I thought I was addressing the LeapFrog Leapster Recharging System here and not the toy itself, but here's my review of both.
The toy is great. Well made, solid as a rock and age appropriate. My 8 year old daughter, who has the Nintendo DS, constantly tries to sneak the Leapster from my 6 year old son. My 6 year old son has been lusting after the DS, but doesn't yet have the skill set to play it (he's still not reading). So, this game was a Godsend.
The downside of the game is that it comes without so much as an AC/adapter. It runs through batteries waaaaaaaaaay too fast. Noticing the unit has a jack for an AC adapter, I checked Amazon to find one. Surprized that this was only $9.99, I almost bought it but opted to read the reviews first. The reviewers, who noted that unplugging the adapter brought the game down and that a player was confined to the vicinity of a power outlet to benefit from this, steered me away from the adapter and towards this recharging system.
And the reviewers for this recharging system steered me away from the re-seller vending the product through Amazon.
As of September 5, 2009 the Leapster/L-max recharging system was available directly from LeapFrog for $27.99. This included shipping. Walmart was out of stock (at their web site) and their advertised price was $34.99 - the Leap Frog list price.
As to the reseller asking $84.99: if people buy from him, they haven't done their due diligence. I always, ALWAYS! check Amazon first. Then, if the reviews have been good, I'll google the product in question to price and availability elsewhere. 95% of the time Amazon gets the order, but occasionally I find an anamoly like this one. (I average an order per week through Amazon and have been a customer since they opened their virtual doors).
Once again, my thanks to the reviewers who reported better pricing elsewhere.
If you have a Leapster, this item is a money saving necessity! Shame on LeapFrog for not including one with the Leapster in the first place.Get more detail about LeapFrog Leapster and L-Max Recharging System - not for use with Leapster 2.
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