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Retro Hopper (Single)

Retro Hopper (Single)

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Brand: BV Leisure
Category: Toy

List Price: £9.99
Buy New: £6.95
You Save: £3.04 (30%)



New (17) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from £5.99

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 8 reviews
Sales Rank: 407

Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 23.6 x 23.6 x 31.5

MPN: 304862
Model: 304862
EAN: 5014362304862
ASIN: B0009GE542

Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Kids love these classic orange Retro Space Hoopers, adults always look silly on them and fall over!

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
At gadgetshop, we have discovered the time machine. But it's not a blue police box. Or a Victorian whirlygig. Or a ball of white-hot energy, for that matter. It's an inflatable orange rubber blob with a smiley fang-toothed face on it. And it's capable of time travel to one decade in particular, when glam rock and power cuts were all the rage. Welcome to the Space Hopper time machine - a continuum-busting time warp all the way back to the mid 1970s. As well as time travel, this gadget is also capable of provoking extreme sensory recall: it's simply impossible to mount one of these without the sound of Marc Bolan or Showaddywaddy in your ears and the feint smell of Spangles in your nostrils. The Milky Bars are most definitely on me. There are limitations to its performance, however. You see, there simply is no elegant way to get on or off. There's no practical way to move at speed. But there is, undoubtedly, a thrilling return to the seven year old version of you having the time of your life. And now, rather than relying on your dad's bicycle pump to get it inflated, we have thoughtfully provided a touch of 21st century convenience in the shape of a more practical foot-pump. Buy one of these and the instructions are quite, quite simple: bounce yourself silly. We most certainly do.


Customer Reviews:   Read 3 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Retro Hopper   September 10, 2008
Deborah Reid (Belfast)
After reading a couple of bad reviews about this space hopper I almost didn't buy it but I decided the odds were in favour of it and to go with the reviews written by the people who were happy with it and I'm glad now I did. I bought two of these space hoppers for my grandchildren for Christmas so I thought it wiser to open them and test them now in case there were any problems. I can't see any problems at all with either of them and they look exactly as the picture shows them. I had no bother with the valve and the seams are perfectly ok and not leaking any air. Now its just a case of waiting for Christmas to watch how much fun I know my grandchildren are going to have on them :)


5 out of 5 stars Paul H   May 24, 2008
Pauly (Derbyshire)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Fantastic back to basic`s great exercise and healthy family fun toy,dont know what pevious reviewer`s expect for 8.49 perhaps they should stick to their 39.99 computer games,we have also purchased the 4 pack hopper`s
and garden games and created our own sports day,absolute great value for money.



1 out of 5 stars AVOID AVOID AVOID WOULD GIVE ZERO STARS RATING IF POSSIBLE   May 19, 2008
Mr. P. Turner (CHSHIRE UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I AM NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN BUT FEEL I SHOULD WARN POTENTIAL BUYERS OF THIS HOPPER TO STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM IT AS POSSIBLE. I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE IT AS "CHEAP TAT" AND THATS BEING POLITE. AS MENTIONED BY AN EARLIER REVIEWER IT IS NOT THE ONE DEPICTED IN THE MAIN PICTURE BUT AN ITEM OF ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL QUALITY. I STOOD THERE BLOWING IT UP (OR SHOULD I SAY TRYING TO BLOW IT UP) AS THE AIR ESCAPED RAPIDLY THROUGH THE NUMEROUS SPLIT SEAMS IN THIS LOW GRADE POOR QUALITY PRODUCT. MY LITTLE GIRL STOOD THERE CRYING AS HER VERY ANGRY FATHER DUMPED THIS CRAP IN THE ONLY PLACE IT DESERVES TO BE AND THAT WAS IN THE BIN. PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND CHOOSE ANOTHER HOPPER. THE QUALITY OF THE PUMP FOLLOWS THE HOPPER ITSELF AND YOU WOULD BE LUKCY FOR IT TO WITHSTAND ONE INFLATION OF THE HOPPER. I HAVE CONTACTED AMAZON AND AT THIS TIME AM AWAITING A REPLY.


5 out of 5 stars Hoppin' mad!   August 23, 2007
D. Wallbank
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Well, it did drive us crazy trying to blow it up the night before our son's birthday. Try as I might, I couldn't fit the nozzle of the included foot pump into the valve on the hopper. Husband couldn't either. Balloon pump didn't work nor did puffing into it ourselves. Several work colleagues the next day also tried and failed.

Eventually, after much deliberation, we decided to cut the white stalk of the valve, inflate it and stick the stalk back in then sellotape it in place. I still don't know if it is what you're supposed to do or not but it worked. Our three year old loves rolling around on top of it - hasn't mastered bouncing yet!



5 out of 5 stars Best fun we've had since the 70's   July 31, 2007
CH (Derby, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I am so pleased with this toy. We purchased this for our nephew's birthday, he loved this more than all his other presents! so did his parents who seem to spend more time on it! Excellent value for money and great fun.


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