Imaginarium Train Set
We recently purchased an Imaginarium Classic Train Table with Roundhouse Wooden Train Set by Toys R Us for $159.99 (+ tax).
I have been looking around the town and on internet to purchase a reasonably priced Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends train table and trains, but it’s SO overpriced (even if you buy it on sale)!
My youngest is a boy and he LOVES trains – he says “play choo-choo” every single time we go to our local Barnes and Noble store.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t play or share well with others – he’s gotten so used to his older sibling’s generosity to share that he thinks everything is his.
So … between getting sick and tired of going to our local B&N and my son screaming “mine,” we decided to buy a train table.
I have seen Imaginarium wooden train table and trains before in the store, but I felt I SHOULD get him Thomas product – honestly, I felt I was cheating him out of something if I bought him something less than Thomas trains.
Luckily some sanity kicked in … why in the heck am I going to spend hundreds of dollars on wooden trains; especially when they had problems with their Chinese manufacturers using lead paints on Thomas trains!!!!
I think I made a wise decision buying the generic train table and train rather than the brand name.
Here is the breakdown of reasons why I went generic vs named brand.
With Imaginarium brand you get:
23 feet track
fueling station
airport tunnel
bridge
crane
tunnel
roundhouse
turntable
playboard
train table,
4- people
4- street sings
7- trees
4- street lamps
Helicopter
1- truck
1- car
8- train cars
12- pieces of cargo
I did some math, and if you ONLY get the tracks, bridge, crane, roundhouse, helicopter, 8 train cars, and table you are going to pay about $487 – this is without consider the taxes and other accessories Thomas and Friends offer.
I just can’t believe how much these companies are extorting parents!!
I have to say even thought the Imaginarium product was reasonably priced and there are many pieces included in the package I do have some disappointment.
I have most of the pieces glued onto the board (it’s only $150 and if I have to replace it in couple of years I am not going to cry over it) since my little man moves everything and disassembles everything – I am not about to put tracks down 100 times a day – you know what I mean?
The plastic bridge was quite hard to glue onto the board since it doesn’t have a large surface area to glue it down to the board.
Also the drawers get stuck sometimes, but I guess I can fix it by using some candles on the board.
Other than that I am quite happy with the purchase, and I have not given my dogs away when they ate some train pieces (tress and signs).
Can you imagine if your dogs ate Thomas and Friends pieces?
Imaginarium train track…
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