For those that have had this toy a long time have your cheerios or mac n cheese seperated from the bowl?
1688899
Ours has come out of the bowl and also the cheerios. They get thrown around quite a bit though. Not really that big of a deal for us.
1688900
Yes the Mac n Cheese separated from the bowl after 2 months use. I just used my glue gun to glue it back together.
1688901
We have had this for 3 months. the cereal bowl was being tossed around the room this weekend and it came apart. my niece actually seemed to like it more that she could take the cereal out and show that it was "done. all gone". we haven't decided if we're going to glue it back or leave it as it is.
1688902
No we have had ours for over a year now and they are as if they came out of the package. My daughter still plays with these almost everyday. We have had no issues with any of the items separating.
2098264
I rinse mine off after every use and allow to 'air dry'. I might suggest that if you really have to 'clean' the toy, soak it in warm water then it should be easy to use a paper towel to get into all the nooks and get it clean. I would then just be sure to rinse it with warm water after every use. Hope this helps.
35635
We don't buy the busy buddy treats. We put things like cheese, cut up apples and baby carrots in ours. Cheerios might fall out pretty easy on the medium sized squirrel, but they might do ok with the small one. The prongs on the end hold in a lot of treats. Hope that answers your question!
531516
If there is a way to actually take all the pieces apart, I'd love to hear it. Over time, cat fur gets trapped between layers of plastic, and it is impossible to fully clean the ball without completely taking it apart.
667901
I personally have not had this problem and have had the tall feeder for over a month now. The care instructions recommend wiping the feeder daily to avoid this happening and I try to do this. I know this doesn't answer your question about solving the problem after it occurs, but hopefully this will help others know how to avoid it, and that it doesn't necessarily happen. My dog gets most of her drool on the floor, so I don't really have much to clean up on the feeder :)
1305020
I throw some warm water and vinegar, shake it and rinse it well. Since you can't really see inside of the toy, I'm afraid to use dish detergent on it (can't see if all the suds are out without using like 5 gallons of water rinsing it out). The water and vinegar has been working for a little over a year and a half now without problem!
844141
I haven't had that issue but it's mostly been used as a catch all for my baby's toys. I would contact the manufacturer to see if they would replace it.
646274
Mine just did the same thing last week. Not sure why. I feel like it should be replaced by Stanley but I am unsure how to go about it. I haven't even own this lunchbox a year.
2271803
If the pull-up ball isn't locking in place, there is a default with your device. I use mine about twice a week, and no problems yet. I rarely put milk in it, though... too much cleaning.
2092661
The bowl is separate. I guess if u find the right side a different bowl in it.
2264666
No, I removed the wrapping to replace gum balls with m&m;'s and had no problem. The lid stays on tight and it shouldn't get messy if that is your concern.
330860
I actually just had this happen to me. Honestly, I just said my good byes and am now just using a microwave. I was sorry to see it go because it was the best thing I ever bought.
295857
I got it for my kids when then were 3. They played with it for a year and haven't touched it since. If I had some stuff for the inside they would maybe rediscover it. I'm actually thinking about selling it
35632
Actually Cheerios would easily fit but would fall out too easily. I don't use busy buddy treats . I just stuff it with my dogs favorite treats. Or you can put peanut butter or something like that and freeze it before giving to your dog. It is very similar to a Kong except a little more challenging for a dog to get the treats out, but not by a whole lot. My dog is really good at getting her treats out of any toy I've tried.
831426
not at all... We bought this for Christmas when our first son was 3. He is now almost 7 and still loves playing with it with his friends and our other children. Our 1 year old and 2 year old LOVE it as well. I only wish we thought of buying it sooner for our first son. I think it is only recommended after 3 years but I would recommend it for 6 months +. My daughter played with it before she could even walk (at 8 1/2 months) she would crawl over to the kitchen and use it to pull herself up to a standing position to play with it. My kids are very rough on their toys and this is still standing and used daily after four years. The noise on the burner doesn't work that well as water was poured on it during a secret mission cooking experience but other than that everything still works and beeps as it ought to which is really amazes me. For the people who gave it poor reviews- it must be put together properly in order to have the oven door close and no, this is NOT a self cleaning kitchen. The children take all of the drawers out of the kitchen and all of the cooking products & food products out of it to play with them, so yes, it does create a mess but it is so easy to pick up afterwards and why would you buy a toy that they don't want to play with? It also provides a great opportunity to teach the children how to pick up after themselves with an easy task of putting everything back where it belongs in their kitchen. We supplemented it with many Melissa & Doug food products and the Melissa & Doug produce stand and they play with it every day. It has survived a move to the UK as well and is still played with often even though my kids are now 10, 5 & 4. Still a great toy 7 years later!
1683703
Some of them have and some of them haven't. I have purchased many sets from this line. Some have kind of a new toy smell I'd call it that goes away. I'm pretty sensitive to smells and it's never been bothersome to me. I think the ones I noticed it the most had the cereal bowl or the mac n cheese bowl I think because of the glue. I think it also may depend on weather conditions in shipping or something like that because some reviewers seems to notice more smell on the same sets then others. I hope this helped. Still hands down my favorite play food
1594833
I have hand washed her, submerged her in water, scrubbed lightly on a stain. She turned out fine, but I wouldn't want to do it very often. And she does have a magnet under her smile - it's what holds that pacifier on. Otherwise, she's pretty much like any other stuffed toy. I've seen some ratty Stella's at Goodwill that look like they have been through the washer a few times, so I wouldn't toss her in the wash machine.