 Zhu Zhu Zooming Through My Room! |
| Review Date: October 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Patricia D. McCoy, Dayton, Ohio United States |
Picked up two of these guys the other day since they happened to be in the store and I happened to be in the store. A little bit of background first: I'm a 26 year-old collector of many things including robotic pets. I've tried out Furbys, Micropets, Neopets, Scoozie pets, Petal-chi, Mutsu, Fureal Friends, and more so I consider myself a bit of an expert on the subject.
To start with, these things eat batteries, have triple A's on hand. Second, I don't have any playsets, I'm just testing the hamsters.
Upon opening and removing this little guy I tried out "cuddle mode", which was a little disappointing. The hamster will lie still and make cute noises every few seconds or so but he isn't really responding to anything. "Try me mode" is when the hamster is off but you can push his nose to hear a random noise, not a lot of fun there. Now play mode, that's where the fun is. The wheels are fast and the grip is really strong, I promptly put it on my boyfriend to see if it would climb up his shirt and it did, hit the back of the couch, made a springy noise and ran back down. Even he cracked up at it. It tackles carpet and all hard surfaces no problem, and makes a ton of different noises, some 40 in all, and each of the four designs sounds unique!. You have to be careful around stairs but all in all it does what it was made to do and cheaply at that. At normal retail they're cheaper than most action figures.
(I got mine at normal retail and I suggest you wait until you can too. If you have kids and can't find them try giving a cute IOU written from the hamster saying how it will come to live with your child after X-mas. They have a guarantee from you, you have a kid who still has something to look forward to after December. All is well.)
Remember these are for ages 3 and up and have motorized parts. It says in the instruction to supervise your child, so do so. Risk is probably minimal but if you have a kid you wouldn't give a RC car to then they're probably too little for these.
So to wrap up
Good: Funny and varied sounds, cheap, cute, runs fast and randomly, fascinates my dog!
Bad: Hard to find (for now), eats batteries, can pinch, can be broken with a moderate impact.
Have a hamster good day! |
A rodent on wheels
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| Review Date: September 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Kuwatani, San Francisco |
This was purchased for my daughter. I was afraid it would be one of those toys purchased then set aside. It's funny and makes cute noises, is responsive to being petted, and rolls all over the house.
Still, it is now a dust collector after a month. If only we could convince the child to contribute to her own college fund.... sigh..... anyone want to buy a slightly used rolling hamster??? |
A cute little toy
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| Review Date: September 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: ephany77, Georgia |
| My daughter has been saving her allowance for the last few weeks hoping to find these and today we stumbled across them at TRU for retail price. For the $10 price tag she's been very entertained this afternoon. The creature makes a variety of chirping, beeping, and random noises as it whirls around. It works much better on a tile, vinyl, or hardwood surface than on carpet. You can either have it in a cuddle type mode where you press its head and it chitters at you or press the back and it'll run around randomly. It's a sweet toy although noisier than I expected. The store clerk said that production is supposed to meet demand in a few weeks as Christmas draws closer. For $10 we're happy, but I'm not sure it's worth 2 or 3 times as much as it is a rather simple toy. |
Lucious-Plush-Fun for a child
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| Review Date: November 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Eva Marie Sinnott, Buffalo, NY |
Bought for my 4 year old grandaughter who absolutely loves her Zhu Zhu. It was one of the best gifts I ever bought for any of my grandchildren. I definitely recommend it.
What you see in the ad is what you get. I am considering buying another one for her for Christmas. Believe me, you won't disappoint your grandchild, child, niece, nephew, godchild, whoever you are buying it for.
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Fun for hours!
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| Review Date: September 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Sunny Daze, USA |
| I bought a few of these for my daughter and she loves them. She plays on her own for hours and even when she has playdates, these are all they want to play with! |
Very Pleased with this purchase
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| Review Date: October 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mary A. Fisher, Michigan |
| I received my order quickly and complete. My son wanted this so bad for his birthday and I couldn't find it anywhere. No hamsters in any of the stores. He takes it with him wherever he goes. What's nice about it is you don't have to have the habitrail for it to run around in, it works on the tile and carpet. |
These toys are great fun and NOT POISONOUS!
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| Review Date: December 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Sonya C. Anderson, Broomfield, CO |
| There are people out there that want you to believe that these toys are poisonous and they are not. The dispute was over the new dark brown zhu zhu hamster and the detection by a third party company of what they claimed was antimony that was poisonous on the new dark brown hamster's fur (the dark brown zhu zhu hamster was the only hamster in question). People check your facts and stop being alarmists!!! The FDA concluded that the third party testing facility used a type of scan that would produce incorrect results that is why no recall. The FDA made Cephia retest the hamsters for poison and even the dark brown one tested fine. I bought these for five different children and the loved them! No one got hurt, but each child was over three years of age (the age recommendation on the packages). They had so much fun building the hamster "habitat" and watching the hamsters "play". Yes, they make different sounds and not ones a hamster would make but who wants to hear high pitch squeaking constantly? I have owned actual hamsters and I've gotta say these toys d act like the real thing without the mess. So those of you saying that these things are dangerous, every toy can be potentially hazardous if you are not careful and odd things with the seemingly safest toys can occur. Bottom line...I love these toys, the kids were absolutely enchanted with the toys and I highly recommend the hamsters and the accessories to everyone age four and over! As for the companies like Amazon selling them at these prices, it's sad. These toys are meant for children and for company's and individuals to gouge children is pathetic! These toys were priced hamsters starting at $[...] and the most expensive individual accessory starting at $[...]) so that every child might have the opportunity to own one but by charging close to a 400% markup on the hamsters is ridiculous! These companies and individuals can still make a buck without the greed. |
Zhy Zhu Pet Hampster
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| Review Date: December 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Cinderella Grandma, Ohio |
| My grandaughter loves this toy. She is 5 years old, and she said "Oh Grandma...I have wanted this all my life". Absolutely loves it. I am the favorite grandmother..LOL |
kids love it
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| Review Date: November 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Suzanne Boland, Newton, NJ USA |
| I got a Zhu Zhu hamster for my 7 year old son's birthday in September. He loves it and takes it to school with him everyday so it is durable. My 9 and 11 year old play with it also. |
Perfect Every one Kid Shoud Have One
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| Review Date: November 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Regina L. Utz, Kalona, IA USA |
| Pipsqueek the Hamster is absolutely CUTE. And the sounds She makes are so sweet. I love it, but it is a Christmas present for my grandaughter. And ordered the slide it is not here yet, but I just ordered yesterday. Of all the toys I have seen in recent years this is the BEST. And it is toy that promotes the care and loving of animals. A child could not but want to be gently and loving to Pipsqueek has she promotes loving care. Yup, I know they are hard to find, but the hunt is worth it. My hats off to the creater of these Zhu Zhu Hamsters. Now I have to find a safe and secure place for Pipsqueek to hang out until Christmas. |
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