Pioneer Globe Reviews

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This is my second Replogle globe. Replogle is the best! Their Pioneer World Globe has a little of everything (well almost). It shows major cities, raised relief mountains, ocean currents, color-coded countries and states, and legend. Like most of their globes, it also comes with a plastic time zone dial over the north pole, so you can sort of figure out what time it is in other parts of the world compared to others. My favorite feature which stands out among others is its gyroscopic apparatus, which enables you to tilt the earth upside down without lifting its base, so you can see Antarctica in its entirety. With other lower-priced globes, you have to lift the whole globe, and the base gets in the way, so you really cannot see Antarctica.

There are two things I dislike about this globe. It has no topographical information, but I suppose that is what the Atlantis World Globe is for. (I guess you cannot have everything.) Also, it scratches easily, so don't bang it around.

Another insignificant thing I notice is the placement of the political information. Because the globe is constructed with strips of cardboard (like orange peels), none of the city, state, or country names are printed across two strips. It does not take away from the quality of information; it's just quirky to look at. I am very detailed-oriented and pay attention to everything. Most of you probably will not even notice this.

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In the final stages of production, this item was misaligned but somehow got through quality control. The north south lines are off by 10-12 degrees at the equator where the upper half and lower half of the globe are joined. See enclose photos.

I had read from other reviews that this was common place but decided to take a chance.

How could such a huge mistake on a globe costing $80.00 get by quality control? Is this a factory second, and if so, why not advertise it as such?

That's probably why it was $20 off.

I'll never by another Replogle again.

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Pros:

Great learning tool for 9-12 year olds.

Excellent details.

Up-to-date political boundaries.

Cons:

The globe's skin seems could have been done better.

The quality of the globe stand is not as good as I had hoped.

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I chose this globe for my 7 year old daughter. The Pioneer globe had good reviews and a metal stand. Perfect, right? No. The stand is a thin, light weight, tin material. You have to hold the base to spin the globe. I was hoping for a heavier, sturdier base for the amount of money. I would return it if Santa didn't bring it.

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We wanted to buy our family a globe and were surprised when we looked around and found that they are not cheap! (Maybe this is common knowledge, but we were surprised). So when we realized we would be spending at least $50, we did our research. After reading reviews, we went with this one. And we are so glad we did! It is a great quality. Some of the other globes we had looked at mentioned a wobbly or flimsy base, but this one seems good and solid, able to deal with the weight of the globe itself. One reviewer mentioned some lines being off and after looking really hard, I did find that it is a teensy weensy off matching lines before the equator and after. But my sister and I had to look to find that. Our globe has South Sudan on it, which pleased us very much (we travel to East Africa so that was kindof important to us), and that became a country just a few months ago. The ability to tilt the globe upside down is such a pleasure! All the family (including my parents) really loved that feature. I have no worries with letting my 2 yr old hold it either, it seems such good quality. I have already recommended it to several people.

UPDATE:

Nearly 2 years later, and this globe is still going strong! We use it almost daily, looking up some country or ocean. My now-4 yr old still loves to tote it around. I am still thrilled with this globe.