Baby Toys

BEWARE! Toy is NOT natural rubber like Sophie the Giraffe, January 6, 2011

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Lauren Hertel – See all my reviews

  

I’d give this 0 stars if I could.

Sophie the Giraffe is safe for babies to chew on because it’s made of natural rubber, and that’s the company’s claim to fame. THIS TOY IS NOT RUBBER!

I could tell immediately out of the box. A quick internet search turned up disturbing evidence that it might be made of PVC. Hello?!? Considering they’re marketing it as age-appropriate for 6 months and older, and that it looks so much like the safe giraffe, I would assume any baby would naturally chew on it. Bad news for baby– and shame on the company.

We’re returning it and not buying from Vulli again.

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Sophie for Bath is great!, January 28, 2011

I bought this for my 8 mos. old daughter because I thought it was just too cute. I almost like it better than the original Sophie. My daughter really likes it and it’s good for the bath. I also think it’s a little easier for her to hold onto than the orginal, and I like how it bops along in the water.

I got no stink from the box when I took her out and per the Vulli website it looks like she like the original is phlatalate free, [...]

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Don’t expect a mini Sophie, January 26, 2011

Not a bad bath toy at all….just know what you are buying in

comparison to the regular Sophie teether.

The bath toy:

-Half the size

-The legs are all one piece instead of 4 individual pieces

-The ring does not come off

-The material is not as soft or flexible

-Does not make any noise when you squeeze it

-Even when not used as a squirt toy, water will get in and have to get squeezed out regularly

My 5 month old son does like this toy though he gets a little frustrated after a while cause it isn’t really a teether and he’s used to being able to get one of Sophies legs into his mouth. I’m sure he’ll like it even more once he’s able to use it as a squirter which is what it actually is. All in all, it is still a good quality toy that I trust and would recommend it to others.

UPDATE MARCH 2011:

So, in trying to get the water out after a bath the other night, I squeezed Sophie’s head and caused a slight tear around her mouth. Didn’t think it was possible based on what I thought was great quality. I wont completely blame Sophie since It was actually me doing the squeezing but still. Oh well, we’ll continue to use as is.

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