Melissa & Doug Classic Deluxe Kitchen
Melissa & Doug Classic Deluxe Kitchen
- A little chef’s dream kitchen. There’s plenty of space for every culinary activity
- Prepare, cook, clean and create in this gorgeous wooden kitchen. Includes a sturdy stovetop, roomy refrigerator, fancy freezer, see-through oven with knobs that turn, microwave with turntable, and spacious sink
- Sizeable storage, beautiful detailing and bright, colorful graphics, all for an exceptional price!
- Sturdy and durable, newly redesigned engineering for easy assembly, here is the one perfect place to play with your food!
Melissa and Doug presents every little chefs dream kitchen. The Deluxe Kitchen features room to prepare, cook, clean and create. This sturdy, durable wooden kitchen includes a stove, refrigerator/freezer, oven, microwave with turntable, and sink. Bright, colorful graphics, and an exceptional price make this the most attractive kitchen! Easy to assemble, here is the one perfect place to play with your food!The Melissa and Doug Deluxe Kitchen offers outstanding design features and sturdy wood cons
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List Price: $ 199.99
Price: $ 149.99
October 15th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Review by A. Bird for Melissa & Doug Classic Deluxe Kitchen
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My husband cracked open the box tonight and it took him a mere 1-3/4 hours to assemble, all by himself. He found the instructions to be extremely well-written and logical to follow and the color coding/numbering on the pieces made it one of the easiest flat-pack items (kids, grownups or otherwise) he’s ever seen. Contrary to a previous reviewer’s assertion, this is way easier than ikea.
He also feels that this is a very well engineered toy. Don’t let other reviewers scare you.
October 15th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Review by E. Weilage for Melissa & Doug Classic Deluxe Kitchen
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We purchased this kitchen based on the other reviews that we read on-line. We felt the cost was reasonable for a wooden kitchen. Although we are happy with the overall appearance, it did come with some damaged corners and the door of the microwave has what appears to be dried glue on the inside of the see-through door. Although the instructions were very good and very thorough, we had a lot of difficulty putting it together. It took much longer than it should have because at least 4 of the pre-drilled holes were not pre-drilled so we had to drill them ourselves (which cracked the wood in some cases) and find other screws that would work. We also had problems with the metal pieces that are inserted inside the holes to hold the screws in place once they are screwed in. Several of these came out making it impossible to keep the screws in place.
October 15th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Review by J. Pearson for Melissa & Doug Classic Deluxe Kitchen
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We purchased this kitchen with some reservations after reading all the reviews. We’ve had such good experiences with other Melissa & Doug toys that we thought we’d give it a shot. Well one of the major components was stightly damaged and had a manufacturing flaw that was painted over. That wasn’t too big of a deal…I could touch it up. Then we realized that the microwave door and a smaller “wooden” part were missing. Melissa & Doug’s customer service was great and parts are on the way. Good thing we bought it well ahead of my daughter’s birthday! When we get the parts (in 4 days) I’ll see if assembly is as bad as others have said.
My advise is to order this well ahead of when you need it. Then count ALL of the parts as soon it arrives. Then WHEN something is missing or manufactured wrong call Melissa & Doug’s customer service. They will treat you right. And it’s a good thing because their manufacturer’s quality stinks! Hmmm…I wonder where this thing is made…
Update: Per Melissa & Doug customer service we have the third version, which is supposed to be much easier to assemble. It took less than three hours to assemble, including time to “modify” hardware to compensate for a hole drilled off center. And most importantly, my daughter loves the kitchen.
October 15th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Review by Gibbs for Melissa & Doug Classic Deluxe Kitchen
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Very good value for money. Paint was a bit off, looked like it had been touched up in places and didn’t use the same color, but probably wouldn’t notice it unless you were looking for that sort of thing like we were when we unpacked it. Directions said that it could be put together in an hour, my husband who is an engineer and used to looking at that sort of thing took over 6 hours to put it together.
Very cute, though and I’m sure my two daughters will love it.
October 15th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Review by Anonymous for Melissa & Doug Classic Deluxe Kitchen
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This kitchen is really cute and fun when fully assembled. However, as one of the other reviewers mentioned, the assembly is an unbelievable amount of work. To me, it does not justify the price. The only people who should buy this product are professional woodworkers who have a lot of time on their hands!
We chose this kitchen for our two toddlers because we liked the idea of a wooden kitchen and we have enjoyed other Melissa & Doug products. (None of which required assembly, however.) My husband and I both worked on the assembly and it took us ***20 HOURS****, even working together. We used our own drill and our own wood glue – several of the holes were in the wrong place, were the wrong size, etc. We also used our own screws and washers in several instances. The absolute worst point was when an entire shelf was found to be missing – one that supports the weight of the whole structure. Luckily, we had some old boards in our garage leftover from some homemade shelves we had made previously. We actually had to saw our own shelf to replace the missing one, just so our kids would have this kitchen in time for their birthdays. I just hope it actually holds up.
I feel that the description of this toy is deceptive by not making people aware of how much work is required and how many of their own tools they must have. I would never have purchased it had I known. The other really frustrating thing is that it comes in 3 enormous, very-difficult-to-open boxes. By the time you get them open and realize how shoddy the workmanship is and how useless the instructions are, it is TOO LATE TO RETURN THE PRODUCT, which requires that everything be intact in its original packaging. To me this borders on false advertising. I hope this review will serve as a warning to others instead.
Next time, we’ll go with plastic.