SHASHIBO Shape Shifting Box - Award-Winning, Patented Fidget Cube w/ 36 Rare Earth Magnets - Extraordinary 3D Fidget Cube Toy Transforms Into Over 70 Shapes (The Grateful Dead - Skull & Roses)

I bought this for a grandchild for Christmas. She loves this kind of thing and I thought she would enjoy it. They are a little steep in price and I must say, I was a bit surprised when it arrived in a tiny little 2.5 x 2.5 inch box, (From the pics, I was expecting something about double that size). I wanted to be certain I was getting a decent quality item, so I removed it from the box and started messing around with it to check quality and entertainment value. Well, we are now 3 days closer to Christmas since it arrived and I am no closer to getting back into that 2.5 x 2.5 box it came in. It is ridiculous how many times I have tried to fold it back into a tiny little square! To be honest, I simply feel frustrated with the whole damn thing. I even had ideations of tearing it apart and gluing it back together. (Then I remembered what I paid and I thought better of it.) The quality certainly seems decent. I am basing that on the fact that it didn't come apart yet and I think I have folded it every which way to Sunday. On the upside, my granddaughter is probably going to love it! She is just 9 yrs old, but will probably get it back in the box in 5 minutes!! So, I guess what I am reluctantly saying, is that I think the entertainment value is there. I still have 20 days to get some help (probably from a kid!) with getting this back in the box it came in. Otherwise, I will find a new box to wrap it in and keep the old box - so I can show the granddaughter how it looked when I got it. It is a little embarrassing that I have found this to be so difficult. But, I am trying to be transparent here and forewarn you that UNLESS you have some help from a genius (ok maybe exaggerating there), DO NOT take it out of the box to try it out if it is a gift for someone else! If they weren't so darn expensive, I would have simply just ordered another one and kept this one for my dumb self. 😜EDIT: 01/24/23 - I did order a second one for myself (and company) Mind you, I did not even get it out until several days after Christmas. Today is the 24th of January and so we maybe had it opened 3 weeks. It has been played with quite a bit by kids and adults alike, however it is tearing apart at one of the seams. So, frankly we are a bit disappointed for spending $20 on something we thought we would enjoy a bit longer. After only 3 weeks, it is clear this one is not going to last much longer. I guess on the upside, $20 is really pretty cheap entertainment these days, when you consider the cost of going to a movie or bowling, eating out or any other activity. We probably did get at least $20 worth of entertainment, but still. 😢

Even with the Black Friday discount, £20 is too much to spend on this toy. It’s smaller than you would think and of average quality. It should be £12.

I have no idea if this is going to be any good as it is for Christmas but it is shockingly small for £25

For our family, this product started out as five stars. It was a stocking stuffer for my elementary age kids, and it has held their attention and excitement longer than anything else they got for Christmas. They keep shouting SHAPE! every time they think they've made a novel shape with their cube. Honestly, the first time I used it, I was disappointed when my kids took it back from me. It is easy to manipulate and has surprisingly fluid movement--the magnets come together with subtle, satisfying purpose to make various shapes. I sent the link to family who also love unusual puzzles.Unfortunately, yesterday my daughter (who demonstrates her ability to work the cube by hiding it behind her back to make shapes) noticed a split in the design overlay just past one of the seams where the patterned cover is coming apart. We immediately put it away so as not to exacerbate the split (it appears the cube is a heavy black plastic with a plastic wrap pattern over the hard base), but I am frustrated that this will affect her use of the cube because I can't see how to fix it without leaving a sticky residue that would impact use of the cube. We do have one cube with a matte pattern (blue) and the one that has a split has a shiny, colorful pattern. The pattern overlays on the cubes do feel different to the touch, and so far the cube with the matte finish is not showing any wear.For background, my kids would prefer screens to pass the time, but we do limit video games and force the kids to entertain themselves as much as we can. We love puzzles and board games and have tons of fun doing activities like Quadrillions.

I've only had this a short while but after 10 mins has lost my attention. All the shapes are easy constructed and it's easy to return to the original. It is quite hard to ease apart to begin too so not suitable for my grandchildren .