Sesame's Elmo Bath Mat 'splish Splash'
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Baby Products Reviews of Sesame's Elmo Bath Mat 'splish Splash'
Customer Review: Great bath mat
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading the reviews about the smell of this bath mat I was nervous, but there are not a lot of others to choose from on Amazon or in the stores right now. The price was right so I decided to take a chance, and I am glad I did. Ok, to be fair, there is a smell that did not go away for about 3 days. I started out by placing the bath mat out on the outside porch for a day. It still had that weird plastic-rubber smell to it, which honestly did have me a bit worried. I then put it in the tub and gave my daughter a bath. This mat stuck to the tub really well, and my daughter loved it. I left it in the tub for a week or so, which totally has now cleared up that odd smell totally. My daughter really used to be nervous in the tub because she could feel the slippery floor and also fell one time. She now dances on this mat every time she has bath time and also likes to sit on it and play. I gave this mat 5 stars for that reason because I feel safe letting her get a little wild in the tub and she definitely has developed a lot of confidence and feels safe enough to dance in the water and have a great time and is no longer feeling unsteady. I highly recommend this bath mat. Also I should note that this mat is high quality, and I don't have any indication that it will crack or anything like that. We have had this mat now for about 2 months.Customer Review: Horrible smell and very slippery!!
Summary: 2 Stars
I used this bath mat today for the first time. It's not too great. The mat itself is pretty slippery, not too much traction on it. The worst thing is the horrible smell it gives off. It smells like a skunk. I know when it comes to certain plastic products, they have this certain chemical smell that goes away shortly after you remove it from the packaging. This is NOTHING like that. It smells so bad and it's so strong. My whole bathroom smells like there is a skunk living in it.
*UPDATE: My daughter slipped on this mat. There is no traction on this mat. The little Elmos are the only pieces that are made of no-slip rubber. As you can see in the photos, the Elmos are pretty far apart, especially for baby feet. Not a good mat at all. I'd change my star rating if I could, but Amazon won't let me.
Customer Review: serves it purpose but stinks
Summary: 3 Stars
When I first got this item, I thought "I'm not sure why so many people had such a large problem with the smell of this item." it did have a smell in the very beginning, but most plastic items or rubber items do now-a-days... it faded quickly and certainly wasn't so strong that I couldn't stand it. BUT after a few months of using it, my husband and I could not find what was making our bathroom stink. It smelt like B O, or something really awful... Well, after looking around, and smelling things, it was the bath mat!!!! I kept it clean and always hung it to air dry. it looked clean, it stuck to the tub wonderfully, my daughter loved it, but it STINKS!!!! I would not recommend...Customer Review: Doesn't stick to newer tubs.
Summary: 1 Stars
My 10 month old son has taken to walking in the tub, scaring me nearly to death as he inevitably slips and falls. I picked this up at Walmart for $12, thinking it might help me avoid a heart attack.
Unfortunately, this did NOT stick to our tub. Our house is only a year old, and has a standard-issue builder grade bath tub, nothing fancy. But it has a mildly textured bottom - not textured enough to prevent slips really, but there is SOME texture - that the suction cups just would NOT stick to. It floated up immediately.
I'll be returning this. It's too bad, it's really cute.
Customer Review: Perfect for an active toddler
Summary: 4 Stars
My son loves this bathmat. He had begun to crawl around the tub when we got it, and now he is able to stay still (and stand to get out) without slipping. I never experienced the bad smell that others have talked about in their reviews--perhaps this is a problem they fixed in later productions? It sticks well, the only downside is that since it is a clear mat, it does stain, and takes a little bit of extra work to clean. Also, the red dye ran a little bit, which makes the underside look a little gross, but a bath mat is going to grow mold I suppose.