Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Huggable Plush Stuffed Lion

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I bought this for my 7 year old's birthday (she specifically requested a "big stuffed lion". I looked all over, and was disheartened by how expensive others I'd seen online. I am so glad I found this one. It arrived today, and I must say that I am very very impressed. The features are lifelike, and detailed. It is very cute, and it's as big as my daughter, though not Huge. Just right. You won't regret this purchase. :-)

There are many positive 5-star reviews for this toy, but I would like to offer a slightly more critical consideration.

First, this toy is made in China. Mellissa & Doug's original claim to fame was that all toys were made and assembled in the U.S.A. No longer. This toy is made and assembled in China and stamped with the sold-out M & D logo. But, hey, it's cheap right?

The first lion was ordered for a child's Christmas present. It arrived in a large box, was promptly stored away, and then unpackaged to be placed under the tree on Christmas Eve night.

Uh oh, this one has a wandering eye because it was mounted incorrectly. One eye looks straight ahead while the other is looking about 70 degrees in the other direction and bulging out slightly. It looked like either Santa or one of his more sadistic elven employees hit him across the head with a 2x4 giving him severe brain trauma and considerable eye injury. As unpleasant as the lion appeared, he remained under the tree to frighten everyone with his ghastly appearance on Christmas morning.

Christmas day passes, and we order another replacement from Amazon. The second arrives but had been placed in the box rather aggressively causing a terrible angle on the neck. While this lion's eyes looked somewhat normal, his neck leaned unnaturally to the right side causing the lion to fall over. He would only lay straight if leaned against something.

Ok, third time's a charm right? Wrong. This one had the wandering eye AND the nasty broken neck. Urghh, forget it!!

This is just too big of an item to have major cosmetic flaws. No matter where you place this thing it will be prominently displayed in your home. The craftsmanship is just too shoddy and everything appears to be slapped together by some poor child earning 10 cents an hour with 50,000 more of these things to assemble before quittin' time.

Melissa & Doug earned a great reputation once for Made In The U.S.A. merchandise using real wood and natural paints. They've now expanded, sold out, and are expanding into areas not necessary in agreement with their original creed. M & D still make some good quality merchandise too... the giraffe for one was a great hit with no issues.

My advice, skip this huge stuffed lion. If assembled correctly it would be a cute child's toy, but do you really want to gamble on shoddy craftsmanship?

Our grand daughter Sara is into stuffed animals, the bigger the better, so when she saw this it brought a big smile to her face and at night when it sleeps with her, he keeps the monster out.

I'm told that this loveable lion was my grandson's favorite Christmas present. The plush lion is big and has a very appealing face, lifelike, but in a non-scary way. He's squeezably soft and makes a wonderful lounging pillow for reading or TV watching. He's already put up with much loving, lion taming, safari games and a raft of seven-year-old boys at a birthday party. Leo has come through with flying colors as the king of the jungle should. Well worth the investment.

I got this stuffed animal for my 8 year old daughter who adores any type stuffed animal. She is especially fond of lions, tigers and jaguars. She found this huge lion under the Christmas tree and her eyes just lit up. It has been by her side every night in bed. It has a very majestic look to it.

My daughter received this as a gift a few years ago. She loves it and still plays with it all the time. It sleeps in her bed with her (although it's getting so the two of them can barely fit) it helped with her night time fears as the lion scares the monsters away. And the bonus is that several times people have walked into the house and jumped out of their skin when they catch the stuffed lion out of the corner of their eye. It's really funny! This year we are getting another giant animal because we feel that the money spent is well worth the enjoyment.

Great price for a very realistic looking lion. I bought this for my daughter for Christmas this year and I am very anxious to see her reaction. She absolutely loves lions and this one is extremely realistic and BIG!!! I just hope that it isn't too much to frighten her!! I love all Melissa and Doug toys and this one is no exception.

We got this lion for Christmas for my 3 year old son who is fascinated by lions. I need to start off by saying that in terms of value this stuffed lion is fantastic. The materials are all top notch (even if the mane and tip of the tail tend to shed a bit) and it is HUGE.

That being said, the lion arrived with a hole in the furry part of the tail that needed to be stitched up. In the past month and a half another hole has opened up at the stitching in the "arm pit." These are easy enough to mend, but I worry about long-term durability. We may have received a lemon because our daughter who loves tigers has had the Melissa & Doug Tiger Plush for a couple years and there have been no issues with it.

I would still probably order this for our son, but please keep in mind that you may need to keep a needle and thread around if you buy this.

This lion was purchased along with the big Melissa and Doug tiger for Christmas for my daughters. We also received an additional M&D lion from my parents for Christmas for the girls, meaning we now have 3 large cats at our house. While our 3 girls ranging in ages from 5-10 love their new animals, they are made poorly. Having them in our house for less than 24 hours, one lion was noted fresh out of the box with a hole in his head at the top of his face where his mane meets his face. The tiger has 3 different locations of holes at stitching sites. Also, true to a real cat's nature, they shed tremendous amounts of fur all over my carpets. Also, like I'm sure previous reviewers stated the one leg that is so much longer than the other front leg looks a little weird. With all this being said, my girls don't mind any of it, and love their new realistic looking big cats.

Our daughter has the Melissa and Doug Tiger and it has been a big hit for the last several years! He is starting to look a little "loved," but overall, has stood up to some serious playing.

Since the Tiger was such a hit, we decided to bought this lion for our Son last October for his third birthday. The lion is cute, large and cuddly... but the mane hair keeps falling out! It's worse than having a golden retriever dog!

You can tell where in the house the lion has been because of all the fur that has been left behind. In fact, this toy sheds *so* much that I do not feel comfortable having my son sleep with it.

Purchase at your own risk!