Jumbo Dinosaurs Reviews

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We gave this as a gift to my 2 year old nephew along with a set of blocks. It was a great combo as he and his younger sister built a stable for the dinosaurs, then built a castle that they defended with the dinosaurs. Liked that there was room for imagination with these dinosaurs. They didn't smell unless you put your nose right up on them, they they smelled like plastic.

They're solid, and would hurt if they were thrown forcefully, but so would most toys. Good size for smaller people's hands, but still substantial enough for grown-ups to play with too.

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I was excited to give these dinosaurs to my nephew who is in the 'dinosaur phase', but when I received them I could not bear the chemical smell of them, let alone allow my young nephew play with them. Think twice before ordering as I see this as being one of those Chinese toys recalled because of a lead or some other elemental defect.

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I bought this package for my little cousin(3 years old) and when I received it i was amazed at the great quality of the product!! they look awesome for anyone who likes to collect them. Needless to say, this was my cousin's favorite gift!

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Pro: these are pretty solidly made. They're a nice size. They're colorful.

Con: the offgassing is really, really bad. If you're giving these to a small child as a gift, you might want to open up the box and let them offgas outside for a day or two before repackaging and giving. Seriously, these things smell BAD.

Another problem is that the Amazon item listing says that they're made of dishwasher-safe plastic, which is why, in spite of the offgassing mentioned in some of the reviews, we went ahead and bought this set for our preschooler: we thought we would just run them through a cycle or two before giving. Unfortunately, the product insert has this to say: "To prevent water from trapping inside the dinosaurs, do not immerse them in water. Pieces are not dishwasher safe." And indeed, there's a little hole in the tails that will suck up water if you wash them to try to get rid of some of the weird plastic smell. So I'm not sure what you're supposed to do about the offgassing problem, except maybe leave them in the sun for a couple of days.

Overall, I think this toy would be an okay buy if not for the offgassing+not diswasher-safe problem. As is, I feel like I overpaid. I'm hoping the offgassing will slow down in a couple of days, but we'll see.

Edited to add: the offgassing did indeed slow significantly after a week. To help it along, I scrubbed the dinosaurs in hot water and soap by hand, then left to air-dry. After about a week, I was comfortable letting our child play with them. They have become a favorite toy, and get used pretty hard, and seem to be holding up well. I still feel unsure about recommending this product to others, since the initial offgassing is really pretty awful. So I'm sticking with two stars, and I wouldn't give this to a child who's young enough to still put things in its mouth a lot.

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From reading these reviews, and comparing the photos with what I received, I'd say that some people are receiving a different product. What I got were cheaply-produced, poorly-molded blobs of plastic that filled the room with the smell of ammonia and paint thinner. Most of the reviews here are positive though, so I'm guessing maybe the vendor sometimes runs out of the actual quality product, and they send this instead? Who knows. I'm returning what they sent.