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07-18-2009, 07:29 AM | #1 |
B.A.T. Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: In my Xbox, because that's where all my friends live
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It was my son's birthday this last week, he turned 7. The first thing he wanted was some walkie talkies. We went to TRU and he found these cool Snake Eyes and Stormshadow walkie talkies made by Kids Design and Hasbro. They were $19.99 and they looked kind of cool. For 20 bucks I didn't have much hope in them off the get go, but we got them anyways. There was a pair of Cobra brand long range talkies that I thought would work better for $24.99 but he had his heart set on G.I. Joe. We got them home and they only worked about 20 feet in an open area, we couldn't even use them from his bedroom to the living room. I tried new batteries, but that didn't help. We ended up returning them and getting the Cobra brand instead. I put a few Joe and Cobra decals on them and they work great. My son and I are starting to have little faith in Hasbro!
Don't Buy! Waste of Money! I know you get what you pay for, but come on, they should at least work a little. And for five dollars more we picked up a pair that work throughout the whole city.
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07-18-2009, 07:39 AM | #2 |
L.P.G. Weapons Expert
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Australia
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I agree, if you want to sell something, & sell something that will be successful, then atleast make an effort to have that something actually work, right?
As you said, for an extra couple of dollars, you got something that was 100 times better, so why even bother releasing the G.I. Joe version of them? Makes you wonder what exactly is going through the heads of the people at Hasbro at times, well majority of the time. |
07-18-2009, 08:29 AM | #3 |
B.A.T. Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2009
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If the other ones wouldn't have been so cheap the normal consumer would have just thought, these are twenty dollar walkie talkies. But having the other ones for $24.99 just makes Kids Design and Hasbro look stupid.
My son was bummed, but the new ones say Cobra on them. I knew I'd get him to cross over to the dark side eventually! ha ha
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07-18-2009, 08:42 AM | #4 |
Crimson lady of the Guard
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Well, at least you got a set that worked. What has happened to quality?
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My feedback Thread http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...tml#post642922 (PLEASE READ MY WANTS LIST, any help finding these items would be wonderful) My wants list http://www.hisstank.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36991 |
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