Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I read the bad reviews on here and none of them really had any detailed negative experience. So here is mine which will hopefully let someone know the risk that you will be exposed to when purchasing one of these. *I also have another lava lamp that works for a good comparison to eliminate any mistakes on my part.* Upon opening the box with the lamp in it I was created with some "how to use" instructions. It says that it could take up to 4-6 hours to work. That immediately let me know that some people giving bad reviews on here weren't patient because I read a lot of them saying that they only turned it on for 2. The first time I turned it on (with a red one I have at the *same time* - it turned into one of those frozen statue looking blobs after about 2.5 hours (that scared me from seeing that issue in the reviews). I then proceeded to let it continue heating based on the instructions. That around the 6 hour mark it actually had become more fluid and was two giant blobs that wouldn't really float up. It was a valiant effort though for the lava lamp; I will give it that at least. At this point I have tried to use it 5 times. Each time I have left it running for a minimum of 8 hours each night and check it before I sleep and in the morning. The lamp has a giant blob at the bottom that doesn't move but looks a like it wants to but the surface tension and the density of the liquid is too high and makes it sit tight right at the bottom of the lamp. Then there is a little tiny bit that has somehow managed to float to the top (must have done it while I was sleeping because I have not recorded any movement). Anyways....it's a dud. I wish it worked. I will be returning it. I really did give it a fair chance. I think I will find one that a shop has that is working and offer them money for it haha. ****The two blue lamp photos are of my chance that I gave the lamp to redeem itself (at the eight hour mark after being turned on). One photo shows the dud and the lamp that works and both were turned on at the same time.