{"id":34005,"date":"2019-01-04T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=34005"},"modified":"2021-02-02T20:04:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T06:04:09","slug":"review-oreo-music-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/04\/review-oreo-music-box\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Oreo Music Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Oreo<\/p>\n

Oreo ended 2018 in peak novelty fashion with the release of the Oreo Music Box – a tiny turntable that \u201cplays\u201d Oreo cookies. Place any regulation-size Oreo on the disc and you\u2019ll hear a selection of pre-loaded music. You can also record your own audio that subsequently gets tacked onto the start of the music. It comes in a tin with a selection of Oreos inside (as if anyone who would buy this doesn\u2019t already have a stash?)<\/p>\n

\"Oreo<\/p>\n

I was really happy to see an Oreo holiday item that wasn\u2019t flavor-related. I love the flavor releases, but I appreciate it when well-known brands go deep with imagination and whimsy. This product debuted in China<\/a> in Fall of 2017. I was thrilled to hear it was landing on our shores and even more so to find one under my Christmas tree. <\/p>\n

\"Oreo<\/p>\n

The music box itself felt surprisingly sturdy, despite the cardboard and plastic exterior. When I placed an Oreo on and moved the stylus into place, it did \u201cplay\u201d music. The volume was decent, and audio quality was exactly what I expected – not great, but not bad for what was essentially a novelty toy.<\/p>\n

\"Oreo<\/p>\n

As promised, as I bit chunks from the cookie, the music tracks changed. Each cut was a slightly different take on a vaguely familiar tune I think I\u2019d heard in past Oreo campaigns. Adorable! I was a little disappointed there was no way to program your own music or audio beyond the 30-second record feature. <\/p>\n

\"Oreo<\/p>\n

The record feature also worked fine, although the volume was a notch lower than the pre-loaded music and the instructions had error in them. (The double red light never appeared – it went right to green and was recording.)<\/p>\n

\"Oreo<\/p>\n

I say \u201cplay\u201d in quotes because this music box doesn\u2019t work like a record player. It\u2019s not reading information stored in the cookie. It\u2019s reading the presence and position of an object on the turntable to trigger a programmed audio clip. <\/p>\n

As best I can tell, it works based on five sensors on the turntable. As long as one of them is covered by a solid object, it will spin and \u201cplay.\u201d I tried it with various objects – a Wheat Thin, a pat of butter, a quarter and a tiny slip of paper. The only one that didn\u2019t work was the paper, I suspect because the light in the stylus could shine through to the sensor. <\/p>\n

\"Oreo<\/p>\n

This is a great gift for an Oreo-lover or toy for a child. It\u2019s cute and does exactly what it says. I loved it. It\u2019s well-made and could last, but the limited audio options make it something that may not hold attention long. The price point is a bit high for a novelty you use a handful of times, but possibly worth it in sheer delight. <\/p>\n