What Not To Buy This Friday
Avoid the “Sky Scrambler” micro remote-control helicopter sold for $19.95 (or $14.95 on Friday) at CVS/Pharmacy stores.
Not only is the wire used to charge the helicopter from the remote control way too short to plug in easily, but the unit that I bought tonight was broken out of the box and would not turn the rotor even after I charged it for the recommended half hour.
January 1st, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Mine broke before I even got to use it. I went to plug in the charger and the plug inside the helicopter simply snapped off with very little force. I believe the welds to the PC board were bad. The other funny thing of course is that it can’t go forward or backward, just side to side. There was no company phone number or website on the box but I found a phone number online. The company also operates under the name Innovage. The phone number is 949-587-9207. Their address is 19511 Pauling, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610. I will try to get a replacement and if I don’t get a response I will just return it to CVS.