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Our kids, 5 years, and 20 months old, go this as a Christmas present. It has been played with constantly since. We have not had any issues with it yet. Will comment later if any come up. Melissa and doug have probably fixed the key hole problem mentioned in the other review (from a few years ago). I cannot imagine them falling out they way they are today. The baby loves to play with the little people putting them in and out, and of course, ringing the "ding dong"s. The five year old loves to lock the doors so that her little sister cannot play with the little dolls. But we secretly hide the big girls other toys in there while she is at school!
We have purchased this for a friends birthday party that is coming up. She loved to play with it too when over for a playdate! Only bummer is that the dolls are white. Wish there was a choice on skin tone.
UPDATE 10-13-2012: Original review in 2011... Gave this toy to a neighbor friend's little boy and it is still going strong. He loves it and hides all sorts of stuff behind the doors. It has held up really well.
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I purchased this toy based on my past experiences with the wonderful quality of Melissa & Doug products--also the fact that my 3 year-old son sat on the floor of the toystore and played with this (w/o batteries) for over a 1/2 hour! He is not the type of child to beg for a toy, but he didn't want to leave this one behind.
We bought it, got the batteries in, and he has been playing with it ever since. However, just hours after playing with it, the locks started falling out of the doors. They pop back on easily, but he can't do it himself. Also, now I have to worry about the pieces getting lost.
I'm really surprised at the shoddy quality of the locks and the doors (you have to pull them open with your thumb--making it easier for the locks to snap out of place). For the price of this toy (I spent $33 on it at a novelty toy shop) it should be sturdier. Since we purchased this on vacation at a resort town, I am unable to return it. I also know my son would be heartbroken if I took it back.
I plan on contacting Melissa & Doug regarding this. I hope they can help out b/c we have been huge fans of their products for years!
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My daughter (3.5 yrs) got this as a gift, and she was thrilled with it at first. The doorbells are fun to ring (you have to put in batteries, 2 AAA, not included)
One thing that we noticed is that one of the doorbells seems to stick and you have to press it "just right" to get it to work, the other 3 work fine.
My daughter has had a lot of practice with hand-eye coordination, etc, and she can even string beads easily on a string. Yet, she has some trouble with some of the keys with this set. Mostly the "C" shaped one, as it is a bit tricky to maneuver.
Overall, for the price? the dolls that come with it (4) are nice and my daughter uses them with her dollhouse, too. So I would say this is a good choice to go with.
Cons:
keys can be hard to do for toddlers
the straps that they keys are on is attached to the top (which is good, won't lose the keys) but the strap could be slightly longer.. it's just barely long enough and it would be easier for kids if it was longer, for them to be able to turn the keys better.
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POSITIVE 10-STAR Update to the Negative Review below:
After posting my "not so great quality review", I contacted Melissa and Doug directly. They were very responsive to my complaint. They stressed how quality control was of the utmost importance to them and they insisted on RESOLVING the issue. M&D made arrangements to have my product picked up by UPS to examine my doorbell house as well as to send me a brand new one. I also returned the fishbowl toy purchased a while back which the opening was a bit tight for the octupus to be pulled out/put in. They replaced both products promptly and personally examined each to make sure they were PERFECT and they were. M&D were just WONDERFUL. PLEASE follow through by contacting them directly and do not accept any product if it is not satisfactory. If you ever have any dissatisfaction with your Melissa and Doug item, be sure to contact them at 800-284-3948 so that they can resolve your issue. They definitely want total satisfaction by their customers and will do it with great kindness. They have the BEST designed and thought out products in the industry.
ORIGINAL REVIEW
Not sure why this has a high rating but sure it is mostly for the concept. Melissa and Doug I associate with awesome creativity as well as quality. The M&D wooden doorbell house is SUCH POOR QUALITY and having read all the reviews, sounds like this has been an ongoing disaster. One review stated he was sure these defects have probably been corrected WRONG.
The key string was too short and needed to be cut off. One of the metal keyholes on lock was not punched out thus key unable to be inserted. The lock on one door pushed through and out of the cutout hole and landed inside on the floor. The pressed paper on the outside of the house was peeling off a door PLUS one doorbell did not work.
One reviewer said she had to place 7 additional orders to find 2 that were
acceptable. That is so unacceptable Amazon should not be offering this quality until they are assured their stock is the quality it should be.Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Doorbell House This is really sad because the concept is great.
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My 20 months nephew loves playing with doors and I thought it would be a fun gift for him. I received the first order and one of the doors just won't open. I got a replacement unit, then one of the doorbell doesn't function properly sometimes it rings and sometimes it doesn't. There are also minor scratches on the wooden door and the locks. I have to say though it's a very sophisticated design and it's a lovely unit. My nephew loves putting the baby doll in and out of the house and enjoys listening to the door bell. But I think because of the complexity of the design the product is not as sturdy and door locks don't function smoothly. Melissa and Doug have some great creative toys but this one is disappointing.
