MAGNETS - Rattle Snake Eggs - ROUND 3/4" Dia Reviews

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These magnets are very fun. Hold them in your hand and they'll clink together making a "singing" or "buzzing" sound depending how you ask. Very unique noise.

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Buy Joe Knows Electronics 1/4W 86 Value 860 Piece Resistor Kit

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This set of resistors is the perfect starter kit for any electronics hobbyist. Even an avid tinkerer/engineer will find this price near impossible to beat. At about $20, you have practically all necessary resistors neatly organized into bags in a small, space saving, box. My only wish is that they start providing higher wattage sets!

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Update:

I've been running into tolerance issues with these resistors. Here's an example: A 680k resistor reading at 734k. On the high-side of 1%, this resistor should be reading at 687k. Now if the product stated 10% tolerance, we'd be alright.

I'm also not a fan of how flimsy the leads are coming from the resistor. Looks like the adage "too good to be true" may hold weight here.

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Update:

I've gone through the tedious task of measuring each of the 86 values in this set and here are my results:

470 ohm 2% variance

1.5k ohm 2% variance

100k ohm 2% variance

270k ohm 2% variance

470k ohm 3% variance

330k ohm 10% variance

680k ohm 10% variance

5.6M ohm 30% variance (only one of the resistors read this high, the others hit 1% as expected)

The 2% variance, while out of spec, shouldn't be a concern. The 330k and 680k, however, are way off. One of the 5.6M resistors read a whopping 30% off. I'm wondering if there's quality control issues from this batch.

Joe has offered to replace the sets that are out of range. I appreciate this greatly. It is more important to me in dealing with a business to see that the business cares about its product than getting a faulty item. In this case, I'd like to see the new batch arrive with the thicker leads as promised and with greater QC. Also, again, higher wattage sets!

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This resistor kit is a good value for the electronics hobbyist. I looked at several electronics catalogs and hobby sites before ordering this item. The kit provides a great range of precision(1%, metal film)1resistors in a convenient and well marked package. The 1/4 watt rating is fine for most digital and many analog projects. I prefer this box with individually labeled resealable bags to a cabinet of resistors because it takes less space. The resistors are small, so the color code markings can be a bit hard to read. If, like me, your eyesight is not perfect, a multimeter is a useful way to confirm the R value.

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the package has resistors from 0 Ohms to 10M ohms with accuracy 1%, .25 Watts rating , good enough for most of the work you might need. cheap price, high accuracy good deal.

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I'm colorblind. I work and tinker with electronics, and it is often difficult for me to discern the color bands printed on through-hole resistors. Many resistor kits do not individually label resistors, and expect the user to sort them. It is very nice that this kit individually labels each bag of resistors!

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I got this kit because I've recently become interested in electronics. One day I realized that the little selection of resistors that I got at RadioShack didn't cut it.

This kit is so incredibly convenient. The first thing that I did when I got it was to sort my existing collection of resistors into the bags. They are labeled with the value, so this was really easy.

Some things you should know about these resistors:

* They are the "blue" kind. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it does it make it a little more difficult to read the color codes because the blue background provides less contrast.

* They are 5-band resistors. The box has a great little chart for reading 5-band resistors. If you can read 4-band resistors then you will have no trouble with these. Why was this necessary? Some of the resistors have values that can't be expressed using the 4-band system.

* The leads are just a little bit thinner than you would find on a resistor that you bought from RadioShack, or a similar store. I personally don't care. They are still 1/4 of a watt, but the leads aren't as thick as the resistors that most beginners have become accustomed to.

I highly suggest that you buy this kit. If you ever need to build an oscillator, it will be important to have the right resistor values. Same goes for voltage dividers.

With that said, I have two suggestions for future versions of the kit:

* Please include some empty bags with blank labels so that we can make our own bags if we have some strange resistor values that didn't come with the kit.

* Please include 29k resistors. They are important if you wanted to make a phase-shift oscillator (search for it on Wikipedia)

P.S.: Joe, if you ever make a capacitor kit that matches the quality of this one, I will buy it in a heartbeat.

