New Harry Potter Broomstick A Vibrator For Kids?

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[justme346]

Bush Country came across this on the Internet just the other day and felt some of our readers might want to forward this email to others along with contacting the manufacturer to voice concern about this “Toy”. Here is the info we have found out.

The toy is marketed to children 8 years and up, It is called the “Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Broom”. The toy is supposed to be put between children’s legs so they can “fly around”. This is not the issue we are concerned about. The issue is, the toy uses batteries, which make the broomstick “vibrate”, and when placed between girls legs, well, just read the reviews below from Amazon.com to find out what kind of effect it has on children. Click here to see a picture of the toy

Here are some reviews from parents who have purchased the gift for their children on Amazon.com:

This toy was #1 on my daughter's Christmas list. So what the heck, although it has no educational value I figured it would be good for imaginative play. It wasn't until after she opened her gift and started playing with it that I realized that the toy may offer a more than sensational experience. The broomstick has cute sound effects and ***VIBRATES*** when they put it between their legs to fly. Come on---what were the creators of this toy thinking? She'll keep playing with the Nimbus 2000, but with the batteries removed.

I recently bought this for my son, Vantro. He's a HUGE Harry Potter fan. Seen the movie 32 times (in the theaters) and made the paper. This toy gives him the ability to fly around the house zapping things. My only problem I see with the toy is the batteries drain too fast and his sister fights him over it, so now I need to buy her one.

When my 12 year old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it. Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her bedroom with this great toy. They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound effects and vibrating). My oldest daughter (17) really likes it too! I reccomend this for all children.

My 12 year old daughter is a big Harry Potter fan, and loved the part with the Nimbus 2000, so I decided to buy her this toy. I was afraid she would think it was too babyish, but she LOVES this toy. Even my daughter's friends enjoy playing with this fun toy. I was surprised at how long they can just sit in her room and play with this magic broomstick! A great buy for any Harry Potter fan! :)

To express your concern to the manufacture about this “Toy”, contact their customer service department at: 800-524-8697

[GovernmentShrinker]

Careful! You'll get justme346 and his ilk all worked up about bicycles, and then we'll have to wade through dozens of threads about the sinful, Satanic practice of bicycle riding, the importance of parents keeping their kids away from bicycles, campaigns to ban bicycles from school grounds, etc.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

He's a HUGE Harry Potter fan.

You ain't seen nothin' yet, daddyo.

[techcor]

Well, I guess Hillary and friends are about to become real Harry Potter fans.

[supercat]

I have not seen the toy in question; if it's typical, however, the "vibrating" function is probably strong enough to be noticeable, but not strong enough to cause any significant 'stimulation'. Unless someone who has actually tested one can attest to the strength of the vibrations, I would expect that they are there for novelty rather than sexual stimulation.

I have a funny feeling that the reviews which extolled this device's virtue as a sex toy were written by people who had not actually tested one, and that anyone who buys the thing for sexual purposes will be quite disappointed.

[weegee]

Perhaps if it had been a vobrating "magic wand"...