Product Description Hog Wild was founded in 1996 and we live by these simple rules: We sell innovative novelty products typically geared to older kids (over 8) and that cross over to adults. We try to be different and dance to our own beat when developing toys and gifts. We avoid competition whenever possible (no board games, no fashion dolls, no flying disks). We don't do gag gifts but do enjoy humor and farting products (we just don't sell them). We're not the brightest bulbs in the warehouse but we do try and often own up to our stupid mistakes. We like things simple because it's easier for us to understand. We're located in Porkland, Oregon and ship all our products from this sometimes inconvenient location. We typically take 3 to 5 days to process an order for our retail stores and we like to get paid on time. If you're a credit worthy retailer, we'll offer you terms. If you're an "end user" we want you to buy from our website and we value you the most of all. I'm sorry our prices are not dirt cheap but what you find from us, you should not find anywhere else. There are times when we get knocked off but that's life in the toy business. We're always on the prowl for new ideas and look to outside inventors for help. Most of the really good inventors are very hard to find and they are often bar tenders, school teachers, fireman, and other professions not typically associated with inventing. When we find these people, they typically have really clever, never before seen ideas. They are always smarter than we are and we feel very lucky when they license their product idea to us. Fact: The best products we have always come from outside inventors. If you've got a great idea, we'd love to hear from you. If you work at a professional inventing company with fancy presentations and 1,000s of great ideas, you're probably not a great fit for us. From the Manufacturer We’ve helped make one of our best sellers even better. The Spyro Gyro Activity Book is 48 pages of fun, art and three dimensionalillustrations. We’ve shown the simple techniques for making incredible works of art and introduced fun applications like creating greeting cards, picture frames, stylizing custom letters and logos, making wild Mardi-Gras masks and more.
J**O
Disappointment
I was very excited about this as my granddaughter is an artsy person. The overall concept is great, and even though there is a bit of a learning curve to using this device, the problem lies in the ink. It just doesn't come out, regardless or what color you try. I tried heating the ink wells with a hairdryer to loosen it up, and it worked initially, but 2 seconds later stopped writing.
S**H
Hog Wild Spyro Gyro Activity Book
The book and the description indicate it comes with 9 different colors. 3 of the colors (black, blue, red) were duplicated and it did not have a brown, orange or light blue pen.This was an exchange and my initial order had the same issue.
T**A
Don't waste your money
I bought several items looking to get something similar to the old spirograph, which I could never do as a kid. Guess what, still can't!
S**P
fun and uses skill/develops skills
This was interesting to try the first time. It's tricky to hold at first, but once you get the hang of it, it makes beautiful textures and designs. I'd recommend for a child with patience and 10 and up. Adults will be hooked too. Don't think you can easily make the patterns you see!
G**G
ink won't flow
This is such a fun and creative kit that my 10 and 13-year old sons would be crazy about if the small ink pens come with the book would flow. It is very bothering that only 3-4 ink pens out of 20 (therefore the colors are limited) were able to flow without clogging. We were totally frustrated.
K**Y
Fun
It seems like this shows the kids how to use the gyro on everything and fits in with the whole science thing.
G**S
... a gift - hard to use at first but fun - fast and accurate
got for a gift - hard to use at first but fun - fast and accurate service
S**.
Spyro defective
Daughter’s Christmas present. She loved it at school so much and wanted one. Product does t operate with several battery changes. Not a happy child on Christmas.
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