Comments on: V Tech – Discovery Nursery Farm

By: TJ

TJ — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:10:36 +0000

I bought this toy because my then 12-month old son got very interested in it in the store. I kept it in its box (you can use it while it’s still in the box), so that I could return it if he lost his interest within a couple of days. That never happened. In fact, it remained in its box in my car for several months, and I would prop it up on something next to my son’s carseat, and it kept him entertained for long stretches of time. When he started losing interest, I put the toy away, but now it’s back, this time in our living room, and my now 19-month old son loves playing with it. Sometimes when I’m busy in the kitchen and he feels that he needs to be there as well, I just tell him to go press the piggy’s nose, which he happily does and starts dancing to the music. His fingers never got stuck in the toy. The toy has been dropped and thrown many times, including once onto a concrete floor, and it still works. In all this time I only had to change batteries twice. I can see how it can annoy an adult, but a toddler can usually find lots of other ways to make annoying noises, and you just learn to filter them out and not pay much attention to them.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: C. Bateman

C. Bateman — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:33:43 +0000

This is one of the best toys I have bought for my daughter. We bought it 6 months ago and she is still interested in it. It has so many things to keep a babys interest.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: B. Phillips

B. Phillips — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:05:08 +0000

My 11 moth old son has gotten his fingers stuck twice in the swinging pig. This toy is a real danger to infants. Please DO NOT take it upon yourself to determine whether this toy is dangerous. Believe these reviews! This really happens. My son’s fingers were wedged under the pig and it took myself and my husband to free his fingers without inflicting more pain. This toy belongs in the trash and deserves no stars.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: T. Ashley

T. Ashley — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:00:59 +0000

My 10 month old son got his finger caught in the swinging pig door on 3 occasions. The final straw was when it took two of us to free his finger from the toy and left him with a black and blue finger the next day. This toy is dangerous. I called the VTECH 800 number to complain/warn them about the poor design of the toy. I dealt with a slow, inept customer service person who told me he would file my complaint and asked ME to call back in a few days to see if any managers replied to my complaint!!! He never even asked me what or how it happened!! Poor customer service, dangerous toys, and a high price for a toy that will hopefully end up in the trash before it breaks some poor kids finger. My rating for this toy and VTECH customer service is 0 stars.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: CQ DX

CQ DX — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:04:07 +0000

Before I start my review, I noticed that the latest version of this toy apparently differs slightly visually than the one pictured here on Amazon. My guess is that there may be two versions of this toy out, or that the one I purchased is the most recent incarnation. My review is for this current version as of March 2006. In short, this is an EXCELLENT toy for a developing infant, because it provides a good panoply of learning sound effects and songs to go along with blinking lights, and a functional keyboard to learn new music skills on. As the advertising for this toy states, the ‘Discovery Nursery Farm’ has many developmental benefit functions, such as developing motor skills, visual awareness, language development, and imaginative play thru realistic animal sounds and nursery rhymes that infants love to hear. And even though our infant is only 7 months old (the box it came in says it is for infants “9+ months”), she LOVES this toy, as is evidenced by her many smiles, giggles, ‘razzing’, and overall attention she pays to it. And we have thankfully had no issues with fingers getting stuck, or other safety issues. Perhaps the newer version has effectively addressed this previous safety issue that some reviewers brought up here. In addition, ergonomically, this is a GREAT toy for an infant who loves to spend a lot of time on his/her tummy. The toy is on their level physically, and they can play with it easily while lying down as well as sitting up, with all the buttons and keys well within their reach. And on the lighter subject of the singer being a wee bit ‘off key’, and having a strange voice (as some reviewers have mentioned), this is really a ‘non-issue’. In fact, his interesting voice sounds kind of appropriately goofy and perfectly fit for a fun child’s toy. Then again, compared to hearing the English language butchered and ‘raped’ so many times ever since moving to the state of Ohio 10 years ago, his voice is excellent! GREAT JOB ‘VTech’!!!
Rating: 5 / 5