LeapFrog My First LeapPad Orange
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Toys and Games Reviews of LeapFrog My First LeapPad Orange
Customer Review: Great idea...lots of bugs
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this for my son's 3rd birthday, as it's rated for 3-5 years. It's a great idea, but there were quirks from the beginning that bothered me and made it difficult for a 3-year-old to use it. Like when you press the "on" button, there's about a two or three-second delay before it powers on and makes its first sound. So kids (including my 4-year-old daughter) think it didn't come on the first time. So they press it again, which shuts it off. My son did enjoy using it once he got the hang of turning it on. His favorite way to play was with the alphabet games minus any book. But within about a year, it started to think you had a book in at all times. My two younger children are now old enough to play with it, but it constantly prompts them to point to items that are on pages other than the one they're on, even when pressing the green "go" cirle. I purchased this brand new three years ago, but it had a different look. Hopefully the newer version has worked these bugs out.Customer Review: Fun, But Already Broken
Summary: 3 Stars
We bought this for my son who is too little for the bigger LeapPad. After reading so many good reviews and enjoying other LeapPad products, we were very disappointed when after about 2 weeks of infrequent use, it stopped recognizing the cartridges that go with it. Unfortunately, after Googling the problem, it turns out to be somewhat common for this product. I called their customer service they are going to send me a mailer to return/get a replacement, so I'll update after that. Their customer service rep claimed she had never heard of that problem (which I find a bit suspect after the number of people online who claim to have returned theirs) and asked me three times in a 10 minute call if I was sure the cartridge was for the My First LeapPad, even AFTER I explained to her that it the cartridge I was using had worked fine up to this point.
My son likes this toy, even though at 2 1/2 he can't play with it alone. We are really hoping the replacement works better.
Customer Review: Beware! Leapfrog's custome service has gone way downhill!
Summary: 1 Stars
My daughter likes her My First Leappad, but after several months use, the pen has wires showing! I called Leapfrog and after a series of frustrating phone calls, I find out that they don't make the replacement pen for the My First Leappad anymore! At first the customer service agent told me they have the pen and I paid for it. The package I recieved in the mail had an old leappad system that doesn't work and 2 pens that don't fit my leappad. When I called back, it was a 2 hour ordeal. Finally, I spoke with a supervisor who told me that despite the fact that it was their mistake, I had to pay to ship everything back to them, then they would refund my money! Not only am I upset by this treatment, but I can't believe they don't make the pens anymore. I have invested in a lot of books for this leappad and now it is useless. What a waste of money! I cannot in good conscience buy from LeapFrog again!Customer Review: Ok for a start, but malfunctioned in 10 months
Summary: 3 Stars
This was a gift for Christmas that only lasted 10 months. Some of the activities kept my son entertained, but I can see why so many people recommend to just buy the regular Leappad. There was not a lot involved in the activities, and most of it my son already knew. The reason I gave it 3 stars is the lack of education it provided and the fact that it broke. The batteries started to die, because it would start to talk slow then turn off. Then after changing the batteries it wouldn't work and kept saying the batteries needed to be changed, after I already put in fresh new batteries twice. It was fun to see my son get some use out of it while it lasted, but I wouldn't suggest buying this unless your child is still working on the basics (letters, numbers, shapes and colors).Customer Review: A Great Educational Toy for the Money
Summary: 5 Stars
We got this for our 3 y.o. because, frankly, we didn't want to spend the money on the bigger Leap Pad. I figured this would be a good introduction for him and he is perfectly happy with this it. At first I was concerned that he would outgrow it quickly but there is a good variety of books to go with the product so I think it will last a while.
It did take a bit of instruction for him to be able to put the book on by himself but the cartridges go in very easily so now he is quite independent with it. It also seems very sturdy and so far has stood up to the drops and bumps kids provide. I also like that the pages of the books are very sturdy and will take a lot of abuse.