I've done it again; I went and bought yet another Halloween prop. This
prop however was bought on a whim, and I actually regret the purchase
now that I have it home.
The Lab Jar Eyeballs was staring me down as I browsed my local
Target's Halloween section (which I might add, sucked), I passed by
everything and saw the Lab Jar Eyeballs hidden behind a bunch of
tattered tin Halloween signs.
The jar way empty, and it was up to me to fill it with water. Inside
the jar was a plastic package filled with about 10 eyeballs. The eye
balls have this easter like red grass that hangs from each of the eyes.
When the jar is filled with water these ridiculous easter grass strings
are supposed to look like eyeball veins or something.
I bought it only because I love odd things in jars as Halloween props.
I have aliens, body parts, heads, and all types of odd water jar props.
Because I did not own eyeballs in a jar, I figured why the heck not!?
While peeking inside the jar at the blue eyeballs, I accidentally hit a
button located on top of the jars lid. All of a sudden the lab jar
began to make cool squishy noises, while an inside light lit up. After
that it would not shut up, and it kept going and going. It turned out I
had the jar set on sensor.
Yep! The eyeball jar comes with a sensor, so whenever someone makes
noise or walks by the jar it will go off making noise, and lighting up. I
would of preferred a plug in so it could go on whenever I wanted, for
as long as I wanted. But oh well! I settled for the double AA battery
jar anyhow.
My Use:
At home I filled the jar to the water level mark which is indicated on
the plastic jar. After that I ripped open the eyeball package and
dumped them inside.
What sucked was that 6 of the eyeballs sank right to the bottom! They
were supposed to float, because inside of the jars lid is a plastic
piece that wishes the eyeballs around to make it look as if they are
moving. Now that there were only 4 eyeballs floating, the effect sort of
sucked....no it really sucked.
Within a day or so, 2 more eyeballs sank to the bottom. They are
waterlogged, so the plastic piece that shoots down from the lid to swish
the eyeballs around is totally pointless.
The jars sensor works like a charm. It goes off making the swishing
noises when, the dog barks, when the door opens, when someone talks too
loud, when someone walks by, when our bird chirps...the damn thing goes
off a lot!
Overall:
It's a fake looking piece of crap. I still kick myself for even
bringing it home thinking it would make a neat prop. This is the most
pathetic prop I have brought home in a long time. But seeing how Target
is carrying pathetic props this year, I settled for the best thing they
had. (They have way better Halloween props online at their site though).
Recommendation:
Sorry for the price, I can't recommend it. If it were to go on sale
for $4.99, (what it is really worth) then yes, I would recommend it. As
of now though it's a lame waste.
Pricing and availability:
You can pick this jar up at Target for $14.98. You can also pick it up at www.thingsyouneverknew.com for a bit more. If you feel you do want it though, go to Target.
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