my boys and use it all the time. They have plans to actually start selling lemonade in the spring.

My daughter received this for Christmas but it works more like a storage at this point. She is 3 and a half. However, she really had enjoyed the cash register that she also got for Christmas. I hope she will grow into the store concept in the next year. It is easy to put together and pretty well built for kids toys these days. However, it would be nice if Melissa and Doug would not have their toys made in China....which we continue to find out puts toxins in children's toys. I would pay more if this toy was made in the USA.

We rarely buy kids furnishings because of the space involved but this little market stall has a reasonable footprint and endless possibilities. It is still a bit tall (counter is above her elbow) for my almost 3 yo but she loves it and it has been the centerpiece of discussions about fruits, vegetables, breads etc. The mini chalk boards are a fun way to introduce Chinese characters. The counter is deep enough to fit the larger Learning Resources Teaching Cash Register and wide enough to still allow some counter space for purchases. The boards are covered in laminate. While the boards are "soft", the laminate seems to be able to fend off light scratches well. The screw heads are mostly visible so if there are liquids involved, maybe some silicone sealant is in order. It took awhile to put in the ~30 screws and one of the wood bars arrived slightly cracked (but usable) but it seems very solid after assembly. As another reviewer pointed out, it would be nice if the bins were more robust because it isn't fun scolding a child for being rough with her toys.