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Review on Exciting Mini Children's Playtime Features by Matt Conner

Revainrating 4 out of 5

CUTE Dyson-like characters to help our autistic son overcome his fear of vacuum cleaners!

I was really arguing between 3 and 4 stars but in the end the price is really good for what you get and my son loves it so 4 it. My son is autistic and has always been afraid of vacuum cleaners. How petrified! We have a Dyson pet that looks almost exactly the same (but purple instead of yellow (see photo). At 5 years old he still cries and runs away when we pull out the vacuum so I decided to get one in the Hoping to make a hoover less scary and getting him involved.He LOVES it and is now vacuuming with us instead of running and crying!This is a huge win for me viability and that he enjoys cleaning!What more could a parent ask for It has a button and a switch. Loves my son. The switch on the bottom/side turns the suction/sound on. Really wish it was designed so the top button turns both on at the same time, but sadly not that one Vacuum cleaner is small enough and light enough Could be used by a younger child but big enough for my 5 year old can still use it with ease The detail and accuracy of the Dyson image is really great good! However, there are some design flaws. Firstly, it comes in 2 parts for easy packing in boxes. The handle should snap onto the body of the vacuum, but ours doesn't. We pressed very hard and see no reason why it won't snap into place, but it doesn't. The handle comes loose from time to time and frustrates my son. Maybe that's why I'm sending it back for another one. Also, it's not easy to get the rear wheels to click back and forth or get it rolling on its ball. The instructions show a lot of "clicks", "clicks", "clicks", and none of them work for us. It still works, but I wish these settings were simpler and more intuitive. That being said, for $20 it definitely did the job in our house and my son loves it. I paid full price for the recording and did NOT receive this for free or with a review discount.

Pros
  • High marks for support and durability from testers
Cons
  • So so