V Tech - V.Smile Pull n' Play Phone

by VTech

Product Features

• Pull-along play phone with realistic ringing sound and optional pull cord
• Surprise pop-up puppy lets baby know when a call comes in
• Ten chunky push buttons teach numbers and counting
• Sing-along song encourages play

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005V3UU
• Item model number: 80-53300
• Manufacturer recommended age: 1 - 3 years
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,097 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Little ones love taking the call, and taking their phone from room to room. The Pull N' Play Phone lets babies practice making pretend calls to friends and family and receiving calls while they play. When a call comes in, the phone rings and puppy pops up with the receiver. The chunky keypad buttons teach numbers and counting as babies dial, while the receiver button flashes along to ten cheerful melodies and a cute sing-along song adds to the learning fun.

Product Description

Little ones love taking the call, and taking their phone from room to room. The Pull N' Play Phone lets babies practice making pretend calls to friends and family and receiving calls while they play. When a call comes in, the phone rings and puppy pops up with the receiver. The chunky keypad buttons teach numbers and counting as babies dial, while the receiver button flashes along to ten cheerful melodies and a cute sing-along song adds to the learning fun.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son loves this toy!, July 31, 2002

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: V Tech - V.Smile Pull n' Play Phone (Toy)

I just purchased this toy for my 8-month old son, and he absolutely gets a kick out of pushing the buttons on the phone. He loves playing with the phone WE use, so I knew I had to get him a phone that had buttons and made noise like our phone does. This definitely makes all the noises that a regular phone does, plus has many songs and teaches numbers and sayings. It has a volume control button, but even on the loudest setting it isn't loud enough to drive you crazy (my son has plenty that drive me bonkers), and that is one of the things I like about this toy. Definitely a must-have for all the babies who like the regular adult phone!

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Eh..., December 20, 2004

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ir_kr "ir_kr" (Central CT, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: V Tech - V.Smile Pull n' Play Phone (Toy)

I'm disspointed, I thought this was going to be a big hit. I was wrong. Here are a sampling of my problems with this toy:

1. The handle doesn't stay on the base well.

2. The cord is too short (granted this is probably a mandatory safety issue so we can't hold the manufacturer responsible), so your head has to be very akwardly close to the base to "talk" into the receiver.

3. It's on wheels but can't be pulled by the phone handle b/c that comes out of the side, and again is fairly short.

4. In voice (versus music) mode, it says the number you press than beeps; if you press a series of numbers, i.e. 1, 2, 3, it will say those numbers as you press them without beeping inbetween - but if you press the same number twice in a row it will not repeat the number, it will just go on finishing the appropriate number of beeps - so... the child can't practice dialing numbers since many real phone numbers have the same number in repetition such as 555-1234 (it would say 5 and beep 5 times even as you press the 5 key twice more).

5. The button to make the dog holding the phone pop up is hard for little children to press (have to press hard to work).

6. My son has had this from about 6 months to now 20 months and it RARELY gets played with. We rotate toys so he's not overwhelmed with choices, but I've always kept this one in the mix and he almost never plays with it. So, above all my complaints, the fact is that the child just doesn't think it fun enough to play with.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Annoying, December 9, 2004

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Smart Mommy "Smart Mommy" (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: V Tech - V.Smile Pull n' Play Phone (Toy)

This toy was given to my 10 month old son. It is loud and difficult to understand what is being said. It doesn't really look like a phone (as we know them today) so he doesn't relate the toy to our telephone. This toy is also quite heavy and the cord is too short to use as a pull toy, but rather as a weapon. My son like to whip the heavy toy around and knock me in the knees or his father in the head. The danger this toy poses and the utter annoyance of the voices, far out way any possible educational value of this toy.