Barbie Fairytopia Mermadia Bubble Vanity

Shame on Mattel for selling such a poorly designed and flimsy toy. Ten minutes out of the box and I have already decided to take it back tomorrow morning! As the previous reviewer said, the arm on the bubble wand keeps coming off. The strap and suction cup provided are not strong enough to hold the vanity to the side of the tub. (And since this is battery operated, falling into the water would probably not be good for the unit!) If you want Mermaidia toys, stick with the dolls and avoid this one!

I purchased this toy today for my daughter. It really is cute to look at and since I didn't have much luck with the Bratz Bubble blowing doll, I figured I'd give this one a shot. While the bubble blowing is continuous, the area where the bubble wand sticks into just fits and for some unknown reason, instead of fully surrounding the wands stick, it has a slight opening in the tube which, after a few minutes of bubble blowing, the wand falls out. I am going to try glue to keep it in there. It also isn't too sturdy as it is roundish in shape so when you turn it on and off, you need to use two hands. There is nothing educational about this toy but who cares! You really are purchasing it for the bubbles which it really does a good job of blowing. To make even more bubbles, I would suggest picking up a bottle of the gazzilion bubbles as they work much better than the ones that came with the set.