In yet another sign that we live in the United States of the Morally Repressed toy maker giant Mattel pulled what was sure to be the hottest Christmas item this century (or at least the wettest). The Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Broom, a replica of the famous flying stick used by boy wizard Harry Potter has girls and their moms flying with glee.
Here’s a few reviews from the Amazon listing before it was also pulled (imagine that).
This toy was #1 on my daughter’s Christmas list. So what the heck, although it has no educational value I figured it would be good for imaginative play. It wasn’t until after she opened her gift and started playing with it that I realized that the toy may offer a more than sensational experience. The broomstick has cute sound effects and ***VIBRATES*** when they put it between their legs to fly. Come on—what were the creators of this toy thinking? She’ll keep playing with the Nimbus 2000, but with the batteries removed.
I recently bought this for my son, Vantro. He’s a HUGE Harry Potter fan. Seen the movie 32 times (in the theaters) and made the paper. This toy gives him the ability to fly around the house zapping things. My only problem I see with the toy is the batteries drain too fast and his sister fights him over it, so now I need to buy her one.
When my 12 year old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it. Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her bedroom with this great toy. They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound effects and vibrating). My oldest daughter (17) really likes it too! I reccomend this for all children.
My 12 year old daughter is a big Harry Potter fan, and loved the part with the Nimbus 2000, so I decided to buy her this toy. I was afraid she would think it was too babyish, but she LOVES this toy. Even my daughter’s friends enjoy playing with this fun toy. I was surprised at how long they can just sit in her room and play with this magic broomstick! A great buy for any Harry Potter fan!
If your quick, there’s a couple of auctions on eBay selling the broom. Once word gets out they’ve been yanked from shelves the prices are sure to skyrocket. Leave it to this country to find something wrong in a kids toy… DOH!
Here’s a couple of pics of the “toy” off eBay:
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Yeah, that’s hilarious.
Or at least it was a few years ago when it happened.
Good god. Wouldn’t want these young american girls having a little fun on their vibrating broomsticks.
Might distract them from important activities like watching death, blood & guts on CNN.
Brent
Too bad all the little witches will be without broomsticks this Halloween.
Pity that upsets them. Kids are having fun!
I’m sure some of them figured it out before they released it into the wild, they probably just didn’t expect so many others would catch on to something so innocuously packaged. It’s not prudery, they know where their money is at, and sneaking sex toys out into their target market will make it go away quickly.