Top 10 Toys of 2006
The New York Toy Fair is the ultimate place to spot brand new toys that could be making it into our homes during the year. Thousands of hopeful toys are shown at the fair every year, some good, some amazing and some just plain strange. According to an article on About.com, the 10 best toys of 2006 are as follows:
1. Disney Pixar Cars
2. Superman Returns Inflato-Suit from Mattel
3. Bratz Diamondz from MGA Entertainment
4. LEGO Spongebob
5. Marvel Superheroes from MGA Entertainment
6. Tickle Me Elmo from Fisher Price
7. Wow Wee’s RS Media
8. Hasbro’s IDog
9. Toy Quest’s I-Que
10. Hasbro’s Transformers
June 15th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
The Banzai Couble Cannon Blast Slide is a water slide manufactured by a company owned by Toy Quest. Purchased at WalMart, the slide retailed for $299.96. Purchased for my grandaughters 5th birthday party, I was impressed with the ease the slide set up. Inflated in under 2 minutes and is basically self contained. However, the stitching on the vinal slide was too tight and the perforations caused a tear in the vinal slide. WalMart stood behind the product and replaced it with another. Again, however, one hour before the party the blower motor gave out but WalMart swapped the blower from the first unit for the second blower and I returned and installed the blower one minute from the start of the party.
All the kids had a wonderful time and it was next to impossible to get them off the slide.
My problem is what to expect next. I wrote an e-mail to Toy Quest regarding their product and warranty but as it is in today’s world, no reply. This is a cause for concern on my part and now I am worried about the longevity of this product. I don’t know about others but I don’t have three hundred dollars to shell out each time my granddaughter wants to play on the slide. WalMart will not post my review on their site as it contains a negative statement about the product. I will give WlMart kudos for standing behind the product but this is for what happened right out of the box. There are several variations on this slide and the price reflects the complexity of the unit itself.