We bought our daughters a furby each last Xmas. One didn't work at all. The other did and was so ghastly when the useless one was taken back to the shop, a replacement was not requested. The furby which worked was so irritating (it does not shut up) that we were relieved when the batteries died only a few hours after we put in. My daughter lost interest in it very quickly, and when she tried to revive it recently it refused to work and we were secretly very pleased. I would not recommend.