Hasbro Playskool Crew Dusty The Talking Vacuum

This is a really cute product. My daughter is afraid of the "real" sweeper, so I thought this might help. She does use it occasionally. She isn't that into it. The hose has trouble staying attached - it doesn't want to clip into place. It works well and talks to you.

This vacuum is really cute. It's nice because it is fun even without batteries and the sounds!
My son loves to watch the yarn spin around, however this is where the con comes in... You can only see the yarn and eyes from the front of the vacuum so while he is pushing it around he can't see it very well then gets bored.
Also, mine is purple with a yellow handle.

My 22mo old daughter truly enjoys this toy. Was her most favorite over the holiday. Sound is not really loud, so quite enjoyable for the parents as well.

My son has loved to help Mommy clean since he started walking! He particularly loves sweeping and vaccuming! He used to pretend his corn popper was a vaccum, but received this for Christmas at 20 months old. Of all the Christmas presents he received this was definitely in the top 2! It's just the right height for a toddler, he can turn it off and on by himself. The sound effects are realistic of a vaccum and the phrases are plentiful and just too cute, my favorite "I think I just swallowed a hairball"! I also love the size, it doesn't take up a lot of space but isn't too small that it isn't realistic either! A great toy for a boy or girl who loves to help mommy and daddy clean!

This review is from a mom of a 21 month old. My child is actually terrified of "real" vacuums, so when she received this as a gift I was rather curious how she would react.

It is a big big hit. The pros:

1) Packaging/assembly. First off, this was pretty easy to get OUT of the packaging. The wires were set up so they stripped off the toy very easily. The only assembly was having to "snap" the handle into the base. So, 5 Stars for packaging and assembly.

2) Sturdiness. This seems to be a pretty sturdy little toy, and it is about the right height for my almost 2 year old to push without it flipping around weirdly, or getting stuck on carpet edges.

3) The hose. I was actually impressed that the hose stays in the position you SEE it in the photo. I thought it would be flopping around and getting in the way during pushing/play. It doesn't. So...5 stars for the ergonomics/design...perfect for toddlers!

4) Cute to watch. Its cute to watch your toddler using it. The eyes flip back and forth like the old fashioned chatterbox phones, and the vaccuum part actually "whirls" around.

Cons:

1) Well its a talking toy..and after hearing it for the umpteenth time, its bound to get annoying. BUT...5 stars to Hasbro because it has an OFF switch so you can turn off the talking!

2) I wouldn't pay the $$49.00 listed here, but I DID see it at a local big box store for $24.99 and that price is about right I think.

I would recommend this for toddlers ages 18M and up.