Review on Light Up Your Nights With FlashingBlinkyLights Happy Star Pillows - Color Changing LEDs Included by Lauren Morrison

EDITED UPDATE, DECEMBER 10, 2017I initially wrote a review yesterday giving this one star because I could not get the lights to stay on for more than 3 seconds. I was frustrated that I was told initially that I would get a refund when what I really wanted was a replacement -- I wanted this in time to give my granddaughter for Christmas. Now I am updating my review to 5 stars and with a different header.Backstory: I tried and tried to get the batteries that accompanied the pillow to work, but the lights would not stay lit for more than 3 seconds. I tried brand new batteries that I had bought a couple of days before -- still wouldn't stay lit. I flicked the on/off switch several times. I tried squeezing the battery pack with it inside the pillow, that didn't work, either. Then I wrote to FlashingBlinkyLights and Walmart to complain. I was assured I would get a replacement, but wondering what to do with the old one since it wouldn't be taken back, I tossed it down in disgust on a table to deal with it later. Suddenly, it started working! And it worked perfectly! Ten minutes of beautiful, gradual lighting and then it shut off -- exactly as it's supposed to. Realizing then what the packaging doesn't tell you -- that it needs a hard jar to make it work, I hit it again and it went on again.Here are the instructions that aren't given with the item: you have to put the switch for the battery case to "on," then load the batteries and tuck it back inside the special pouch in the pillow, then drop, or hit the pillow and it will go on! You never have to take the battery pack out again except to eventually replace the batteries.Now that I know how to make it light up, I absolutely love it. It's really cute and super cashmere-rabbit-like soft. The lights are pretty, and soothing. I know my granddaughter will love it and heck, now I'm thinking of buying one for myself, ha! The only thing I still dislike is that batteries that were sent were slightly smaller, in diameter than the regular AA batteries used and sold in America. This means that installing and removing regular AA batteries sold in America is kind of difficult because the battery pack housing is a bit tight.