Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased this robot dog for my son's birthday which was coming up. I wanted to try it out prior to giving it to him just to be sure it worked. It worked for a total of 5 minutes before it's eyes started to lightly, and rapidly, blink. After about 20 seconds of that it went dead (stuck with it's leg in full urinating mode no less!). I tried charging it (with the on/off switch in both positions, Spin Master Customer Care!) and no luck. Zoomer had died. So, as I wouldn't have had the time to wait for a replacement from the manufacturer, I returned the toy and got a new one. After doing the initial charge on the replacement toy, I tested it out, and after about 5 minutes of use, it did the same thing as the first toy (rapid blinking eyes, no movement, then ultimate death). I attempted to charge the dog in the event that the dog was just low on charge, but without success. The second dog had died the same death as the first one. It seems odd that both dogs died the exact same way, but believe me, they were most definitely dead. I concluded that, while I had high hopes with this toy, it is ultimately a failure. I see that some people had apparent success but, if I were you, I would be very careful buying this toy and don't just assume it's going to work because you paid 70-80 dollars for it (What a disappointing Christmas it would be for your child should their toy die right in front of their eyes 5 minutes after they start using it). Nearly as interesting as the fact that this toy has some very serious issues is that the Zoomer customer care people respond to all negative reviews on amazon with the same canned response about how the person needed to try charging in both the on AND off positions before deciding it doesn't work. This is not helpful feedback and they might be better suited keeping their cute responses to themselves. Furthermore, no one should HAVE to call their customer case phone number to figure out why their product is so flawed or get a replacement that MIGHT actually work. If they are willing to sell the product then they should make sure that it actually works. Good luck with this toy!