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 Real Toy review!!!
Written by Sharon M. Abahazi from Akron, OHIO
Sep 15, 2009
This is the base toy for all of the Zhu Zhu or Go Go pets sets... It is the hamsters house.. They know what room they are in and act accordingly.. Brush teeth in the bathroom and sleep in bed.. This set has kept my children entertained for hours!!! It has gotten me out of having to buy a real Hamster and when they don't feel like playing with it - they don't have to or feel neglectful. No smell and no buying food.. I can not wait for the babies and outfits to come out. They be expensive right now because of the high demand. but still well worth it. Enjoy!!!
(31 of 32 people found this review helpful)
 Not worth the hype
Written by S. Wilbanks from San Antonio, Texas
Oct 06, 2009
My daughter wanted these after seeing them advertised on TV numerous times. If you buy the toys for regular price at Wal-Mart or ToysRUs then it's not so bad because they are very cheaply made. The funhouse comes unsnapped frequently--very cheap plastic parts. The hamster ball is also cheap and comes unsnapped, and the hamsters flip on their backs frequently and you have to open the ball and put them back on their feet.
The hamsters themselves are cute BUT they flip over alot when used with the component pieces and you have to put them right side up to work. They are also a bit noisey--you can hear the wheels. My daughter lost interest in them very quickly. Paying more than the base price for them is paying way too much---especially the component pieces. She has the funhouse, the blanket, the carrier, the ball, the surfboard, and the car, plus all 4 hamsters. We bought everything at once.
In summary, don't pay these outrageous prices for a cheaply made toy!
(67 of 77 people found this review helpful)
 Put away after one day
Written by T. Schroeder from KY
Nov 14, 2009
My daughter saw this on T.V. and had to have it. She got it for her 7th birthday. The hamster is cute, and she still plays with that (on the hard wood floor - doesn't run well at all on carpet). However, I also bought her this funhouse along with the garage (worst piece) and the wheel. When you put it all together (which is not easy), the toy is huge. I don't really have the room for a big piece of plastic toy of this size, but I was willing to get it for her because it is all she wanted. Big mistake, you can't move it once you get it together or it falls to pieces. Sometimes the pieces just come apart. The garage never worked, and the wheel ramp never fit together correctly. This toy is such a waste of money. Holiday shoppers are getting scammed this year! Thank goodness I did not pay these ridiculous prices for this toy. I bought mine at Toys 'r us before I even knew it was going to be a big deal. To sum up - the hamsters are cute, but the rest is big, plastic junk that has now been under my daughters bed since the day after she got it (5 weeks ago) and has not seen daylight again.
(24 of 28 people found this review helpful)
Not worth the money
Written by MirandaD from Utah
Nov 29, 2009
I was very excited when I found two hamsters, the house and the wheel at Walmart. I thought they would be the perfect b-day present for my 3 year old. She and her two older brothers loved them for about one day after that they have just been taking up space. They are very cute and if you get them for there REAL price they are worth it but not the crazy high prices they are selling for now. The house is fine. They run around, bump into everything and make little noises but that's about it. The wheel is useless. You have to put them in it and then they run for a few seconds before getting stuck. Not very fun. I'm think I am going to sell mine on ebay or something to make room for new Christmas toys, I doubt my kids will even notice they are gone.
(3 of 3 people found this review helpful)
Funhouse not worth the money
Written by T New from Norfolk, VA
Dec 27, 2009
I bought two zhu zhu pets for my 5 yr old, (Num Nums & Mr Squiggles) plus the fun house, adventure ball, sleep dome, and hamster wheel add ons. Thankfully, I made all my purchases before the outrageous prices and waiting lines. On Christmas morning, my five-yr-old was only interested for about 10 minutes and then went back to her Barbies. My 9 month old loved watching the hamster run around the kitchen floor, but once in the adventure ball, the hamster kept turning on its side every few minutes.
The fun house and add ons fit together OK for me, but it's cheap plastic, and the hamsters got stuck when trying to get in and out of the hamster wheel. The funhouse and add-ons don't add any value to the pet. You are supposed to be able to hear the pet make sounds that match where they are at in the "house", but most of the sounds are similar, so my daughter didn't even take notice.
Overall, the hamsters by themselves are cute and worth the $8 I paid, but I'd forego the funhouse and add-ons. They are a waste of money, and too time-consuming because you have to "help" the hamster every few minutes by turning it back on its wheels. Buy the hamster and just let it run around on the kitchen floor for 15 minutes of fun.
(2 of 2 people found this review helpful)
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