Customer Reviews

Tangle Creations Chrome Tangle Jr.

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BUY IT!!! If this thing even appeals to you a little, you will NOT be dissapointed.

I bought my two year old a Tangle Jr. (plastic) because I heard it was so great for sensory development. *I* became addicted and could not put it down!!!! Now, I can not stop myself from picking one up when I see it. They are just so affordable I keep saying "Oh, now I have one for the car." "I'll give this one as a gift." "I don't have this color yet." I am in love with this product!!! (I'm an adult by the way, and haven't bought myself a "toy" in decades.)

I went to the Tangle website and saw this chrome one. I knew I HAD to have it. From the moment I opened the box and felt it I knew that this was the COOLEST, most irresistable thing I've ever owned in my life. No lie. I sneak it around with me everywhere, and my daughter knows it's "Mommy's toy." :) I tell everyone I know about how much I love them, I'm a groopie!

Also, the customer service at the Tangle company is superb. If you have a problem, they will fix it. They want you to be happy no matter what. So it's worth every cent. They back up every product they sell with an unconditional LIFETIME gaurentee, so if you think yours is "loose" or not right for some reason, they will replace it. There is no risk.

Now my problem, I've got to justify buying the bigger ones.

LOVE IT!

The original price of this item is very misleading. $66.00 is the price of a museum sized chrome tangle. The chrome tangle junior is available for about $13.50 any time from Tangle. I thought it would be bigger, at least the standard size.

I have Trichotillomania--an impulse control disorder where I pull my hair out. It's very difficult to stop my body from doing damage to myself like this, I could be yelling at myself to stop but do it anyway. It's uncontrollable, and has no cure. The only therapy those with trich have is finding ways to keep our hands busy and away from our hair. I've tried many things and they usually only work for a week, tops. Mostly because what ever method I use is simply inconvenient.

My chrome tangle came in the mail today! This thing is doing it's job and keeping my hands really busy. It's always with me so if my hand goes up near my eyes (I pull my eyelashes) I fill it with my tangle instead and it keeps my hand down. Plus, if it is in my hand (my left pulls the most) it makes it hard to pull because my hand is full. I may have had it only for a day but I already know that simply because I can take this with me to class without causing a huge distraction (like with my dummy blade balisong knife, can't even use that on campus!) it will really help me for a long time. It's also small and will fit in my pocket/purse and I won't draw too much attention if I'm using it at places like a restaurant or computer lab around people who don't know me.

If you have Trichotillomania, or you are a skin-picker (known as Dermatillomania)I highly recommend you get this. It's heavy, perfect size, and moves very smoothly, it helps me so much already! I didn't pull at all today!

This hand-held "puzzle" toy is better than worry beads. The weight of the chrome version feels great in the hands - it isn't flimsy or plastic-y. If you ever find yourself in need of something to do with your hands/fingers and you want something different than twirling pencils, worry beads, or cracking your knuckles, this is the "toy" for you. Just twirling it around your fingers is very relaxing and meditative.

I didn't buy mine from these people, but just thought I'd add my two cents. I have a Jr. Tangle, and sometimes I can't put it down! My friends and coworkers look at me like I'm strange when I pull it out, but once they play with it for about 10 seconds, they change their mind. I've actually convinced some people to get their own. Mine has never broken. I know they pop apart and you can move the joints (mine is multicolored). Anyway, I just thought I'd add my thoughts on it.

I got one of the Jr. Chrome Tangles for Christmas in 2003 and LOVED it!! This is the smaller, metal one. I kept it at work and played with it often as a stress reliever. I actually found that I couldn't put it down sometimes! After only a week of use I found the joints were becoming loose, as if they were pulling away from each other. A couple of days later one of the joints actually broke. I was very disappointed because I love this toy!! Thinking that I just got a bad one I went ahead and ordered another one. (Both were purchased from ThingGeek.com) This time I was careful to only play with it lightly, just in case. Unfortunately, after about a week this one also broke in the same manner. I would have given the Jr. Chrome Tangle 5 stars because it really is an amazing toy, however, since I have had 2 of them break I can only give it 3.

(The liquid metal, not the planet or Greek god). Beautiful and fluid like mercury, but not as lethal or as bad for gold jewelry. You can fiddle with this thing for hours, as the shapes continue to fascinate. Very little synapse firing is needed to enjoy this relaxing diversion while waiting on a software install to finish or for your baked potato to finish cooking in the microwave.

I bought one of these after playing with my coworker's plastic green tangle in a meeting every week. It was fascinating and I found myself drawn to it. Because of it being plastic it would make creaking noises which werent pleasant but it was still fun to twist around during a meeting. Then I discovered the metal one - no noises at all, heavier, feels better. This thing is great - it looks great just sitting on my desk at work and everyone that stops by ends up playing with it. I can't speak for kids but adults seem to love it :) Team leaders go buy a bunch and hand them out to your employees!

I bought this toy for my son for Christmas and he brought it to me after less than a week in 2 pieces. We paid a lot for it and expected it to last longer than one week.

I have used other tangles and love them. I thought this would be great and it was (for a day). Then it broke after a light use and needed glue. I glued it back in place and it broke in another. I am not being forceful with this thing as I have not damaged the plastic ones I have owned. This thing needs better epoxy on its joints! Spend your money on the plastic versions rather than this one.