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HomeToys & HobbiesPretend Play & Dress-upSetsMelissa & Doug Mailbox and Mail Set |
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28 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 another great Melissa & Doug toy May 25, 2006
By kzhwang
This is a really fun toy for kids ages 3-6 that requires some thinking. While many 1-2 year olds enjoy putting the mail in the box, it can be frustrating for these toddlers. The wooden letters are of different thicknesses, and with the wooden stamps attached (by velcro), the letters must not only be put into the correct slot, but they must also be oriented the correct way to get them into the slot (see the close-up picture). The wooden key that opens the box is big (so it hopefully won't get misplaced), but ours is difficult to turn at times. There is another door that opens without a key. The only bad thing I see is that the brightly painted wooden mail, gets knicked up when it bangs together going into the mailbox.
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 Door broke within the first two hours Apr 22, 2007
By J. E. Macmicking
My son absolutely loved this mailbox, but not two hours after he started playing with it the locking front door broke off. The door is held on by a very small dowel, but it wasn't the easily replaceable dowel that broke. It was the mailbox itself that broke--the wood where the dowel sits is very thin. He's three, and is relatively gentle with his toys. There were a few other problems with the toy too.
For instance, there are three slots on the top for the different size envelopes that come with the mailbox. Unfortunately, if you use all the slots the mail will pile up in a zig-zag fashion. This means you can only get a two or three pieces of mail into the mailbox at one time unless you're really lucky, as the case may be.
In addition, the rear door of the mailbox isn't secured. Any envelopes put in the slot over this door tend to knock the door open when they're dropped in.
We've had a lot of Melissa & Doug toys and he's loved most of them. The idea here was fantastic, but it just needs to be re-designed. Until they do I can't recommend it for anyone.
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Great product, but... Jul 03, 2006
By Darlene Fisher
"Busy Gramma"
The mailbox is adorable and the letters and stamps are fun, but unfortunately, the lock was broken the first day and the whole door finally came off within a couple of weeks. If your kids aren't as boisterous as ours, it may last longer, but as far as I'm concerned, it's no match for a 5 year old boy. It's a shame too, because I have lots of Melissa & Doug toys and this is the only one that didn't hold up well.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Not the M&D Quality that I expect Mar 26, 2007
By G. Lunsford
"Mom of Three"
This mailbox is not as nicely constructed as most of the Melissa and DOug Toys are. The first day we had this toy, the door broke off. This was with pretty gentle play. The door is just held on with a wooden dowel and it broke very easily. We were really disapointed in the qulaity of this toy. The idea is interesting but, the execution poor.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
sturdy but not sturdy Mar 11, 2007
By Theresa
I was delighted at the sturdy construction of this product when it arrived. However, within just 20 minutes of gentle play use in my nursery school class, BOTH doors broke off because they are attached with weak lightweight dowels. To ship it back would be cost-prohibitive for me so I will repair it myself using a sturdier hinge... very frustrating. Besides that, it is adorable, and hopefully with the repair will last years in my classroom.
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