Customer Reviews

TOYSMITH My Big Tape Measure Toy

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Battat makes some good, low-budget toys. There are two design problems with this tape measure, however:

1) The ratchet makes it difficult to turn and what parent wants another toy that makes annoying noise. It is not as if real tape measures make clicking noises. You can, however, open this toy up with the five screws and completely remove the ratchet. That solves this problem entirely and makes the tape reel very easy to pull in.

2) Unfortunately, as other parents have noted, the tape often gets lodged between the two plastic shells that form the housing. Sometimes I can get it unstuck quickly, often I have to open the tape measure up again.

This would be a great, budget toy if it were designed properly. Unfortunately it is harder to use than a real tape measure. This one is fun until it fails, and then it lies around with its tape all unwound waiting for parental attention. Battat, please redesign!

I had originally intended to get this to go with the workbench my, not quite three year old, got for Christmas, but it got forgotten. Then in March his birthday rolls around and I remember to get it. I wish I had forgotten it again. He opened it up, eyes bright, jumping in his excitement and starts to measure everything he can reach. Within TEN minutes it was broken: can't wind it up, can pull the tape out.

this toy tape measure was difficult for me, as an adult, to wind up let alone for my grandson. Big disappoinment!

I like this tape measure. It is big, so it is easy for my 3 year old to play with and measure things around the house. She got it last year for Christmas and is still playing with it a year later.

I bought this for my 3 year old. Though it's big and sturdy, the tape is a bit hard to wind back in so she often loses interest in it's measuring abilities. She most often uses the long soft measuring tape to tie to things and pull them around.

We were thrilled to find this for our 4 yr old son, and wanted something durable since his 2 yr old sister has a habit of destroying everything. Unfortunately, although the casing and tape themselves are sturdy, this toy is poorly designed. There is a edge on the plastic piece (not broken, just the way it was designed) where the tape comes out, and unless the tape is pulled out completely straight, the tape "catches" on this extra piece, gets twisted, and then neither pulls or retracts. A patient adult can feed it in, untwist it, and make it work again, but this is happening over and over (no matter which kid is playing with it). Too bad, because if not for this design flaw, it would have been perfect for us.

I wanted to say that my son LOVED this toy (he is 4) until it broke. It will not wind in any more. I did not contact Amazon or the maker yet but I have thought about it. I do still recommend this toy as it is super cute & my little Guy loved measuring things! Heck, my 12 year old son & my 9 year old daughter played with him for a while there lol.