Learning a lesson the tough way, or Moonsand sucks mom!

[TinkandAriel]

Ok, maybe my 7yo didn't say it "sucked", but she was sorely dissapointed with it. But, it looked so cool on tv *insert whine and pout here*
Help a fellow mom out, add more to my list of things you don't really need to waste your money on even if your offspring is hanging off your leg begging you for all they are worth.

 

[0hmyheck]

Thanks for the warning. I hate when we buy a nice thing and turns out to be bad and worthless.

 

[Nom]

just say no to 'aqua dots'!!!!!

 

[mindyd]

My daughters had this and played with it once then the mat it comes in that you play in then can store doesn't shut right and I had sand everywhere so we threw it out

Thanks for the warning on the aqua dots I was considering it!

 

[fan_of_small_world]

Floam. Total crap.

 

[mindyd]

Floam. Total crap.

We had that also and it was horrible I must love buying junk!

 

[pha1226]

ITA on Floam and Aquadots but my kids really like Moonsand and play with it all the time. It is messy, though.

 

[Hannahsmom]

Ooooo, good thread and timely too!!

Santa brought two stinkers last year. Love and Grow Suzy and Love and Licks Dog. Neither worked very well, or at least the way they were advertised to work.

 

[trayletha]

ITA with Floam and Moonsand - and maybe it is just us but the space gel ant farm - good way do introduce death, we couldn't keep those suckers alive for a week and we tried 3Xs. It kept growing some kind of weird fungus.

 

[WildGrits]

I don't think I have ever seen a commercial for MoonSand so I don't know what they claim it does.

But...

My DD loves her moonsand and floam. She is HFA so I think it is just the tactile part of it thats the hit. I would have to say not knowing the claims of each item, they don't do much.

We have found that items by HotWheels other than the cars have been crap in our experience.

 

[Magpie]

McDonald's McFlurry Maker Ice Cream Machine. It's a huge rip-off!

It's got a picture of an enormous tasty-looking McFlurry on the box, but when the child is finally done, all they get for their hard work is about a tablespoon's worth of icky-tasting sludge in the bottom of the cup.

My son was incredibly disappointed. Our first lesson in false advertising.

 

[Trena]

My DD had to have the Password Journal. You record your voice saying a password, and it will only open for you, not your little brother. Big waste of money.

We had the gel ant farm. We mailed ordered the ants and they lived in it for 3 weeks. Never grew any fungus. It made me sad to watch them die.

 

[Annette_VA]

I concur on the MoonSand and Floam. Hated both of them!! Blendy pens sucked, too.

 

[cissy]

NO NO NO to Moonsand ( should be called "never get it off the kitchen floor sand"), Floam (also misnamed. Call it "Mommy, can you squeeze this for 10 minutes until it stops being hard" goop.) and Aqua Dots (let's just call these PearlerBead wannabees).

Also no to Amazing Allison!!! What is so amazing? That she is interesting for a half a second? Yikes! Start doing the dishes, Allison and then I will be happy to call you amazing!

The licking dog is another HUGE waste of money. He is hard and feels like petting a taxidermied dog. Gross.

Thanks goodness for grandparents. My kids would hardly get anything if not for them. I think most toys today are just stupid. And kids know it. They simply aren't impressed. Mine love puzzles, word games, books and plain old make believe. They play make believe more than anything else. A kids imagination is the best toy of all. Sounds goofy, but it is true.

I am so glad we are giving them Disney World for their Holiday gift this year.

 

[mindyd]

My DD had to have the Password Journal. You record your voice saying a password, and it will only open for you, not your little brother. Big waste of money.

I had this on my daughters list now I will definately take it off thanks for saving me money!

I agree the Amazing Alyson and Mcflurry makers wer huge wastes of money

 

[blackforest]

Has to be anything food related. Yuck to the Cotton Candy Machine. "Can we say sugar-coated kitchen. Hated the Easy Bake Oven. It seemed so much cooler when I was the kid.

 

[mommy2aprincess4]

I agree with the moon sand. My daughter loves it, but I find it incredibly annoying and messy, and very hard to get out of the molds.
Also floam, terrible. And Aqua dots - they DO suck! My DD got them for her birthday - on Sept. 23 - and I've already thrown them out.

 

[POOHDRMR]

These are 3 of her favorite things-but she wanted the hannah montanna guitar(the 25 dollar one that plays the songs with the microphone that attatches)and played with it for like 5 minutes and then told me I could give it away.I asked on the budget board about the littlest pet shop plug and play cause she is asking for this now but from the box it looks like it might not be great.anyone have it and like?

 

[fan_of_small_world]

We have found that items by HotWheels other than the cars have been crap in our experience.

ITA. The Hot Wheels play sets never stay together. Matchbox sets are much better, although not perfect.


ETA: Don't get me started on the Barbie van that DD got last year from my parents. I agreed that it would be a great present for her, but the inside peices always fall down and are a pain to put back together.

 

[Stephres]

Has to be anything food related. Yuck to the Cotton Candy Machine. "Can we say sugar-coated kitchen. Hated the Easy Bake Oven. It seemed so much cooler when I was the kid.

Yes, anything to do with food never works the way it does in the ad. We bought an icee maker one Christmas and used it exactly once. Way too much trouble!