Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

[Updated at 6 months in Aug '17 -- Original 4 star review is below this updated review.] Over the past 6 months these blocks were played with almost daily. For the first couple months of use, the blocks were great --- they were staying together, fitting well. But that went away pretty fast. By around 3 month hit, the pieces weren't fitting in as tightly as they used to, and any construction would simply fall about with any sort of light pressure causing it to be difficult for us to build anything too large or tall. By 6th month, keeping 3-4 blocks together is turning out to be a challenge. Despite all that, we put up with the product... until this past month. Our son is now about 26 months, and he's actively putting together "cars", "tractors", and "tow trucks" as he calls them. He deals with them falling apart every time he plays as well as a 2 year old kid can, but I can't blame him for getting frustrated for the obvious flimsiness that's so beyond his control. Out of frustration, we just put in an order for LEGO Duplo set. It might cost us 3x the price of this set, but we've learned that for creative building outlets, quality should not be compromised as it may discourage or even hinder creative growth in kids due to unnecessary frustrations. Yes, we knew 6 months ago that getting an "affordable" product meant compromise in quality. But we honestly did not expect to get *this* bad. I have bought many many lower priced competitive items so far, but there only a few things where I feel that money was truly wasted. And this happens to be one of them. I am assigning 2 stars because we DID use it for 6 months. Quality wise, one star would be a fair assessment. Caveat emptor. [Original Review in Feb:] These blocks are great. They are comparable to lego duplo in quality (so far) but definitely more affordable. Some reviews specified that the blocks don't fit very tightly in with each other. I found this untrue. It's tight enough that tall towers don't have any wobbles to them but not too tight for a toddler to pull the blocks apart. We only have had these for a short period of time, which is why I give 4 stars instead of 5 -- since I don't know yet how they will fair over time, but I am quite happy with the purchase.