Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

You know how you look at some toys and think to yourself: This thing is gonna break? This is that toy. Four wings have broken or fallen off since we started using it...yesterday. I'm glad it's dead. This was a poorly designed toy with limited usability, and a frankly dangerous toy for the recommended 5-year minimum age. The tiny plastic On/Off switch on the underside of the fairy is a good indication of the lack of testing (or care) which went into this toy's design. You have to push the switch very firmly, to the point where you feel sure it will snap off. The port for the charging plug is difficult to find and again feels cheap. The instructions state, "Note logo side." WTF! How about just say: insert plug, logo side down. This was a 1-star toy from the very beginning, starting with the packaging, which must be the polar opposite of frustration-free. Paper cuts suck, but plastic cuts downright hurt. Six batteries for the base to continually charge the fairy's short-lived battery? Ugh. Even the ludicrous on-then-off-then-on-again sequence to prepare the charging base for flight. FYI and contrary to the instructions, there is no yellow flashing light on the fairy's skirt (Step 10). As for this toy's party piece, what little time is spent in the air between charging sessions is also disappointing. The fairy takes off in a fury of gnashing wings, let's call them blades. If she doesn't crash into something (or someone) on liftoff, she will head straight for the ceiling. You or your daughter can place your hands underneath the fairy but rest assured you are not making her fly. When she gets to the ceiling, that's it! Time to cut the power. What a stupid toy. The Photoshopped images on the package are ridiculous. Furthermore, the "Wings light up!" claim is a lie. Only one wing actually has lights. Saying the fairy "magically flies above your hand" is the same as saying that airplanes magically fly above my head. There is no cause-and-effect. Being struck by the fairy's wings--termed alternatively "propellers" and "rotors" (which should give you some sense of the risk)--does, however, hurt in a very real way. As if knowing that disappointment is inevitable, the manufacturer preemptively places blame on virtually everything else in your home--lights, fans, vents, even TV remote controls: "These may overpower the fairy and make it difficult to control"--instead of acknowledging the inconvenient truth: this is a piece of junk. Apparently the only room suitable for the Deluxe Light-Up Flutterbye Fairy is a closet, in which she will promptly crash into the wall. But not a dark closet! ("Do not play in dark room.") Of course you are forbidden from using it outside, though in honesty I was curious to see how high she would go. I wish I had tried in the precious hours before she broke altogether. The warnings and legal disclaimers tumble forth in parody-like fashion: "CAUTION! Hair Entanglement. Tie back and cover hair and secure loose clothing prior to play." "Never fly near your face. Keep rotor away from your fingers, hair, eyes and other body parts." "Do not launch flying toy at people or animals." Do not taunt happy fun ball. Do not buy this toy.