McDonald's McFLurry Maker

[Smurfy]

I bought this monstrosity (sp?) for my son for Xmas. I never thought it would be so complicated. First off it comes with a million and one parts most of them in different little plastic bags. Then the instructions say to take apart the entire thing FIRST and they give detailed instructions for this but still a pain in the ass. Then it tells you to follow the 11 steps it just took you to un-assemble it, backwards, so that you can put it together? WTF. that took forever and a day. Then once you get it all put together, you put in the ingredients and have to mix this this witha cranke handle for 5-6 minutes! somehow i missed that part on the outside of the box. then after you are done you have to take the whole thing apart again piece by piece to clean it. This thing is a pain in the ass. DOnt buy it.

 

[tuc biscuit]

lol, it is nice when it happens to someone else : )

 

[I'll Never Leave You]

A consumer watchdog program called watchdog warned us not to buy that crap....

 

[p0ink]

nothing will ever beat my Snoopy Snow Cone maker.

the 1980's had the best toys.

 

[Smurfy]

ALso, please be warned that the board game MOUSETRAP is a headache waiting to happen. Do not buy this for your kids. You will be sorry.

 

[p0ink]

mousetrap was one of the best games ever! stop the hate.

 

[EnderJE]

I bought it already. My kid almost swallowed the damned ball and I'm stepping over the damned pieces late at night. I swear, he chooses toys for their defensive capabilities rather then to play with.

"Hmm. The soft furry toy or the sharp one that's poisoned...."

 

[PIGEON-RAT]

mousetrap was one of the best games ever! stop the hate.

haha yeah i loved that game, but i lost some pieces and never played it again.

 

[p0ink]

pigeon, where in manhattan are you? how much does your appt run each month?

 

[PIGEON-RAT]

upper west side/morningside heights. i have my apt through school so i'm only paying like 3g a semester. it's a sweet deal, the kitchen and my bedroom overlooks riverside park and the hudson. i just got lucky as hell really.

 

[p0ink]

are you at NYU?

 

[p0ink]

I bought it already. My kid almost swallowed the damned ball and I'm stepping over the damned pieces late at night. I swear, he chooses toys for their defensive capabilities rather then to play with.

"Hmm. The soft furry toy or the sharp one that's poisoned...."

you need to buy him a bb/pellet gun.

 

[mdd]

for sure on the bb gun, that was the best gift i ever got. that or a paintball gun


dont worry, he'll use that thing once and never touch it again

 

[JonP]

A consumer watchdog program called watchdog warned us not to buy that crap....

Clever name...

 

[PIGEON-RAT]

are you at NYU?

nope, columbia

 

[JuicePimp]

Why not just use a blender to make the McFlurry? Basically just is ice cream mixed with candy right? Same thing as the DQ Blizzard. Hamilton Beach makes a drink mixer that really does a great job on these too. Clean up is simple - wash out the cup.

 

[Lumberg]

ALso, please be warned that the board game MOUSETRAP is a headache waiting to happen. Do not buy this for your kids. You will be sorry.

yep I played it as a kid and it was a pin in th eass just to set up! plus you lose the pieces.

 

[breathinbleedout]

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