Ok operation, but possibly defective?
I bought this as a bday present for my... friend. :)<br /><br />I showed up at his place for what I thought was a 5 person *small family dinner* which ended up being a 12 person massive family dinner.  So discretion was key.  My local shop had recommended this prodect for twice the price.  Needless to say that wasn't an option, so I took a chance with the Amazon no return policy.  That being said.  It WAS quiet, its noticable in a very very quiet area while on one of the very high settings, otherwise it's fairly silent.<br /><br />Now, the drawbacks.  There's no way for the operator to tell if the product is on or off.  Or which speed it's on.  When you move it moves, now I didn't go for the internal fun... so I don't know if it's different inside, but for me, it moved everytime i got into the car, or sat or stood... which can be a bit tickly.  The last drawback is that it doesn't seem to be able to turn on and off as reliably as I'd like.  I could tell he was trying to turn it on occasionally when he would get an evil glint in his eye... but it wouldn't flip on.  Conversely it would go on when I least expected it... so his family thought I was a complete weirdo by the end of the night.<br /><br />In short, its excellent for sound, but unreliable for the on/off switch.  The various speeds seem to always register, so once you get it on and off... that works well at least.<br /><br />Also keep in mind it does take some harder to find batteries, they give you 12 watch batteries and 2 remote batteries, but neither are regular size.  So when you buy this toy keep in mind that it only runs for a few hours continuously, make sure you take out batteries when you're done playing, and think ahead, if its going to be more than 6 hours worth of play... buy more batteries.  They give you enough for 2 play sessions (12 watch batteries, 6 at a time and 2 remote batteries, 1 at a time).<br /><br />Hope this helps everyone out there!  And happy playing... I sure had fun... until he sent me home without dessert :(<br /><br />Stephanie
Rating: 4 stars