I should have listened to the other reviews when they said the item smelled.  As soon as I opened the box, the smell was overwhelming.  This was before I took it out of the plastic sealed wrap around the product.  I've left it outside for 3 days now and the smell is still terrible.  I can't bring it in the house because it smells up the living room.  I purchased this for my children, young nieces and nephews to play with but I'm afraid for them to touch it due to all the chemical that must be on it.  It's terrible.