Slushee Maker
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Toys and Games Reviews of Slushee Maker
Customer Review: The UNslushee!
Summary: 1 Stars
My friend's daughter got this for her 5th birthday and we decided to christen it together with my two 5 year olds. First of all, it was pretty complicated to put together (you know, reading and re-reading the directions until you get it right?). Then when we finally got to the point of cranking, we cranked, and cranked, and cranked, and cranked, and cranked ... We all cranked (all 5 of us) only to end up with nothing but 3 "cranky" kids - what a disappointment. I'm curious as to how the positive reviewers actually got it to work. In the end, we let the kids drink their UNslushees and, to add insult to injury, they didn't even like that very much. It was kind of like cold, sugar syrup. Yuk! Unless you want to spend an inordinate amount of time cranking this thing, with NO guarantee of ever getting an ICEE, pass on this waste of $$ and time.Customer Review: Oh my goodness this toy is complete and utter JUNK!
Summary: 1 Stars
This toy was given as a present to my oldest son. Instead of an Icee Maker, it should be called a Mess Maker or Arthritis Aggravator. You crank and crank and crank and crank...repeat infinitely...and you get very little icee made. And you're supposed to paddle the unit every 30 seconds, but that runs a risk of spilling the drink you're mixing in. After all that work, what you end up with is a very cold drink and little in the way of an icee. A butter churn might have made a better gift - at least it's a time-honored and proven process.
About the only lesson this teaches, other than the interesting science surrounding the way the ice is created on the metal canister, is one in futility. A certain snow-cone machine named for a certain famous dog would probably be a better choice than this.
Customer Review: Turn, turn, turn = same drink you put in
Summary: 1 Stars
My 5 year old boy save his money for 3 months to purchase this. He bought it and came home with such excitement and enthusiasm. We set it up and began turning the handle. We turned and turned for 45 minutes. Nothing happened. We cleaned it out and tried another liquid, nothing happened. After an evening of turning, we drank the same liquid that we put into the machine. The next day we returned it to the store and found the Rival automatic plug in snow cone maker. It is in the kitchen appliance area. It works wonders in just seconds and we all enjoyed a delicious snow cone.
After reading some good reviews on this, we made the purchase. Now we believe that those bad reviews were correct (...) It has tons of parts and pieces to clean and get lost. Overall, don't even try this model.
Customer Review: ABSOLUTE PIECE OF JUNK
Summary: 1 Stars
Frankly, I'm surprised ICEE allowed their name to be associated with this cheap product. I'm convinced the "positive reviews" for this product were written by employees of the SpinMaster company.
This product is made of poorly designed components and the sum of its parts is no better. A COMPLETE PIECE OF JUNK.
After following the instructions to the letter, multiple times, I am convinced this product only "wastes your time and irritates the juice".
IN SHORT DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY CONSIDERING THIS PRODUCT. Please, just get a blender and add some juice - you'll end up with at least some slush and you won't get discouraged and disheartened simply trying to have a good time with your family.
SHAME ON THIS PATHETIC PIECE OF GARBAGE.
Customer Review: I Love Slushees!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This beautifully patriotic slushee maker is really terrific. I originally purchased it as a gift in an attempt to bribe one of my girlfriend's overly suspicious kids, but once I tested it out for myself (I made several delicious adult slooshees) I decided to keep it and buy another one for the kid.The Slushee Maker by Spin Master Toys is easy to operate (even after seven slooshies), creates perfectly slushed ice, and (best of all) is a breeze to clean. There are no special added ingredients necessary--simply add the ice, some salt, sugar (if desired), and your beverage of choice. The cranking mechanism requires some muscle power, but even a 10-year old kid (or a sloshed adult) can crank it with minimal effort. What a find!!! A hearty cheers to Spin Master Toys for this contraption.