Customer Reviews

Melissa& Doug Latches Fire Truck

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

 

 

My four year old grandson loved this truck with all the latches and hinges. We couldn't believe how much time he spent opening and closing--and mastering each closure.

The Latches Fire Truck was a huge hit for my son's third birthday. The birthday boy spent what seemed like hours opening each latch, looking in each compartment, testing each puzzle piece, and then starting again with the latches...

Soon he was rolling the truck around, making up stories with it, and riding on it. Our younger son loves it too, although he wasn't "allowed" to play with it until recently. The two compartments currently store plastic dinosaurs, a sock, and other valuables. There are five types of latches on the truck and each of the five windows is a magnetic puzzle piece that when removed, displays a scene from the inside of the truck. In addition to the windows, the ladders and grill are also puzzle pieces (our one-year old loves the puzzle pieces and carries them around). I highly recommend this toy for anyone who loves trucks.

-highmaintenancemom.com

We bought this fire truck for our son's 3rd birthday. Before it was even out of the package the light bar was broke off. It is a little educational but not very fun at all. It is poorly made. I wish I didn't waste my money on it.

This is a great and clever toy, however it is very poorly constructed and broke apart quickly, much to my son's dismay. Melissa and Doug toys are wonderful and classic in their design, but as a general rule, do not hold up well to regular wear and tear.

I purchased this fire truck for my grandson's 3rd birthday. Within a week one of the axles broke off at the wheel. Not something easily fixed, if at all. I've purchased two other toys from Melissa and Doug and both of them have broken within a week also.

I'm done with them.

I gave this firetruck to my son for Christmas.

After about 6 weeks the first glued-on piece came off. Now after 10 weeks I am ready to throw this expensive toy out, as pieces are coming off faster than I can glue them back on.

We have a lot of Melissa & Doug toys, but this is by far the most expensive however cheapest designed one. Would not buy this again.

:( My 2 year old twins loved this toy out of the box. Kept them busy for quite awhile. Until it fell apart. The light bar snapped off within hours of play even though it wasn't rough play. Overall it is not a very sturdy item.

Back to the drawing board with this one ! The latches are excellent learning tools, but the toy needs to be sturdily constructed in order to operate them.

Cannot recommend this one.

My son plays with a Hand Me Down version of this toy. The boy who originally owned it is now 8. My son is only 16 months old, but he loves it. After only a few days he figured out how to open most of the latches and spends long period of time just wheeling it around, opening, closing, and hauling. Great toy!

PS ours has never come apart. I don't know if they are making them cheaper now or what?

My mom bought this truck for my 2 1/2 year old son and 2 years later he is still playing with it. One of the hinged sections came off last year, but my son plays very aggresively with it. He has had so much fun hiding things in the compartments. It sounds loud when pushed across our hardwood floor because of the wooden wheels, but I still think it's great.