Character Peppa Pig Funtime Fire Station > Reviews (2)

Hollie really loves Peppa Pig and has a few different play sets.
For her birthday I wanted to get her a few extra bits for it but didn't want to pay the full prices supermarkets charge.

I bought it at £6.99 from Ebay but as Ebay were giving away 100.000 £5 vouchers, I snagged one and managed to only pay £1.99 for it! Brilliant money saving present for Hollie's 3rd birthday.

Peppa Pig Fire station:
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The fire station is a great addition to the Peppa Pig play sets.
It comes with the building, Peppa Pig, and a fire pole for her to slide down.
The doors on the fire station open and close for children to "walk" the characters in and out of the building.
For the price it costs in supermarkets and other toy stores, I think for what it is, it was over priced. Tesco are charging £14.97. I don't see how something so basic is worthy me getting £15 out of my purse.

Most places often do deals on them or half price sales, so if you were to buy one, I'n my opinion, I would definitely shop around on line rather than buy at those prices.

Hollie already has the world of play set's set, The school house with Madame Gazelle and the Camper van which we bought 2nd hand on Ebay in perfect condition.

I wanted to add this to the collection as she loves anything to do with fire engines and fireman. She also loves fireman Sam, so this was the perfect addition.

Unfortunately I haven't seen Hollie playing with it much.
I think it is due to the lack of things to do with it that she is struggling to find it fun at the moment.
She has set it out with the other things she has, and doesn't play with it.
She gets much more fun from the Camper van set.

The fire station set:
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As it is a very basic toy, there isn't much to write about it.
It comes with a Peppa Pig figure dressed as a fire woman, and a detachable hat.
Inside the fire station is a sticker with the scene of a tea room, and in the middle of the room is a built in desk with a computer and speaker attached to the top.
The outside of the building is grey with some stickers of a ladder and hosepipe.

The roof and windows are red and it has a little tower on top with a small yellow flag.
The building just has 3 walls. The Basic idea is to have it open so the children can play with it.

The fire pole spins round when Peppa is slotted into it. There is a "claw" like attachment on the pole where you lots Peppa in by her neck. Spin it to the top, then let go and she will drop down. For Hollie, this was quite difficult for her to do.

I just hope when she gets slightly older, she will find it much more interesting than she is now.

There are a lot of things wrong with it's design that just proves to me it's not worth the high price tag.

You can see all the screws that attach the roof the the walls.
I find this a really lazy design flaw. It could have been designed with something glued into the holes where the screws are ruining the design.
I have noticed it is on all of the play set buildings which is a real shame.

Asda are selling them slightly cheaper at £9.97 and Amazon a rather large £14.99.

Obviously they are great imagination toys and they are very sturdy and great fun, but as this one was very basic, I am glad I got it at such a great price and didn't have to pay the high price for it.

I'm giving it 3/5 stars due to the screws being on show and for how basic the whole set is.

It is designed for children 3 years and over.

Thanks for reading my review.

Helen190390