Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I would like to start off by saying that this is the 5th bubble machine that I have purchased THIS SPRING. (Its only April!)The others all came from Wal-Mart or Target, cost between $10 and $20, were plastic, and either didn't work at all, or worked for exactly 1 day. I ordered this one thinking that, although it's slightly more expensive, it might actually work. I have a 4 yr old, a 2 yr old, and a 9 month old baby. My older 2 kids LOVE to play bubbles, and many times turning on a bubble machine entices them into going outside to play, when they otherwise would prefer to stay inside with me, alternating between tormenting each other, and teaming up to find new ways to challenge my sanity. It gets them outside and moving so they can burn off some steam. Obviously, with 3 children under the age of 5, and one of them a baby, I don't have time to sit there and blow bubbles for them. I was in desperate need of a bubble maker that worked! I was tired of buying them from the stores only to have to return them the following day. I got this bubble maker, and was immediately impressed by how sturdy and high-quality it seemed. The instructions were typed on a piece of printer paper and were obviously written by someone who does not speak english very well or were translated from another language by someone who does not speak english very well. They make absolutely no sense. Fortunately, it is very straightforward. Put bubble solution in, plug in machine. instructions not needed. I love that it plugs in so I'm not burning through batteries constantly. We have only had this machine for about a week now, but it has already been through a downpour (I left it outside with plans on going back out a little later, and a rainstorm came up very suddenly)And earlier today my kids decided to dump sand in the compartment where the bubble solution goes, and if that wasn't enough, they then shoved several pieces of sidewalk chalk behind the bubble wands, into the compartment where the fan is. (im thinking I will be moving the machine to higher ground where they can't reach it before they find a way to electrocute themselves) After finding this, I was sure that the machine was done for, but upon cleaning out the sand and removing the sidewalk chalk, the dang thing still works!! Now I'm impressed. If this thing can survive a rainstorm and a week with my children, it's a pretty good machine.