What were they thinking...and why did I buy it?

I usually do pretty well when buying the kids toys. I try to find toys that are unique, educational, fun and hopefully safe. I failed miserably in my most recent purchase. Thank goodness it was a small purchase. Jessie has recently discovered "bubbles" and loves to chase, catch and pop these small wonders. I bought her and Jackson what I thought would be a cool little gadget that makes bubbles. As the picture shows, it's a whistle that you pour the liquid soap into and simply blow the bubbles out as you whistle a tune. So what's the problem you may wonder? First, this simple device has words like "turbine" in the instructions...I knew right off the bat we were in trouble. It took me 10 minutes to properly figure out how to pour the soap into the whistle. 10 minutes is a long time in toddler-child worlds.

With the whistle properly tanked up, I discovered that you have to seriously BLOW into this whistle to get a few measly bubbles to appear. This whistle is not a quiet whistle....this whistle is LOUD. After a few blows for a few puny bubbles, you're ears are really ringing. But let's not stop at ear damage, OH NO...let's go for eye damage as well. Now as you are blowing in hopes of achieving your bubble dribble, one thing that happens is you spray soap out of the whistle and into your eyes. Lovely. My eyes are burning, my ears are ringing and my children are disappointed. Thanks Bubble Whistle by Little Kids...NOT impressed.

On a side note, this whole whistle disaster reminded me to keep abreast of the most recent toy recalls. Sadly, there are many other disasters (but of a much more serious nature) out there. FYI:
TOY RECALLS