Customer Reviews
Practice Practice Practice! 
2008-04-29
I got mine 2 weeks ago. I've tried it several times. And have only managed to break away about a dozen bubbles... nutz! All of the others pop while I'm trying to get them off of the mechanism. It does not appear to be broken, so I'm leaning towards operator error. We live high up on the benches but I find it hard to think the altitude would have anything to do with it. I've tried it in different wind and temperatures. And followed the directions precisely. But I'm a klutz, I guess.
I can see how this will be a giant bag of fun when I learn how to do it. The bubble size potential is quite large.
The biggest drawback I can stress, as other reviewers have said, is that there is some technique to this device. If you're not born with the Gift of the Bubble, plan to put in some practice before you can awe anyone.
product not worth $10; experience worth $10 
2007-12-29
i don't think the product is worth ten bucks; however, the experience of attempting to build a huge bubble is. it's quite simple, once you get the hang of it, blowing a long bubble but it's difficult to close them. they tend to pop easily. the first recipe, i forgot to add baking soda or powder, whatever it requires, then the second i added it... it made no difference at all. the third time i made it, i forgot the recipe so i added both baking powder and baking soda. i also used vegetable oil, and it worked the same, if not better than the original recipe.
Fun, but not easy 2007-11-22
The bubble thing promises bubbles the size of a bus. But much depends on the weather and humidity. There is a learning curve to use the the bubble thing. We worked for an hour with kids before showing any good bubbles. None were giant size. But we were at an altitude in the Andes Mountains in very dry air. The directions were clear and would likely have worked in a setting closer to the expectations of the manufacturer. Good product. Patience needed. May not produce the size of bubble hoped for, but still fun.
Great item!! :-) 
2007-08-23
We love the Bubble Thing. We have had one for at least 6 years and our boys love when we take it out to play. (The boys are now 20 and 17.) Every 4th of July we have a picnic at my mother's house and the Bubble Thing comes with us. Everyone from the grandparents to the youngest cousin plays with it. The reason we bought a new one is that the old one cracked. We hope to have this until we have grandchildren.
It doesn't get better than this 2007-07-21
I bought this for my daughter's birthday party. Everyone from ages 5-50 enjoyed the thrill of making giant bubbles. No moving parts, no batteries. Just pure and simple fun. The bubble recipe works like a charm.
Bubble-licious 2006-07-16
Just like the apparatus that comes with The Unbelievable "Bubble Book", this gizmo makes monster bubbles. Float one around the corner and scare the mail carrier. Directions and bubble solution recipe included.Age: 8,9,10,11,12,Adult Manufacturer: Klutz
Bubbling with enthusiasm! 2001-07-13
I'm over 50 years old and, while visiting my Mother, I started playing with some bubble making toys she had left out for the kids. Bored, I started making some make-shift bubble wands out of coat hangers to see how big a bubble I could make. It was a lot of fun but, because of the bubble solution, I was limited to bubbles of about a foot in diameter. I went on line to try and search out some "secret" bubble solution formulas and was eventually directed to "The Bubble Thing" book. The price was right so I bought it. I did not know at the time that it came with a "Bubble Thing". My God!...I was making these HUGE bubbles in my living room, four and five feet across before my wife walked in and stopped me. (She's not my boss or anything. I'm the Boss in my home, PERIOD!...I know this because she said I could be!)
Anyway, everywhere I go with my "Bubble Thing", I'm the undisputed center of attention. Kids and Big Kids, like me, go nuts over this thing! It's amazing and incredibly fun. I've had to order two more books so that I don't go without everytime it's "borrowed" by my neighbors and friends...you know, to show their kids. ;)
This book is the best ten bucks you'll ever spend! Kudo's to it's author and inventor of the "Bubble Thing"! If you were to get paid a buck for every smile or shriek of laughter and delight created by your invention, Bill Gates would have to leave town.
Many thanks,
Jerry
Bubble Thing 2000-07-17
Book is thorough and well-written, easy to follow, and inspires you to create awesome bubbles! The toy that comes with it is wellmade and works great! Kids absolutely love it! Easy to do. Fun for all ages. Amazing "thing"; not easy to duplicate, so get the book!
