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I was looking for a large inflatable globe for a while. The Jet Creations globe was the cheapest one I could find in that size.
It turns out that the cheapest is not bad at all in this case. The globe really is 36" in diameter when inflated. It comes with the stand (as pictured), with a patch for punctures, and with a pumping adapter. Everything comes in a nice box that is quite suitable for giving the globe as a gift.
The globe seems to be made of a sturdy vinyl, and I don't anticipate problems with quality. The pumping valve is large, which is helpful, but pumping the globe using lung power can certainly make one dizzy. The globe is not exactly spherical when pumped, but it is actually surprisingly close (there are 4 or so patches of vinyl connected together forming flatter regions in the middle of the patches and slight bulges at the seams). The valve is in the middle of Antarctica, and on the north pole there is a loop to hang the globe (looks sturdy).
The globe was somewhat dirty, so the first thing I had to do was to wipe it. Then I have noticed that some of the print is smudged in some areas. There are the continents and countries which seem to be blended directly into vinyl, and these were fine. There is red print for countries, and black print for places. In some places, the black print was either warped or totally disfigured so that the names could not be read at all. There disfigured text is not a big deal for me as it happens in only a few places. I could probably try to replace the globe with another one, but for me the few problems are not worth going through the trouble.
All in all, this is a great toy as much for me as for my child. The detail of the images on the globe while not astounding is actually pretty good. I can wholeheartedly recommend this toy to anyone who wants to teach kids about the earth, countries, continents, and so on. We already had fun (with our kids) talking about how one has to fly the plane from one place to another and actually being able to "fly" a plane over this huge globe. :)
Disclaimer: I did not get this toy from Amazon (better price elsewhere), but it looks identical to what I got.
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