Retro Hopper (Single) Toy from BV Leisure

Retro Hopper (Single)

from BV Leisure

Enlarge Image See More Details		Model No: 304862 Customer Rating: Availability: dispatched within 24 hours Minimum Age: 3 years Category: Toy
		Children Store Price: £8.37

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.

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Outdoor and Sports Toys | Outdoor Games | Spacehopper, Family, Fun | Toys |

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Customer rating stars Retro Hopper Posted: 10 September 2008
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 :)

Customer rating stars Paul H Posted: 24 May 2008
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.

Customer rating stars Hoppin' mad! Posted: 23 August 2007
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!

Customer rating stars Best fun we've had since the 70's Posted: 31 July 2007
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.