The Original Slinky Brand Giant Metal Slinky Kids Spring Toy

I bought this for my bird feeder pole. It fit, but squirrels won. lol. I still tried it down the stairs before putting on pole and it was fun.

I was pleasantly surprised that it is close to what I remember from my Slinky in the eighties. It does walk down stairs—but you have to know how to do that. There was always a trick, you had to fling it a little further to get the inertia going! Duh—it’s not gonna go on it’s own with a slight push. I spent hours as a child figuring this out. And it was thrilling when it would get all the way. This is what I experienced with the “new” Slinky as well! Really happy with it!

The media could not be loaded. It does go down the stairs but the trick is to give it a good push. May take a few tries to get the hang of it but it does work and has no issues doing what it's supposed to do. Happy with the purchase and ended up buying a 2nd one as well

YES, I was able to make this go down the stairs. Treads are 10" deep and 7.5" high. It took a bit of effort and many tries ... but it DID work. The Slinky itself looks a bit 'ratty' and the box was in worse shape. Someone getting it as a gift would think it was used. The box looks like it was designed for a MUCH larger Slinky lying lengthwise, but when you open the box, the actual Slinky is 'upright.' Kinda deceptive. But I am fine with it.

This is the 2nd giant metal slinky we’ve had. The first one is still going strong after 5 years of hard use by littles. Goes down stairs better than the smaller original slinky, which we also own, due to the giant one’s larger diameter. I highly recommend it as a toy that will be played with over and over again.

Oh, how I wanted to be impressed. Oh, how my son and husband wanted to be impressed. This thing handles a carpeted staircase with the finesse of an adult Great Dane that's never seen stairs before. It did a great job of, "sit and stay," but it didn't do so good with any other tricks. So my son decided it would make a wonderful, metal, spiral jump-rope, and that lasted for a couple of large arm motions and jumps and now Slinky is junk. Amazing. It's been like 30 years since I've played with one of these and they still aren't fun, my lack of nostalgia wasn't a memory gap after all! Kuddos to whoever has put so much effort into keeping this utterly useless, disappointing, smelly, over-priced product alive for so long under a major name brand without making a single, solitary improvement in favor of the, "toy," or the people playing with the, "toy." At least you can kick a tin can down the street. If you like to take a Slinky out of a box and just look at it sit there, I imagine this is a fantastic product for you. If you want to be The Disappointer at any major gifting event, then this is the product for you. If you like to waste your money, this is for you. If you want a toy, go buy something else! This is so pathetic it's not even a funny gag gift. Almost anyone would be happier with a card with the cash just tucked inside. When it comes to Slinky, it is not the thought that counts - you can't stretch intent far enough to cover for what Slinky can't compensate for.

Thanks to a couple of the other reviews, I've finally found the slinky of old. The Giant Slinky is, in fact, the original slinky. It's made of metal, about 4 inches wide, and really makes that "slinkety sound".I don't think it's as "long" as it was way back when. You can't set it at the top of the stairs and just push it over and watch it walk. You set it on top, and pull about the top half down to the middle of the next step. After that gravity does it's job and it slinks down the stairs. It's awesome and entrancing for any age group.

I bought this for my 6-year-old grandson and he LOVED it. We played with it on the stairs for over an hour, then had to try it on the shelves, our hands, the kitchen floor and anywhere else he could think of. He giggled and giggled and giggled. Okay, we both did. It works really well, just like I remember when I was a kid. I've tried the smaller ones, but they have been disappointing so I'm super happy with this one and with the hours of fun it will provide. I love toys that spark a kid's imagination and creativity.