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Flicker Scooter

  • 23-11-2010 05:51PM
    #1
    cathyk626
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi All

    I was thinking of getting my niece a Flicker Scooter (she is 4 nearly 5) and all the kids on her road have them.. But i have heard they are a bit dangerous... Do you recommend these? I really dont want her to be left out but i know her mother will kill me if she hurts herself!! :eek::eek::eek:

    Please help!!!


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  • #2
    we'llallhavetea_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭we'llallhavetea_old


    cathyk626 wrote: »
    Hi All

    I was thinking of getting my niece a Flicker Scooter (she is 4 nearly 5) and all the kids on her road have them.. But i have heard they are a bit dangerous... Do you recommend these? I really dont want her to be left out but i know her mother will kill me if she hurts herself!! :eek::eek::eek:

    Please help!!!

    hi cathy, your niece will be fine, once she has on her helmet and knee pads. you might get a better response over in the parenting forum though. :)


  • #3
    Milly33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,663 ✭✭✭Milly33


    Hello Cathy

    I really want one of these myself but the adults ones are pricey...Id say you little niece will be fine once like we'llallhavetea (i love the name :)) said once she has the helmet and knee pads the worst she can do is get a scrape which could happen anywhere..My nephew just turned 4 and he is really slight chap and he flies around on it hasnt done anything damaging to himself


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    Nothing dangerous about them as long as you buy the one for her size. My daughter went on her cousin's size 3 one and fell off as it was too difficult too control. I think the one she has is size 1 (she's 6). It is a fantastic toy, great for keeping their little bodies moving.

    The only thing I'll say - and you will know better than me how your own family works, so please don't take offence - is that it's a fairly big toy to get a niece. Just be sure not to out-do santa :)


  • #5
    RH149
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭RH149


    If she's only four I think an ordinary scooter would be better - My ten year old is getting a Size 3 Flicker from us/Santa (not sure if he's pretending to believe this year or not but we're playing along too!) and my 5 yr old is getting one of those razor style scooters (she already has a plain silver and pink one that she spent most of the summer on and loved it but it broke last week and she said she's asking Santa for a new one - probably a Moxie girl one or a pink Hello Kitty one. The Moxie one is about 45/50 euro but I saw the Hello Kitty one in Smyths for 24.95- I'd say that's a better present for your niece, especially with the price. The Flicker my son wants is 70 euro which is okay as a Santa gift but I wouldn't spend that on any of my much loved nieces and nephews! As someone already commented, it's a bad idea to outdo Santa!


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