Furby, Read That Hilarious Link in Amy_RB's Answer!

Gamma ... There are some good answers here ... http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/17938450158174076929

But you need to read this link before she buys ....
http://julia.typepad.com/julia/2013/10/virtue-re-somethin...

Guess, all in all, I'm saying redirect, redirect, redirect .... If at all possible.

The furby is supposed to be a fun, interactive electronic pet that develops its personality based on how you treat it. My niece got one from Santa and was having a great time with it until it underwent a drastic personality shift that disturbed us all. Up until that point, it had been a cute, giggly little girl that called itself Molly. Then it changed suddenly into a crude, burping, gas-passing British man. This prompted a computer search for why the personality changed so much with so little provocation, which led to this hilarious but insightful review:

http://alphamom.com/family-fun/furby-review/

Let me just say, it was side-splitting funny as the aunt who did not have to go home with the toy, but I think we'd have problems with one staying around the house long term. And I have strong suspicions that the batteries may never get replaced after the first round gets used up.

my kiddos got them last year for Christmas, they loaded the Furby app on my android phone so they could feed the little monsters. (oh my kids were 8 and 10 when they got them)

So anyway they had left them on the dining room table facing each other and went off to play. Well i was in the other room and i hear this chatting and laughing...hmm i say... walk out into the dining room and THEY WERE TALKING and LAUGHING TO EACH OTHER. needless to say that creeped me out and i took them to the kids respective bedrooms. lmao

anyway my kids still play with them and enjoy them.
have fun, I like them when they are sleeping (the furbys. ha ha)

many blessings

I rarely read links, but that was funny!

A valley girl. That's too much. You'll have to let us know what yours turns into to ;-)

An answer from my 8 year old who just brought furby boom home with her Christmas money, $60:

The toy is not a dud. It is good because if she wants a furby boom, it hatches eggs. Regular furbies eat, dance, and sing. If you get certain types, they fart and burp. A fruby boom warns you before farting.

Basically, the toy is okay for 9 -10 year old because the commercial shows a 11 year old kid getting a furby on her ipad.

The app actually makes the furby dance, rock and roll, sing, and makes them go to sleep.

Actually Gamma G, my daughter has a regular furby and a furby boom. Both which she purchased with her dad while I was not there. They annoy me, but she seems to be entertained enough to buy a second one.

*****EDIT*****
My daughter and husband just came home and she is p'd off! She walked in and said, do you know what furby has turned in to? I said, I boy? She says he is really rude and won't stop.

I asked what were you doing to make furby act like a boy, but she says nothing.

Mind you, she was at hockey camp, out with dad...need I say more.

She is trying to tell furby she wants the princess she used to be, all I could say was, I get it...I understand.

We were the victims of Furby, the first time around! I so hate those things!
They would "wake up" in the closet and start giggling and talking! I think we still have one without batteries.

Bad Furby, Bad Furby, mumble, mumble...

Omg hilarious! I want a furby!

Oh, thanks for this! My son had seen a billboard featuring the critter and said he'd wanted one. I had already been in VETO mode on this issue... that link was great and only seals the deal that no Furby shall cross our threshold... and keep its batteries.