Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Mix 'n Match Peg Puzzle 3 Pack Bundle

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(19)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Melissa & Doug puzzles are fabulous. However, the product name ("Puzzle Bundle, Pack of Three") is NOT TRUE! Before I purchased this item, I read the reviews and there was one from quite some time ago (seems like it was at least a year earlier) where they'd ordered the "3 pack" of puzzles, but only got one. When they contacted amazon, they were told that they puzzles were no longer being sold in bundled 3-packs and orders were being fulled as a single puzzle but for the same price as the 3-pack bundle. Well, silly me ... I figured that amazon had fixed that problem, because why would anyone buy the 3-pack for $19.99 (but only get one puzzle) when you can buy one Melissa & Doug puzzle for less than $10. Obviously it makes no sense. So I foolishly relied on amazon's description and when it said a bundled 3-pack, I believed them. I shouldn't have. I only received one puzzle. AMAZON -- FIX THIS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION!!! Now, when I called amazon cusomer service, the gentleman I spoke with did immediately and without any grief put a $10 promotional credit on my amazaon accout to be applied to any future purchases. Since I buy through amazon often, this insn't a problem. However, if I wasn't planning to make any future amazone purchases, the credit would do no good. I also could've returned the product, but I would've had to find suitable shipping materials and that was more effort than I wanted to go to.

We have many Melissa & Doug products at our house, and these peg puzzles are among them. I bought these for my 2 year old and he is now 28 months. He already had very good manual dexterity and fine motor skills, he seems mechanically inclined, he also already knew his colors, so matching was easy, and these only helpedfine tune those skills. He mastered these immediately, and I only wish I had purchased them sooner. He will still play with them, but they are completed so quickly, that while this activity used to hold his attention (quite a feat,) for 20 minutes or so, it's a 7-10 minute activity now. Like all Melissa and Doug items, they are high quality with pretty, charming artwork. I just recommend knowing your child's skill level with these types of toys and buying them at the approriate age, we could have used them at 18 months easily and gotten more play time out of them. The only concern would be that some of the pieces are kind of small, so use constant supervision, which these type of toys usually require anyway, if you are going to introduce them earlier. At least we have another little one now to pass them on to, we'll pull them out of storage sooner this time!

This is a GREAT toy and what a value! I want to be very fair to Amazon because they have not "done me wrong" before. I ordered this and the other Melissa & Doug Puzzle bundle for a birthday present. I have ordered it before and it is a fantastic toy, LOVE Melissa & Doug puzzles. I received the wrong order twice. Apparently, Amazon takes apart the puzzle bundle so I only received one of the puzzles. I returned it and they replaced it only with the same issue, just one puzzle. I followed up with customer service and they got back to me saying they no longer have a puzzle bundle that hasn't been separated. Maybe they will eventually refill their stock, but until then don't waste your time. I'm surprised they are still selling the items. Amazon is usually pretty responsible.

I bought these puzzles for my daughter for her second birthday. She is amazing at puzzles and we needed some more challenging ones. These were perfect. Because each puzzle has all the same shaped pieces, Ellie has to not only figure out which way the piece fits into the opening, but she also has to pay attention to the colorings on the piece. I don't know if all children care about those kind of things, but my daughter does, so when she accidently put the "bus" piece in the "fire truck" slot, she take a second look and says, "oh nooooo" and takes it out to figure out where it goes. I love it these puzzles and so does she. And I love how cute they are and that they are wooden to last through my son when he gets old enough.

Terrible design. All the pieces are the same and the pegs are very small and a choking hazard. For the animal puzzle, all the pieces are just the hind quarters; not very interesting. I love Melissa and Doug products and purchased other chunky puzzles, stacking shapes, and magnets. Very disappointed and surprised. I actually thought they may be couterfeit. Don't be pulled in by the value pricing.

We talk about the animals, do the animal sounds...talk about the cars and who drives them. Sometimes we switch the pieces for fun. Very happy with this toy! Great toy for a two year old! (probably too difficult for younger babies)

I've order a few puzzles from Melissa and Doug. These would be my least favorite, but aren't bad puzzles. I thought the whole animal/car would be removed- But just the back end of them can be removed. Some are similar and are difficult to figure out which goes with which.

I usually really like Doug and Melissa products; oversall they are well made, colorful, and fun. This puzzle is the exception - neither my toddler nor I like it. All the pieces are the same shape, and only 1/2 of each animal is removable. In other words the cow piece is the same as the horse, sheep, etc. - the only difference is the color of the pieces. Having interchangable pieces just isn't fun for my son - he gets no feeling of accomplishment when he gets the pieces and doesn't understand why he can't remove the entire animal as one piece.

A great basic collection of the Melissa and Doug puzzle and board series. My son, age 20 months, has the dexterity to work the puzzles, is interested in the images on the puzzles, and finds great success in matching the pieces to their respective places. The colors are lively. The puzzles are well made. A great and worthy purchase!!!

We received the farm animal one for a gift. The puzzle says for 2+. Maybe it's my children, but they were past the wood shapes puzzles at 15 mos.

Cute concept. Nice craftsman ship. Made in China, but customer support says they've tested their toys and the toys are safe.

A good first puzzle for a younger baby (12-18mos) or as a first puzzle if your toddler's hasn't been introduced to puzzles yet. Not for a 2+ toddler who is doing 25-piece and up puzzles.