Comments on: Tomy Flip Flap Solar Powered Plant Review

By: brandon

brandon — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:04:42 +0000

i bought my plant from thinkgeek. it was 5 bucks but 12 after shipping. it doesn’t really move, and when i got it, it was half assed, and iam not kidding. talk about a Japanese puzzle! but managed to figure it out, its a pretty simple design, just easy to fall apart when the covers are off. iam going to radio shack and buying a solar kit. it will not be as cute, but at least wont need perfect conditions.

By: rahul

rahul — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:56:48 +0000

i also want to open it to do some repair,
i got one from an ebay chinese seller, pretty cheap at about USD 1.5, but the flower doesnt move !!
most youtube videos show that the flower can sway also,
anybody knows how to repair this ?

By: roham

roham — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:03:59 +0000

Can I Open It To Repair ?
How ?

By: patrick

patrick — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:00:42 +0000

u can get it for $5 at thinkgeek i find that as a really good deal

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:38:03 +0000

I bought one of these when I was in China because i thought they were really cute. I CAN NOT BELIEVE that they would really cost almost $50 here in the US. I bought three for less than $10 here. then again, I had a Chinese friend negotiate the price, but still.

By: nithya

nithya — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:26:14 +0000

I bought one of these yesterday. Nice to see a detailed review.The plant is really cute.

By: Alessandra

Alessandra — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:07:20 +0000

Wow, thats so expansive. I got mine in Beijing for 10 yuans (2 dollars)

By: RAYMOND CHIEW

RAYMOND CHIEW — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:04:26 +0000

Just bought a flip flap toy plant for my grandchild.Put it out in the sun to activate the plant but it did not move even after an hour out in the sun.Push the flap and it moves for a few seconds and stopped.What happened.Please help otherwise I think I better discard it.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:22:05 +0000

So, My older sister brought me back one of these flip flaps after a recent trip she took to China. I don’t know where you are purchasing these, but she got mine for like $5 and it’s the real deal.

By: Integr8er

Integr8er — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:08:04 +0000

I have recently traveled to Beijing and saw these and bought three of them. Basically, I asked about the price and the vendor said 90 Yuan each (about 12.80 USD) and after a bit of negotation, got them for 30 yuan (about 4.20 USD) and later that day saw them on a street/sidewalk vendors balnket for only 20 yuan ($2.85 USD) and you can be sure he was still making some profit. However, I like them a lot. One works great, the 2nd seems to need lots of light and the 3rd barely moves. The age of them might be old – cannot be sure.

By: Starfire

Starfire — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:33:21 +0000

I’m one of those unfortunate black thumbs. I kill weeds. I encountered these on a trip to Japan and fell in love with them. I have a little apple green flipflap that bobs away on my desk and makes me smile when I look at it. Yes, I gagged at the price, but it’s a plantish thing I can’t kill and never have to water. I adore it.