Floam
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Product Description
For only $19.95 plus shipping and handling each order includes 3 large tubs of Floam in florescent red, blue, and yellow! And as a special bonus today we'll double the size of your Floam tubs, plus we'll even throw in a jumbo size tub of green and the step by step Floam model making guide absolutely free! Floams made of special, tiny micro beads that stick to one another to form anything you want. It's safe, non toxic, and can be used over and over again. Floam sticks to most anything for decoration but can be easily removed if desired. You can mix colors of Floam together to create a rainbow of colors. Theres nothing like it. Floam turns fun into works of art.
Average Retail Value
$19.95 (prices may vary)
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Moon Sand
Consumer Ratings
YUCK!
3/30/2008 - Kassandra of Ohio, USA writes:
AWFUL! It sticks to everything!! And it is like honey! Is not moldable, you can not even hold it in your hands, it is just a glop of goo. Never again will I purchase it. It's messy, it's gross, and it MOLDS!
Color separated from the foam pellets
3/6/2008 - Alan of Texas, USA writes:
My nieces and nephews each got one tub of this stuff each. Like someone else said before me, the color separated from the foam bits, and was just all around gross. Spend your money elsewhere.
Horrible
2/27/2008 - jackie of Pennsylvania, USA writes:
My son loved this, but I hated it. I ended up throwing out his shirt that had crusted Floam on it, could not get the stuff out. It stuck in my carpet, yuck!!
pretty disappointing
1/8/2008 - Beeb of Illinois, USA writes:
We'd avoided giving this to our daughter because we'd heard about the mold/hygeine issue, but her great grandmother ordered her some for Christmas. I don't know if it sat in a warehouse too long or got too hot or too cold, but the liquid (color) had entirely separated from the pellet. When she opened a container, the dye splattered all over her clothes, some new clothes on her gift pile, and the carpet, and most of it was ruined.
It's a Petri Dish
1/4/2008 - Javy of Georgia, USA writes:
I Purchased 2 small containers of Floam at [] as a stocking stuffer last year. By Christmas morning there were little circles of mold evident in the yellow Floam. We didn't let the kids open the contianers, but we did keep the 2 containers for a couple of weeks to see what happened. Sure enough, both the blue and yellow were in full bloom with mold.
Floanm Failure
12/11/2007 - Robert of Connecticut, USA writes:
Ick! The Floam dried up and crusted all over one of my child's science textbooks. Floam smelled really bad, and was nearly impossible to clean up after my children played with it.
Its just "OK"
9/2/2007 - Steven of Alberta, Canada writes:
Its just OK. My mother runs a daycare, and bought a few tubs of this product for entertainment, and at first the kids really enjoyed it. It was something different compared to play doh. It didn't have a strong unbearable smell as others posted. The only real concern was that not all the tubs are the same. Some mix nicely, and others not so much. Another issue we've had is that it is now dried out. It only stays moist for about 3 weeks, then it goes dry, and it becomes un playable. Not that the kids really care anymore, because they've forgotten about this product. Bottem line is that its just OK. I suggest only buying one tub, to see how you like the product. And dont expect it to last forever as it WILL dry out.
It Stains Your Clothes!
6/14/2007 - Patty of Kansas, USA writes:
I bought this for my grandchildren. They could not make the products listed on the package. It made a mess. Not only that, it does not wash out of their clothes. It is costly and not worth the price
Bad, stinky, messy, molds and stains
6/5/2007 - Shana of Washington, USA writes:
This is the grossest toy we've ever purchased for the kids. You can not pretend the smell is tolerable. It will stain anything other than skin that it comes in contact with. The consistency varies wildly in each container. Some are very liquidy even when thoroughly mixed. Some are somewhat dry. Unless you are a crafting genious, you won't be able to create any of the art projects shown in the commercial. Decorating a bike with floam? Are you kidding me? You need to get your kid in therapy now if you encourage this! The only thing the kids were able to accomplish was cutting some shapes out of the drier containters. The wetter ones just ran through their fingers. You could probably make something very close to this by finding an online recipe for slime (using cornstarch.) Cut open one of those microbead toys or pillows that have began replacing regular stuffed animals. Mix together and you will probably have something close. I haven't done this but it's pretty clear what you are looking at when you are holding Floam in your hands.
floam
5/28/2007 - Tracey of Texas, USA writes:
I purchased a floam critter kit at a retailer for my 5 year old son. It came with two tubs of floam and styrofoam shapes and various craft items to create critters. He needed assistance covering the styrofoam with the floam and enjoyed adding the craft items to his critters (he made a bird and a bug.) He has been asking for more but I told him it was an expensive project and we would save it for a special treat. I took a star away because of the cost. His floam critters now adorn his dresser. It is not something that I think you would re-use, but for a project was neat stuff. Nice change from play dough or model magic.
