Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Giant Ant Farm
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Manufacturer: Uncle MiltonBrand: Uncle Milton
Model: 0033
Product features:
- Ant habitat (15" wide x 10" high)
- Year supply of ant food - all the vitamins, minerals and protein busy ants need
- Illustrated Ant Watcher's Manual
- Order form to receive live ants by mail*
- Break-resistant and Escape Proof
Toys and Games Reviews of Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Giant Ant Farm
Customer Review: Major Waste of Money and Time
Summary: 1 Stars
I would never recommend a Milton ant farm to anyone. Believing the hype on the box, I bought two gel farms. One for my primary class and one for my own children at home. First of all, what they DON'T tell you on the package is that they only ship to interior/northern states and Canada between April and September. If you recall, the school year ends in June. So for many teachers this won't work...but I didn't know that when I spent my money. But wait..it gets worse.
We ordered ants in March so they'd be shipped in April. They were to be sent express, but could take, we were told, 'up to' 3 weeks. 3 weeks after they were supposedly shipped, we had no ants. We called. They gave us a tracking number. A week later 2 tubes of ants came. All but a few were dead. Small surprise. They starved. We also noticed that Milton was not the shipper. "Whoever They Were Toy Store' paid under $2 to ship the ants and we had paid CA$17 for EXPRESS! Of the ones we got, none would tunnel. We even had a retired high school teacher try to help. He had a traditional sand farm when he was teaching, that he built himself and had been doing farms for years. No matter what he and I tried, the ants hated the gel. They just kept dying and the live ones stacked up the bodies of the dead until they were all dead. It was pitiful to watch the last one, alone.
We called Milton and told them about the shipping method and dead ants. 'They' sent more ants. Same thing. Shipment took more than 3 weeks, sent snail mail again. Dead ants. By this time it was mid June. School was almost over. We called Milton again. They said 'oops sorry - no more we can do - we're not sending more ants'. Then they claimed they don't actually 'ship' the ants direct. They have 'agents' that do it. They told us we'd have to argue with the agent that actually shipped the ants. We got the number and called the shipper. GET THIS. They said that the first $15 we paid was for Milton to send the ants to the agent. The remaining $2 was for the snail mail to us. The agent was going to 'lose money' if they paid for a better method. (I guess our money didn't matter.)
Their response to our situation? 'Sorry, you'll have to talk to Milton'.
So, we got the royal run-around. We called Milton again. Their solution? Return the ant kits to the retailer we bought them from. We got them from ToysRUS, who said...."Sorry, you've used the kits. No refund."
We call Milton back. They say..."Ok, we'll refund your money. BUT you have to send the kits to us.........registered and insured mail, your cost."
Punch line time.... The shipping was more than we paid for the farms. We still have them. Useless things.
Oh yes, and I forgot. The second punch line...the ants die after about 6-8 weeks anyway, even if you get live, healthy ants, so...you need to keep paying for more ants. The same ants that most states and all provinces can only get between April 1 and August 31.
Your kids get to watch the ants die, over and over again...for piles of your money. Cool, eh? NOT
Here's a better idea, google ant farms at antcam. We finally found these guys. They build regular old farms that don't collapse or they give you plans to do your own. The ants are happy. They don't die needlessly and you can go get your own ants in your backyard.
(HEY why didn't Milton tell us this in the first place?? Er.)
It's a money grab. Nothing more. Cruel to the ants and expensive for the buyer. Run away from this one, especially if you live in an interior or nothern state and especially if you live in Canada.
Shame on you Uncle Milton.
Description of Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Giant Ant Farm
The largest viewing area of any Ant FarmŽ habitat! Perfect for classrooms!Biology, Anatomy & Botany Toys
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