Sababa Snoopy Sno Cone Machine - Classic
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Toys and Games Reviews of Sababa Snoopy Sno Cone Machine - Classic
Customer Review: Oww, my arm hurts!
Summary: 2 Stars
I had this when I was little, but I think they've changed it a bit!
I'm obviously stronger than when I was a little child, but I think they made the blades on this one duller. You have to crank what seems like forever just to get a little "snow" out. By the time you have enough to shovel out, the bottom has already melted. I could not get a single one done, even after 15 minutes of cranking. All four kids (my kids had two playmates over) were quite disappointed, because all they got was a spoonful each.
My arm was sore for a whole day after, just from getting four kids a spoonful.
I don't remember it being this difficult when I was a kid. I remember making my own snowcones without much problem. I think since then, they've dulled the blades, perhaps out of safety concerns. I'm all for safety, but whatever they did, it renders the machine useless.
Customer Review: They have taken a fond memory and made it into JUNK
Summary: 1 Stars
I to was soooo excited when I saw this. My kids thought I was nuts but I HAD to buy it lol. I explained how I had one and what fun it was. Got home and tried to make a sno-cone. The handle kept popping off and I got maybe a tablespoon of sno after a TON of cranking. The culprit? Well from looking it over in the name of safety there is a TON of plastic guards on the wheel thing and they seem to have dulled the wheel blades and made the shaves a lot shallower. Sure safer but now it doesn't work. Sometimes this PC make everything super safe stuff is really annoying. what ever happened to good old parent supervision?Customer Review: Works Just Fine
Summary: 3 Stars
We bought ours at Target in December 2007. It only cost $11 there, not the $[...] that they're charging on Amazon right now.
Works just fine for us. You can make a small cup of ice in less than a minute. The kids love it.
However, it comes with 1 flavor-aid packet, and it tastes great if you follow the instructions. But I can't find flavor-aid anymore. I've followed the same recipe with Kool-Aid packets, but they Kool-Aid syrup just doesn't taste the same.
It's a fun toy for less than $15, but if you pay $[...], you might feel like you've been ripped off.
Customer Review: Blast from the past
Summary: 2 Stars
I remember this toy, it was my favorite! With that said, it makes horrible snow cones. You need to crank forever to get enough for a small bathroom Dixie cup worth, and by the end the first bits of ice are melting. What I remember more than anything was that it shaved bits of PLASTIC into our ice if you let the cubes get more than 1/2 way ground. After a while, my brother and I just liked to grind the ice for playing with, not for eating.
Another commenter suggested freezing Kool-Aid and shaving that - I will try that idea, but in an electric ice shaver!
Customer Review: Not as great as I remembered
Summary: 2 Stars
I agree with the reveiw that says this toy is for nostalgia purposes only. This is the Snoopy snow cone maker we had as kids ourselves, so it's fun to see our kids now playing with it. BUT, it's really difficult to use - you need major muscle power to grind the ice into "snow." The plastic this toy is made of is super thin, so you constantly feel like the thing is going to break, especially given all the pressure you have to exert to get the snow to come out. Overall, this toy was fun to use once, but I doubt we'll be pulling it out of the closet too often.