Is the Melissa & Doug Shape Sorter Truly Evil or Am I Just the Dumbest PhD in America? - Page 2

[MommytoTwo]

I just gave this to DS for his birthday and I FRICKEN HATE IT. What genius decided to not have the top attached? So every time we turn it to look for a shape the stupid top falls off. I fricken hate this thing. Did I mention that? I used to have a plastic Fisher Price one and it was much better than this stupid POS.

[lunapier]

Originally Posted by tommom

It's also annoying that the top is not attached. It always falls of and dumps the pieces everywhere when ds uses it.

Evil. I have trouble getting the dang rectangle in the box. Grrr. The paint chips, as well.

I think that Melissa & Doug toys are crappy and poorly made. We also have the MD alphabet blocks. Another annoying crappy toy.

[Thursday Girl]

we have had this problem too, just playing at other people's houses. I LOVED my plastic fisher price ball one, that one rocked!

[lmbjer]

Ha! I am so glad that you posted this. Ours justs sits empty, the pieces long since have been used as stacking blocks.


Although, I think the outlining idea is worth a try!

My vote? Evil

[NYCVeg]

We have this one, and love it:
http://www.oompa.com/baby-toys/item/...rting-Box.html

[sweetieberlin]

this is the one we have, its fantastic..

http://www.blueberryforest.com/selec...orting-toy.htm

[ar2974]

DD stacks the blocks and dh makes fun of me because it takes me forever to figure it out.

[abharrington]

Originally Posted by sweetieberlin

this is the one we have, its fantastic..

http://www.blueberryforest.com/selec...orting-toy.htm

wow...that one looks awesome!! we have the M&D and dd doesnt' really play with it as a shape sorter, like all the other pp's said. i think the only M&D toys we like (and we have a TON as mil thinks they are great) are the magnetic letters and numbers, bc the entire back of the letter is magnetic, so no chance a small magnet will pop off.

[natural_momma]

Another vote for evil!

[tumblebeee]

Our M&D shape sorter was given to us so I'm making do with it. The top really bugged me so I added some velcro to it. Works great!

[root*children]

M&D STILL hasn't improved those things?!? We bought one for my now 8yo, when we has 1yo. I shared in your frustration with the top not staying on, but not for long, I'm not one for pointless toys sitting around, and my DS *really* wanted to play with it! I glued strips of velcro onto the top, just on those two notches. It was just the right strength that my toddler could get the top off. I also called m&d and told them that it was a problem and how I fixed it ... I guess they didn't care

[Masel]

When I tried to get DD to put the shapes in she'd just lift the lid and toss them in. She looked at my like I was crazy for trying to make her do it the hard way. Yeah, we've mostly used this for stacking and color sorting.

[cera]

wow I can't believe so many hate this toy. We have one and ds loves it!

[shooflymama]

That Melissa and Doug shape sorter is one of the worst toys we ever bought.

The Tupperware shape shorter, on the other hand, is one of the best:

http://order.tupperware.com/coe/app/...r=P10054276000

You can find plenty of them used on ebay, too, if you're so inclined. Both boys have loved it, it is well-designed, challenging, and fun for them.