Customer Reviews

Zhu Zhu Pets Skateboard & U-Turn

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I bought 3 zhu zhus and the skateboard/uturn add on. The actual hamsters are really pretty great (see my review under Pipsqueak), but this add on was such a waste.

It's pretty tough to get the hamster locked in place on the skateboard (i.e. he doesn't get on it on his own like the car add on). Pressing on the hamster's back while pushing up on the skateboard seems the best way to get it locked on there, but pushing on its back also activates the wheels- making keeping it in place quite a challenge. My 3 yr old cannot get the hamster locked on the skateboard. She initially resorted to getting in on halfway and pushing it around like a manual operation toy/car. Now she's just given up all together. She still carries the accessory around and shows it to the hamster, but doesn't even bother trying.

The u-turn is also a waste. It's so light that the hamster can't get into it on its own. Every time we've gotten a hamster near it- it just pushes the darn uturn across the floor- somtimes making the honking horn sound. It's even worse if you've gotten the hamster skateboard and try getting it through the u-turn.

It is kind of neat to see the hamster tearing across the room on the board once you've gotten him in there, but not enough to make it worth the $.

We have 5 Zhu Zhu Pets and this Skate Board only fits 2 which are "male" Zhu Zhu Pets (Mr. Squiggly and Capatain Rivet) the front peg does not lock on the other 3 female and they fall off and/or do not move despite new battery strength, you have to invert (S-shape) the direction of the 2 U-Turn section otherwise it dead ends into the side of the starter tunnel section we initially purchased, maybe you don't have to do this with other kits that have more than 1 open port but there is no disclosure on the box to this inherent flaw other than to say,"Connects to all Zhu Zhu Hamster track systems". If the batteries in your Zhu Zhu pets are not brand new than the movement on the skateboard is painfully slow, another inherent flaw with Zhu Zhu Pets is that they all eat up batteries faster than any toy my children ever had or any device that we have. My children were only amused with the hamsters on the skateboard for seconds due to their slowness and they could not possibly fit the skate board on the pets by themselves. The U-turn and joints are flimsy with the kit and add on set, it falls apart with little movement.Zhu Zhu pets are a fad, the manufacturer Cepia does not deliver a quality product but rather an inferior one at high prices, no future here.

I bought this for my niece for Christmas. She loved it. She would not stop playing with it. Great gift for the kids.

This is a nice add on accessory for anyone who likes Zhu Zhu pets. The skateboard will work on any hard flat surface and works with the u-turn. It seems to be more fun if you have some of the other play sets to connect them to. We may end up getting a couple more. Nice gift for any kids who are caught up in the hamster mania!

I am completely disappointed in this toy.
The U-turn is very cheaply made and the skateboard does NOT fit into the u-turn, unlike the picture on the front of the box.
The u-turn should be something I could buy at the Dollar Store.
I agree with the person that states it is hard to keep the hampster on the skateboard as well.
I really believe this was a complete waste of money and will NOT buy anymore accessories for these hamsters.

DO NOT BUY THIS TOY! Don't waste your money.

Length:: 0:50 Mins

This add on is not worth the money. It is not sturdy, uneducational, fun for a little while. I gave this to my granddaughter for an early Christmas gift, as I will not be seeing her this Christmas. The Zhu Zhu Pets tip over very easily when using the U-turn.
My granddaughter is seven years old...I know that she will quickly lose interest in these toys within a year. The are extremely overpriced by all sellers. The Zhu Zhu hamsters are very cute to play with on their own. The noises that they make are adorable, so don't waste your money on any of the add-ons! The Zhu Zhu hamsters are extremely overpriced as well, but, being a doting Grandma, I HAD to get these for my granddaughter!

This product was bought for my wife's grandchild and she loved it! The problem with most toys is the number of parts that end up missing, etc. but this is not the case with this one.

Even though I would recommend this product because it's so cute; I do have to say that I was a little shocked at the cheap plastic that makes the sleep hut (dome). The surf board looks and feels sturdy but the sleep hut (dome) I think is way too thin. You can easily bend the plastic. I could easily see my daughter pressing to hard to close the sleep hut and have it snap in her hands (potentially cutting her hand). I would think it would be thicker to stand up to a 5-year old. BTW - You may purchase this dome at Walmart for ten dollars.

EXCELLENT TOY. My children love it and its much easier than the real thing. Hope everyone tries this little toy for all their children.

This toy is great but what they are asking on E-Bay sellers is totally rediculous, I first found ZHU ZHU Pets at ToysRus and purchased a three pack of ZHU ZHU Pets for $34.00 and the Skateboard & U-Turn for $11.99, this is such a rip off to ask people to pay $54.99 for this get REAL!!!!!!!!! nice job on trying to rip off the consumer.SHAME ON YOU< SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!! I can see making a little profit as they are so popular but this is beyond profit, this is a sheer RIP-OFF. It would be a cold day in H_ _ L before I would spend this, if I did not have this my Grand-daughter would wait til it became available at ToysrUs again.
Jane
Totally disgusted with you sellers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!