Word World Friends Bird Review

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The toy itself doesn't stay together very well. Might be a singular defect. Bird must be disassembled to fit into egg, which does not latch in any way and comes apart constantly. Fun idea, and I love WordWorld, so it's worth it.

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My 2.5 year old loves this. He's entertained for at least 10 minutes just taking it out of the egg, building it, and then playing with it. I kept the throw away little brown X and told him it was food and now he enjoys pretend feeding it as well. Great purchase. Also great for wording with outs like open, in, out, and counting, as they are in pieces and must be built.

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My 2 yr old loves this but the egg doesn't actually stick together, thats the only thing i don't like about it. Otherwise it's fun product and my son doesnt mind that the egg doesn't stick together. He loves anything Word World!

Cheap Fisher-Price Growing Baby: Rainbow Snail Stacker

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We got this toy for my 9 month old daughter for Christmas and I wish I would have saved the packaging so I could return it. The stacks of rainbows are not steady at all and fall off with the slightest touch. The way my daughter "plays" with this toy is this: I set the rainbow stack up for her, she touches it (barely), the pieces all fall off, she picks one up for a second or two, drops it, and moves on. I'm left with a big ol' snail and four random arches scattered on the floor. Definitely not worth the bulk that this toy takes up. We also got my daughter a set of TOMY stacking cups and they are a much better toy for this purpose. They stack nicely and nest nicely, and they are compact when stored. They're cheaper too! See my photo.

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Wonderful! My son (6mo) really enjoys feeling the textured patterns on the 'shell.'

He also likes to grab and shake the body of the snail and listen to it rattle.

This toy is a fun alternative to the stackable rings. Would recommend to anyone with a small child.

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I purchased this for a friend's baby. I lived that it was a new take on the stackable donuts. True to Fisher Price form, the colors are vibrant and bright... Not just primary colors,

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This is different and one of many toys my granddaughter has. It is not the first thing she goes for I will say, but it is unique.

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We received this as a gift for my LO. She is 7mo and really seems to enjoy smacking the toy around. She is still too young to actually stack the pieces, but I'm sure she will continue to like this toy as she gets older.

Cheap Teaching Poster Set: Geology-Rocks and Minerals; no. MC-P212

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These posters are rugged and informational. I work with 8th graders in a Middle School, and these posters have just enough information to be a great resource. The additional teaching materials are a bonus.

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i hung these up in my classroom and it seems to help the kids with understanding the types of rocks that form.

Cheap Learning Resources All Around Learning Mat (LER1049)

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I wasn't sure how this product would be, as it's always tough for me to purchase things over the internet. However, I am pleasantly surprised with this learning mat. My toddler is currently enrolled in daycare and preschool, however within the next few months I anticipate staying home with her so I wanted to continue with some of the structure she is currently used to. I looked around at several circle time mats, and could not find anything under $100. With the low price of this product, I was a little unsure of what to expect, espeically since the description does not list the material this is made out of. The learning mat is made out of a strong, thick plastic material. I like that because it will be easy to clean and keep sanitized. It folds up easily for storage, or you can leave it out for all day use. It comes with a few cute games for toddlers to play. The colors are vibrant, and I do like how the mat has numbers, shapes, and colors. My only suggestion for the manufacturer would be to add letters as well. My daughter sat on the mat and said "Where is the Z?" (her name is Zoe, so she is always looking for the letter Z). With only 10 spaces on the mat, I am sure it would be difficult to add 26 letters to it, though. The backside of this mat is just a plain yellow color, so perhaps the manufacturer could add the alphabet to the back of the mat? This mat will definitely hold up for home use, even with a few kids. I find the size and durability to be great for home use. If you have a home daycare or preschool and have numerous kids needing to play circle time, I would recommend investing in a circle rug, which would hold up better for that use. However, for home use with 5 kids or less I think this product is perfect!