What Liars!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2/12/2007 - Tara of Rhode Island, USA writes:
This stuff is such a joke and is not at all the way it is advertised. It is stick, smelly, messy. It is so sticky you can't do anything with it. I mixed for at least 30 minutes and it was still the same consisitency. I even let it sit undcovered for a day thinking it might not be so sticky. The top layer dryed but the bottom was still so sticky. What a wasted of money. There are so many other things that your children can use to be creative. How about classic play doh. I am not a fan of that either but in comparison I would let my daugther run through the house with it!!!
Floam is junk
12/21/2006 - Darryl of Ontario, Canada writes:
The exciting commercials on Nick Jr have made both my kids and me want to purchase this product. I read some online reviews and heard some horror stories about delivery and never ordered. I did get my friend in California to order and after 4 months, she still hadn't received the product. I ended up purchasing Floam at a retailer for less than what it sells for on TV and the stuff is not as advertised. I've got two creative kids 7 and 8 years old who love to make stuff with their hands and we never use the stuff. I don't recommend this product.
Yuck Floam!!!
11/10/2006 - Rosa of California, USA writes:
Floam smells! It smells exactly like the animals used for dissection in biology class. Grosss. My sons did not even want to try it. It was a waste of money and I had to thow it all in the trash.
Questionable Smell
6/13/2006 - Edie of Florida, USA writes:
My child has been wanting Floam since before Christmas 2005 after seeing the ever-present infomercials that flooded Nickelodeon. I read about the questionable business practices of the company that produced the infomercial (apparently the same ones who run [].com), so when we saw 3.5 oz tubs of Floam hanging at an endcap at [] for $6.99, I went ahead and got one. My child chose the Power Purple kind. Floam (at least the blister-pack kind) behaved like they show on the infomercial (texture and stickiness good, had no trouble sticking to the chair our child wanted to decorate), but the smell is very offputting (smells like male ejaculate!), and the colorants migrate out of the product, staining our play table’s melamine surface when we left Floam shapes on it for about 30 minutes (we wanted to see how 3D Floam shapes “melted”). The stains cleaned up with rubbing alcohol and baking soda, and about 10 minutes’ worth of elbow grease.
The new silly putty (sort of )
2/13/2006 - Erik of Illinois, USA writes:
My wife and I bought this product for our 4 (now 5) year old son. He has enjoyed it so much; he plays w/ it almost every day, he likes the way it feels in his hands and gets a kick out of the unique smell. It is a bit expensive if bought in a regular store, but I would much rather pay a couple bucks more rather than having to deal w/ "telephone people", or giving out my c.c. info. over the phone. I've heard it called "the new silly putty", while I do not agree w/ this ( you can's "copy" the comics w/ it; those of you that have played w/ silly putty know what I am talking about) it is a very unique product, and anything that will keep my sons attention for more than 2 minutes gets my vote. Erik
Bad Customer Service, but product can be fun
1/7/2006 - Carol of Arizona, USA writes:
I ordered this online after not getting an answer on the phone. My card was approved for the charge, and I got an email confirmation of my order, but weeks passed with no product. I sent an email, which was ignored. I could not reach them by phone. I sent another email, which was replied to. They were out of stock, and didn't have a date when they could fill my order. I cancelled the order because I saw my local (but national) drugstore had the product in singles. I purchased the green one for my son. With shipping and handling the product from the commercial is overpriced anyway. My 5 year old had fun with it. He covered a dinosaur and gave it funky antennae. He made a snake, etc. However, the product is hard to remove from where it shouldn't be, such as my pigskin-covered table and a little got on a stuffed animal.
Waste
1/2/2006 - Wendy of Tennessee, USA writes:
I bought this after my daughter saw it on TV. It's a bunch of foam little balls mixed up with some sort of silly putty. She quickly lost interest in it and it now sits un-played with. We only recieved 4 small tubs in which they were suppose to be doubled. Waste of money in our opinion!!!
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