Hasbro Spider-Man 3 Deluxe Spinning Web Blaster

My 6 year old son had to have this toy because of the tv commercials and he's spiderman's number one fan.

Opening the battery compartment was difficult. I had to try 4 different phillips head screwdrivers and then resorted to prying the compartment open.

When I put the fluid cannister in, at first it would not discharge. When I moved it around some, I got it to discharge but rather than spray a "spinning web" it released a growing blob of sticky, toxic smelling goo which stuck to the front of the "blaster". I had to tell my son that one of his key christmas gifts did not work. I felt really bad for a family that could only afford one gift for their child and this was it.

Because the goo smelled toxic and because it came from China, I took some outside and tried to light it with a match (the box says it is not flammable and not toxic). The goo immediately went up in flames. I suggest that Habro recall this sorry P.O.S. before someone burns their house down with it.

this is the worst toy ever....the web string sticks to everything and stains fabric. i was expecting it to be like silly string but it was very wet and sticky. makes a total mess(even outside)!!!

I bought this for my 4yr old boy... he loves it and has little to no trouble changing cartridges himself. We are on day two and still have the "web" stuff going strong. (Now, my son has had cans of string before and knows to conserve it, rather than just blasting the whole cans contents on the first victim he comes across)
He loves using the water just as much, and as said by another poster, makes it less expensive to refill than buying more web. (Though the web is really cool, and nothing beats seeing a boy standing there with a smile on his face, knowing he can take on the world... there is no bad guy that can beat him now!)
It seems to be pretty durable and well made, as well.

I understand the issues here, but my son really loves this toy. Yes, the web fluid last 30 seconds, but it's the coolest thing to see this stuff come out...the web fluid is much more affordable from Amazon too. The fact that you can use water when your out of fluid doesn't make this thing completely useless when your out of fluid too. I don't think my son is learning anything scholastic, but he is learning how to have fun, also important for a little boy still several months away from his 4th birthday.

I bought this for my 5 yr old grandson. He wasn't able to use it because the spining gear would not engage. He was able to hold the can and quirt the string and use the water squirter seperately but the thing would not work as advertised. The thing is cheap China plastic and not worth buying.