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Buy Number Line Slider Boards - Set of 10

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my kids really like the slider and use it for their homework.

its also been used by their school and local mathematics school for gifted children

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Best iQuest Cartridge: 5th Grade Social Studies with One Cartridge Deals

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This cartridge is not current. My kid has a 2005 textbook which is not in the cartridge.

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Who would have thought that my son's 5th grade Social studies book wouldn't be included on this cartridge? When the item description didn't mention that it wouldn't be compatible with all curriculums, I didn't think twice about ordering this. My school system uses all of the mainstream text books, yet I keep striking out with these cartridges because none of our books are included in any of the subjects. Amazon should list the textbooks that are included on the cartridges in the product description. It would be easy enough, as the books are listed right on the back of the package.

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PRODUCT GREAT AND HELPFUL. IMPROVED A LETTER GRADE AND ENJOYED IT! GREAT BUY!!

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i really like these me and my friend play on them to and i told her i am not smarter than a 5th grader

Chicco: Flip 'N Play Smart Table Review

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I got this for my then 1 year old son and he's still playing it now at almost 3. All the kids I babysit love it as well and it's easy to flip over themselves.

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Bought this for my 18-month old twins. Put the table together...legs do not attach well and are easily removed. We have had to remove them permanently and the twins play with the musical part by itself. Obviously, we can't flip to the building part because the legs will not stay on. I was disappointed with the structural part of this, but impressed with the overall "learning" part.

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This toy was purchased for my son when he was just 5 months old. The top was placed on the floor (without the base) where he loved to push the buttons and watch it light up and play music. As he started to pull up to stand we put the top on the base and he loved the achievement of pulling up and finding his familiar light up toy. Now that he is 16 months old he is constantly hiding things in the cubby-hole where the blocks store and flipping the top over to build. A previous poster stated the legs come off, I had to get up and go look at the toy thinking they had posted a review for the wrong toy... Our table/toy has been so sturdy I had forgotten the legs were separate. We have not experienced this issue at all. We find it to be a stable sturdy and fun toy.

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We purchased this just before our son's first birthday a year ago, and he still loves it! The variety of activities is great, and everything is very durable. Lots of unique features we couldn't find on toys in the stores in our area.

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I love this table first because it is lower to the ground than the other tables and second because you can take the top off and set it on the ground if you choose to. I have twins and my sister purchased us two other tables not knowing we had this one and this table is by far the best. The babies play with this all the time because it is easier to get to and pull up on. They can even reach it on thier knees. Also the tables's interactive parts are more entertaining and practical.

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This toy is one of those ones you would never think to buy, but kids LOVE. It gets played with constantly.

The round drum thing on the back of the snail has a clear window on one side and a pink door on the other. It lifts off the snail, the snail part and all the shapes can really be forgotten but the CONTAINER, now THAT is really something to a 13-month-old. Open/close/put stuff in/take it out...repeat. The clear window and easy-to-open lid are what make it a winner.

We stumbled on it when a friend loaned us a box of toys for my first child and I scoured the earth to find it. I got one for our next child, and gave it as a gift to another, and it is in constant use.

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Lowercase Letters (Teaching Tiles) Review

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We're teaching our daughter to read, and it was really difficult to illustrate that "top" is the same as "stop" just with an extra letter added on the front. These tiles are perfect for that, since we can arrange and re-arrange them, and she gets to participate in the process and sound out the different parts of the word and then join them together. There's a great variety of letters so we're not sorting around to find a "b" or an "r" and we store them in a little plastic container when not in use. Love these.

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Great deal and great product! My students love using this in the classroom to practice spelling words and phonics rules.

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My kindergartners love these tiles. They use them to spell C-V-C words in one of our Work Stations.

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My 4 year old likes them very much. (of course he likes the box just as much) These are all lower case letters.The entire alphabet is there plus numerous extra letters.

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I use this a lot with my sons homework. We build his sight words and sound out words. They work great. I would have given 5 stars but some of the letters are not centered on the tile and sitting low. That is my only complaint but they still work for us.

