Customer Reviews

Ty Winks Elephant

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

 

 

Sixteen reviews of an elephant, and not a one says anything about size. Amazon's descriptionssays its "18" H. I'm sorry, but measuring his height while he's seated (as his designers obviously intended, yields a compact 7". By pulling, and even slightly stretching him from the tip of his trunk to his rear feet, another 5 inches can be coaxed from him. So consider him 7" or, if you prefer, 12" (providing you steamroller him into a flattened, distorted shape), but if you're looking for something closer to the the size of the true king of the beasts, look elsewhere and be prepared to spend more.

It's puzzling that several reviewers claim he looks nothing like his picture (or that he's a slightly faded color, etc.). My Ty Winks Elephant, as delivered on Good Friday, is absolutely identical with his picture. Those who register great disappointment on this account either received the wrong order from Amazon or purchased from a less responsible seller. In any case, if you buy Winks from Amazon and find him different from the pictured one, Amazon will be happy to refund your costs, including postage from and to.

The same might apply in my case because of Amazon's false size specification (probably a typo). But as currently priced, I think he's fairly valued. And he's twice the size of the Ty miniatures going for five bucks. Moreover, the manufacturer can usually be counted on to make good, durable products, and Winks appears to be no exception. The eyes are small, black, securely anchored droplets. If I have any disappointment, it's that while writing this review I've been watching those opaque little eyes carefully, and neither one has winked. Still, I much prefer this to the animal I initially selected, then promptly removed from my cart upon discovering that it comes with a "bonus" in the form of a "virtual" twin on the internet, available to the lucky tot who remembers the password. That's one expendable word as well as one place my grandkids (or this kid) don't need to know more about. The thought that the website expenses were reflected, at least in part, in the product's cost was in itself sufficient to make Winks a highly preferable alternative.

We bought this elephant for our daughter when she was 1 year old, she still favors it over any toy, stuffed or otherwise. It's name has changed as she has grown older, but she still insists on sleeping with it. We have washed it at least 50 times and dried it in the dryer on low heat each time, and the stitching has help up amazingly well. It is a little less plump and more faded now, but that is bound to happen. We recently bought an emergency back-up, and shortly thereafter lost the original at airport security. So we are glad we got the back-up. She can tell the difference from the original, but she still loves it. Very cute, very soft. Great size for stashing in the diaper bag.

I bought this guy with my Twin Sister in 2003. He came with me to University, my first apartment, and back home to my parent's house, in one piece. Olie (my name for him) is still cuddly and soft, even with his being stuffed in my purse, backpack, travel bags and coat pocket numerous times over the years.

Little cousins love him, and so do I!
He balances on your head nicely. ;)

I'd recommend this little guy to anyone! He's awesome.
I've since bought a few other critters from the same line, and they're all awesome, but none are as lovely as my little Oliphant, Winks!

I got this a long time ago,but I still sleep with it some times!
This is a great toy!

Well, I bought this for myself (an adult) and I love it. I just love stuffed animals and this one is so soft and cute that it instantly becomes my second favorite. (my favorite is a big white bear from a few years ago) I am sure little kids would love it too! BTW, you can totally throw it into the washer and then dryer and it came out just fine. It's eyes are stitched rather than some plastic thing that might fall off.
Overall, a great toy!:)

When my youngest daughter was a baby she was given one of these elephants from her great grandmother. She grew to love it and now she HAS to sleep with it. We kept losing it and buying another one and then finding the old one. So now we have 5 of these that we rotate through. Sometimes she finds the other 4 and I'll catch her on her bed with all 5 elephants piled up around her sleeping. This elephant is very soft and has taken a serious beating from my daughter and is still holding up strong.

We left the original "Nelly" 4000 miles away at Grandma's house and I couldn't bear letting my daughter live without him. The replacement process went seamlessly and she is once again a happy child. She sleeps with it, eats with it, talks to it, it talks to other animals, even sits next to her during potty training time. I owe Amazon a big THANK YOU for having this in stock. The elephant has been through the wash plenty of times without a hitch and comes out even softer and smelling fresh. From baby to toddler he has been our very favorite.

I was disappointed when I received this because it doesn't look like the picture. It's thinner than I thought (thought it would be fluffier) and a much darker color than the photo.

I bought one for my girlfriend almost 2 years ago and she loved it so much I wanted to get her replacements for when it finally wore down. The big problem is the cute elephant that you see in the picture is NOT, I repeat NOT the elephant you receive. It looks completely different and that was a major dissapointment. Instead of keeping them for ourselves, now they are being gifted away. I guess you just can't get the same ones anymore.

Smaller than I expected, but still a fun, cute little TY toy. It got an Insta-Hug from the niece.