Customer Reviews

iBall WIN 1099

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I've become quite annoyed with the price-gouging that has become the "norm" on Amazon within the last 2 or 3 years. It never ceases to amaze me how some of the vendors on Amazon are capitalizing on the fact that they have a "captive audience" due to Amazon's worldwide reputation and are unscrupulously using that fact to cheat consumers by charging outrageously high prices for products that can be found much cheaper elsewhere online. Case in point: The manufacturer of this product Winning Moves is selling the iBall on its website for only $8!!!!!!! This seller is selling the same product for three times that much. Are you kidding me???? That is so unfair. Buyers beware. Shop around for competitive prices instead of just settling on the prices found on Amazon, especially with the Christmas season fast approaching. Sorry if this sounds like an indictment on all Amazon sellers or on Amazon itself. That was not my intention. But there are more than a few vendors who are ripping people off and Amazon should do something about this unfortunate turn of events.

This toy does what it says. You can make the balls spin inside the sphere in various ways. Figuring out how to get them spinning in different directions is fun, and potentially a little educational.

What I hadn't realized is how loud this toy is. In an open-plan office, you can't use it without everyone standing up to see what is going on. You can't use it while you are on a phone call, it is too loud. When people come into my office, pick it up, and start spinning it, they are always shocked at how loud it is. And once you get the balls going, they take a while to settle down, so it is loud for at least 60 seconds.

Good toy, but not a good office toy, just because it is loud.

This fabulous Spinney Ball thing kept my nieces and nephews entertained for minutes! Thanks I-ball!