IncrediBubbles: Toy Review

When in New York City with my boyfriend and cousin we came across the neatest little toy we ever saw. Pop resistant bubbles! Of course being 80's children, and seeing how bubbles were like the 'it' toy way back when, we were all interested in getting a tube of this stuff for ourselves. The bubbles came in assorted colors such as red, blue, green and yellow.
I went with red, and my cousin bought blue. My boyfriend got green. Instead of being stupid, we all should of just chipped in together and bought just one tube. 3 tubes was just idiotic, especially if they didn't work.
We got outside and into the car and right away we had to test our un-popable bubbles. The bubble liquid itself was thicker than what we were used to in bubbles. The formula was more like a thick pancake syrup, and I wondered if it would be difficult to blow bubbles. The wand in the tube was smaller than the average wand, and it came with 3 rings.
I dipped my wand into the pop resistant bubbles liquid, and took a blow. The bubbles came flying out of the rings with ease. They didn't quite float out and up though like normal bubbles would. Once the bubbles were formed the sort of quickly made their way downward to the floor. It was obvious whatever the pop resistant stuff was, it added weight to the bubbles.
I was able to pick the bubbles up, and they were more like sticky orbs of glue tan they were bubbles. The other bubbles I blew popped and sort of stuck to my boyfriends car seats. Luckily though the material wipes away and does not embed itself into material. That was a plus.
As far as pop resistant goes though, its far from the truth, the bubbles in time do pop, or they deflate. They last longer than the average bubble, but they certainly are NOT pop-resistant. Within a minute the ones that you don't pop with your fingers deflate and leave a neat looking shiny orb of flat slime n the surface where it deflated. (The slime wipes away easily). I can compare this formula to slug juice. You know when you wake up in the morning and see rainbow trails of slime? Well that's sort of the same material these bubbles leave behind.
Is the secret ingredient slime juice? Hehe.
Appearance:
The pop resistant bubbles come in a test tube shaped bottle, which sucks because younger kids could easily spill it over. Although the liquid won't come flying out of the tube like normal bubbles it can spill if left to it's side.
Pricing and availability:
You can buy pop resistant bubbles at any local Toys R Us for about $5.00. You can also buy them in key chain sized packages for around $2.00. You can pick up a key chain sized test tube of pop resistant bubbles at www.stupidtoys.com for $2.49.
Recommendation:
Why not?
Although they are not 100% pop resistant, they are fun, and you can pile bubble on top of bubble and create a mountain of bubbles. Although they deflate, they're still cool for the time being, and will keep adults and kids alike occupied for quite some time.