Amazing Amanda
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Toys and Games Reviews of Amazing Amanda
Customer Review: Bossy piece of junk Amanda is more like it!
Summary: 1 Stars
My 6 year old daughter really wanted this from Santa for Christmas, and against my better judgement I bought it. We programmed it over & over & it had a hard time recognizing my daughter's voice unless she literally yelled at it. She got so sick of it after a few days that she asked if she could take it to a friend's house & LEAVE IT THERE.
As others have stated, her lips & eyebrows have rubbed off after minimal use.
The main problem I have with the doll is that is it so bossy. It doesn't even give kids the time to have creative playtime, it just keeps teling them what to do. If the manufacturer really wanted to make a creative toy, they would make one that responded to the child, not the other way around!
Save your $$$ and buy a American Girl doll or similar & your daughter will be MUCH MUCH happier!
Customer Review: Encourages, NOT Limits, The Imagination
Summary: 4 Stars
If I read one more article on how the technological advancements of this doll limit the creativity and imagination of little girls, I may scream. Here we parents are, with our own technolgically advanced toys: camera phones, ipods, dsl, hdtv, etc; do we really think we can then turn around and expect our children to be happy with wooden blocks and tinker toys? We ALL - young and old - like Ralphie, prefer the Red Rider BB gun "with a compass in the stock" to a ball! Both educators and parents know that children learn through play. Even if the doll they play with has the bells and whistles of voice recognition, little girls will still learn. I fail to see how Amazing Amanda limits imagination. If anything, she stimulates the creative process. She encourages girls to role-play a very important job - that of a mother.Customer Review: I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED! THE TOY MADE MY HEAD HURT AND I AM AN ADULT!
Summary: 2 Stars
It is Christmas morning and my 5 year old was excited as my husband and I both were. We had seen it on TV so we rushed to purchase this toy. OK, so the voice recognition part took some time but my daughter was quite patient.
What made her upset, and I do mean cry was the Amanda did not recognize her voice and asked her over and over what was her name. It got so bad that my daughter said that she wants a doll that does not talk!
I think its great that it worked for some parents, but you should not be angry with people who have had a very negative experience with this toy. Its a shame, but for me at the end of the day the idea of a toy that I spent so much money on is that my child should be having a positive experience, not a negative one.
I will be returning this toy to the store.
Customer Review: Not so amazing after all if your child isn't old enough
Summary: 3 Stars
My child who is almost 5 was scared of her and kept asking me to turn her off. Even with the doll off, she didn't want to be in the same room alone with her. Also, she got very frustrated having to repeat Amanda's name over and over. My daughter speaks very clearly and yet the doll kept saying "you don't sound like my mommy". Maybe we got a dud but I won't find out because my child asked if we could return her which we did. I think she could be lots of fun as long as you get one that works right obviously and your child is old enough not to get frustrated at Amanda's limitations.
Oh, and one little tidbit that I thought was really gross (but my kids thought was hysterical) is when Amanda poops (and you can hear the plops) and then says "Mommy poo-poo stinky!". A little too realistic for me!
Customer Review: Annoying, cloying and frustrating! A case for doll abuse.
Summary: 1 Stars
This is hands down the most annoying doll I've ever had the misfortune of spending $100.00 on. How MANY times do you have to say her name and why do you have to continue to repeat it over, and over... It's so bad that I turned it off and now at least my little girl plays with it instead of throwing it in frustration. Agree with previous reviewer, it burns through batteries at the rate of lightspeed. This wouldnt be so bad if you could use rechargeable batteries, but nooooo. Not with this doll. Plus, if it runs out of batteries you'll have to repeat the long, tedious set up AGAIN!
No Amanda, I'm NOT your mommie! You need to go home now.
Save you money - this toy is the first one you'll hide or convieniantly loose after christmas. The frustration just isnt worth it.