 "This item is just 19.99 on Toysrus.com" | 2008-07-08 |
| - Reviewed By sspatil |
Whats up with Amazon? I bought this one for 11.99$ during X'mas its for 20$ at Toysrus who would like to pay 45$ for this thing when there are better crib toys..
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 "Great toy, but..." | 2008-06-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: AJ2JZRTU3NBJS |
| My baby (now 9 months) has loved this since he was little. The music quality is great and he enjoys the lights and bubbles. The problem is that he wakes himself up in the middle of the night by accidentally turning it on. It also makes a lot of noise when he bumps into it (even without turning it on) and it wakes me up over the baby monitor. So...we installed it in his play area, on our gate, and he loves it. |
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 "Great product!" | 2008-06-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A5K9DNPD0NZD6 |
| I bought this used at a consignment sale for my daughter almost two years ago. It's wonderful. It has always been what we use to put her to bed, I'm hoping it will make the transition out of her crib easier. The only thing I don't like about it is when the batteries are dying it will make one solid pitched sound until you turn it off. Other than that I highly recommend it for a baby! |
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 "Impossible to attach to my crib" | 2008-06-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A109ZTTYWCH3OS |
| This soother is really hard to attach to the crib - you have to unscrew the whole back (yes, tools are required) AND then we learned it doesn't even fit our crib (we have the Simplicity Ellis 4-in-1 Sleep System). The straps that go over the side aren't long enough to attach but without them, it slides down and scrunches our bumper since it's so heavy with 4 D-batteries. My husband used some rubber bands to attach it, but it's supposed to attach to the side of cribs easily and it doesn't. Plus, it doesn't really do much. Overall, I would not recommend it. There must be other soothers that are designed better. |
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| "Musical aquarium" | 2008-05-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2GWYI0IQ7JH2C |
| Great product, that was hard to find, but was not surprised that you could find it on Amazon.Why look anywhere else. Promply delivered, in perfect condition. |
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| "My son loves his fishies!" | 2008-04-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A27PKOMRXBFD38 |
I got this for my son when he was only a month old. He had been sleeping on my chest for 8 weeks and wouldn't sleep in his bassinet. But once we got his fishies he started sleeping in his bassinet. I turned them on for the first time; he watched them until the timer turn off; he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
My son is now 16 months old and we still have his fishies attached to his crib. He doesn't need them to go to sleep, but he enjoys playing with them sometimes before bed to settle down and sometimes when he wakes up first thing in the morning.
We've never had any problem with them. The music and sound choices are nice. The bubbles are a nice effect. I thought the lights were a bit too bright at first, but they have never kept him from going to sleep. If anything, they encourage him to close his eyes. I highly recommend this product! |
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 "Very disappointing" | 2008-04-07 |
| - Reviewed By senses4 |
| We bought the original, first generation Ocean Wonders Aquarium, and received this one as a gift. For starters, we weren't impressed with the larger, clunky size of this newer version or the fact that the battery compartment is a separate compartment that you have to screw onto the main body from outside of the crib -- that feature really limited where we could attach it to the crib. Because of the way the battery compartment attaches, we had to attach it to the headboard, which puts it up too high. Maybe it was just the one that we got, but when we first turned it on, it blew a few bubbles, and it's never blown any more bubbles since. The sea creatures "swim" around merry-go-round style, temporarily disappearing behind the background scenery as they go around. The movement seems even less realistic that the first version. They go around kind of slow and jerky. I agree with some others that the lighting is too bright, but it doesn't seem to bother our daughter. And while the volume control is a dial, it still seems like the volume is either too loud or too soft. The 2 "activity" knobs are very boring. Our daughter has never even bothered with them. The red knob spins around and has a little face on it to make it look like a crab. The other knob is a spinner ball similar to some cat toys. The activity knobs on the older version are more interesting -- when you spin the ball, the clam opens & closes his mouth & when you pull the switch down and let it go again, the star spins. The lighting on the older version is not as bright and the volume control dial seems to work better. Although we have both the 1st generation Ocean Wonders and this one attached to her crib, our daughter has always preferred the older version. We've had to replace the 1st generation Ocean Wonders Aquarium twice, as the motor does wear out eventually (after approx. a year of daily/nightly use), but it's the one she turns on first when she wakes up in the middle of the night and wants some familiar comfort, and she always tells us when it needs new batteries (she's 2 1/2 now). The first version is hard to find now, but it's definitely better than this one. Even if you can find a new, never removed from the box version of the 1st generation Ocean Wonders Aquarium, it might not work properly due to years of sitting with lack of use, but I still can't recommend this 2nd generation Ocean Wonders Aquarium. Maybe try the 3rd generation version instead. Or if you have a now defunct 1st generation Ocean Wonders Aquarium, get another one if you can find it -- you can use the defunct one for spare parts, gear belts & such. |
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| "What Would I do Without This????" | 2008-04-01 |
| - Reviewed By meghann_hensen |
| For months I've been meaning to get on here and write this review and I've finally sat down to do it. I just feel obligated to share how priceless this aquarium has been for us. I can't say if every baby would feel the same, but my son LOVES this. My mother had one at her house when we can to visit, an older version, and we were hooked from the start. At this time my son was around 7 months old. I looked online for the older version but found only this one. The reviews made me a little nervous, especially about the batteries. Regardless, I ordered it and had no trouble at all with the installation or maintenance. It has several different songs and it easy for my now 16 month old to turn on and off. I hear it go on during the night and my husband and I laugh because there is no crying, he just listens to his "music" and goes back to bed. We use it all day and night during naps and sleeping and I have to replace the batteries every couple of months (but it's easy). Can't say enough good things about it! |
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| "Baby loves it!" | 2008-03-27 |
| - Reviewed By anonymouslikeme |
| This thing is great! My 5 month old baby laughs with delight every time it gets turned on, and he's learning how to turn it on by himself so he can soothe himself in the middle of the night. Sure, the battery pack is a pain- but it's not as bad as the reviews say- just have a Phillips head on hand. It's a pretty miraculous toy! It calms down our little guy when nothing else will! Perfect for crabby, half-tired little guys! Get one! |
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| "Broken after only 6 months" | 2008-03-06 |
| - Reviewed By hlt111 |
| We had an older model of this aquarium for my son that we got in 2004. It broke after only a couple months, and fisher price sent out a new one after I called and sent the broken one back. The replacement lasted about 1 1/2 years before it also stopped working. Not too bad. This newer model that was given as a gift for my daughter who was born in Aug 2007 isn't nearly as fun and has again broken after only 6 months. Both models ate batteries like candy, and I would like to say "forget it, I'm not replacing it," but the truth is, both my kids LOVED their aquariums and helped put them to sleep and entertain them on a daily basis. I guess I have to look at it as an evil neccessity and will probably again replace this new aquarium! |
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