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Great manipulative toy. My nephew enjoys it. I was disappointed to see that Amazon has it listed as 6 months and up and the package says 1 year and up. Not a big deal, but it might matter to someone if they order it for a little one.

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I was not disappointed in this grasping toy from Melissa and Doug. Initially I was somewhat concerned about pinched fingers getting caught in joints or bands for hair to get caught in, but we have had no such issues. The dinosaur is very well constructed and there is little to no possibility of pinches. My daughter is easily able to twist and manipulate the individual segments and has remained amused by this toy over the past two months. There have been no issues with chipping paint or broken pieces (this is a toy that stays in her play pen so its survived quite a few tosses onto the hardwood floors).

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I recently purchased this toy for my 8 month old son. He has other Melissa & Doug toys that he loves and I was very excited to give him this new toy. When it arrived I was very pleased with the design, bright colors and I was sure he would love it. The first time I gave it to him he was thrilled!!! He loved holding it by the neck and the tail, swinging it around and putting the feet in his mouth. I was very pleased with my purchase and knew that he would get lots of use out of it. Then to my horror I realized that his mouth was full of paint chips!!! He has put the feet in his mouth a couple of times for under a minute total, but that was enough to soften the paint and cause it to start chipping. After taking it away from him I closely examined the toy and discovered that I could remove large chunks by rubbing my fingernail lightly over the surface. I immediately returned the toy for a refund. When packaging this item for return I also realized that the package states that this toy is for 1+ years. The Amazon listing states that it is for 6 months and up. Over all I would not recommend this toy for any young child due to the paint issue, otherwise it would be 5 stars.

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this toy is ok. bigger then i expected and the colors are not as bright (it actually is only painted on front/ backnot edges). it is solid construction and my child loves to chew on it. the problem is that his fingers get pinched in the bends all the time! i thought it was just himbeing that he is 6 mos but my niece is 13 mos and the same thing happens to her. i would say this toy is meant for preschoolersdefinitely not babies!

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My son loves this toy. More so to chew on which makes me glad the paint is safe. We take it with us wherever we go and he doesn't seem to get bored of it. It's a low price, too. Bonus!

LeapPad Stylus Pens - Pink (Set of 2) Reviews

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way to expensive for what you get. Would like to see a good 3rd party version of these.

Any thoughts?

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Little things like this tend to get lost, so I ordered extras for our girls' LeapPads. Not much to say as they're a pretty simple product. They seem to stand up to preschool & toddler use well.

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My daughter has a problem chewing on her stylus' .. so I've ordered these before and I keep coming back when she runs through the first on in the set of two.. usually by the time I get the next set she needs a new one!!

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Works like a charm. String is strong.I am very satisfied with my purchase. I would buy them again. Quick delivery too. Color is great too.

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Good product, a little more than you should expect to pay. However, it fit our kids leapsters with having to engineer a solution. Would by from seller again.

Kenson Kids I Can Do It Reward Chart: Stars Supplement Pack Reviews

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I highly recommend getting the extra stars for the reward chart. Our toddler gets very involved with the reward chart system, which is good, but it also means stars are always mysteriously disappearing.

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For whatever reason I thought I would need to purchase extra stars-I did not need them, not by a long shot. I assume if I were to lose the ones that came with the chart I will need more, but the chart comes with more than enough stars to begin with, so if you think you need extra to go along with the chart think again, if you actually do need replacements, these are just fine!

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Described this product as excellent because is agree to as presented on page amazon and arrived on time with good packaging and very protected. Is Good and to useful for those who want to point out something on a magnetic board.

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We have an autistic boy and this is a great way to reward him for his therapies. Once he gets to 5 he gets a treat. He can see it on the additional chart we bought the progress Made and how many more stars he needs. However the chart did come with 5 stars already so didn't need these extra but in case we lose nice to have extra.

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I love this product and needing these is not a reflection on the product. We have already lost a few of these under the fridge due to my 2 year old taking them off and then my cat batting them under the fridge. It was nice to have them on hand so we could finish the week without having to wiat for me to order more.