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expiredRokket | Staff posted Dec 09, 2023 02:39 PM

The Original Slinky Walking Spring Toy

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Amazon has The Original Slinky on sale for $1.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

Kohls also has The Original Slinky on sale for $1.99. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise shipping is free on orders of $49 or more.

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About this product:
  • There's only one Original Slinky Brand Celebrate 75 years of wiggly-jiggly fun with Slinky Generations of children and adults have loved playing with Slinky.
  • There's only one Original Slinky brand
  • Includes one classic metal Slinky, 2.75-inches in diameter
  • Educational Focus: Large Motor Skills, Creative Thinking
  • Stretches, wiggles, walks, and jiggles.
  • Ideal for presents, party favors, Easter baskets, grab bags, prizes and stocking stuffers
  • Ages 5+

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this sale price is $1.59 lower (44.46% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $3.59.
    • This offer also beats our previous frontpage deal from July.
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Amazon has The Original Slinky on sale for $1.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

Kohls also has The Original Slinky on sale for $1.99. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise shipping is free on orders of $49 or more.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Rokket for sharing this deal.

About this product:
  • There's only one Original Slinky Brand Celebrate 75 years of wiggly-jiggly fun with Slinky Generations of children and adults have loved playing with Slinky.
  • There's only one Original Slinky brand
  • Includes one classic metal Slinky, 2.75-inches in diameter
  • Educational Focus: Large Motor Skills, Creative Thinking
  • Stretches, wiggles, walks, and jiggles.
  • Ideal for presents, party favors, Easter baskets, grab bags, prizes and stocking stuffers
  • Ages 5+

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this sale price is $1.59 lower (44.46% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $3.59.
    • This offer also beats our previous frontpage deal from July.
  • Reviews:
  • About this store:

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Model: The Original Slinky Walking Spring Toy, Metal Slinky, Fidget Toys, Party Favors and Gifts, Toys for 5 Year Old Girls and Boys, by Just Play

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Jobronie
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There should be an option to buy it already pre-tangled, just to save time.
sdaddict001
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Dude I know what this is and I played with slinky too in my young days. It's not rocket science as to know what a slinky is. You can post this a deal all you want but go read through the past threads on SD before you make a purchase. This is NOT an original slinky. It's cheap imitation of it with oily residue on it that will leave on your kids hands. It also does not walk down the stairs by itself because it's a bit shorter and smaller than the original slinky. So there you have it. Now go waste the two bucks and find out yourself but all I'm trying to do is save you the money from buying this crap.

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Who doesn't love an Original Slinky? I have one.

Okay, so my dog doesn't love my Slinky; I think the sound confuses her. I'm a Slinky fan, though (of the original, not the plastic version).
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This is a great price it'll make a good Christmas present for the grandkids I bought four of them
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There should be an option to buy it already pre-tangled, just to save time.
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Quote from sdaddict001 :
Do not buy this worthless piece of crap. End of story.
You know this is what kids played with back in the day (before smartphones and tablets). Still fun now, IMO. Peace
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Quote from Jobronie :
There should be an option to buy it already pre-tangled, just to save time.
LOL! As an adult I've been able to keep my Slinky tangle-free. Peace
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Kohls has same price

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MrGrumbleDec 09, 2023 03:34 PM
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They certainly don't make them like they used to with metal stiffness when I was a kid they were hard to mess up, but after the age of 8 it's never been the same since
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You know this is what kids played with back in the day (before smartphones and tablets). Still fun now, IMO. Peace
Dude I know what this is and I played with slinky too in my young days. It's not rocket science as to know what a slinky is. You can post this a deal all you want but go read through the past threads on SD before you make a purchase. This is NOT an original slinky. It's cheap imitation of it with oily residue on it that will leave on your kids hands. It also does not walk down the stairs by itself because it's a bit shorter and smaller than the original slinky. So there you have it. Now go waste the two bucks and find out yourself but all I'm trying to do is save you the money from buying this crap.
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Quote from sdaddict001 :
Dude I know what this is and I played with slinky too in my young days. It's not rocket science as to know what a slinky is. You can post this a deal all you want but go read through the past threads on SD before you make a purchase. This is NOT an original slinky. It's cheap imitation of it with oily residue on it that will leave on your kids hands. It also does not walk down the stairs by itself because it's a bit shorter and smaller than the original slinky. So there you have it. Now go waste the two bucks and find out yourself but all I'm trying to do is save you the money from buying this crap.
Fair enough, thank you. I bought mine from a similar deal maybe a year or two ago. I don't think mine is oily, or at least I haven't noticed. And unfortunately these days I don't have stairs. So I use mine mainly as a fidget toy. The sound still sounds the same! (I have a plastic Slinky, too, and it plain sucks because it doesn't have the signature metal slinky sound.)

Also it's $2! I think the kiddos may have fun with it for a little while before returning to their devices (snark). Great stocking stuffer.
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Quote from sdaddict001 :
Dude I know what this is and I played with slinky too in my young days. It's not rocket science as to know what a slinky is. You can post this a deal all you want but go read through the past threads on SD before you make a purchase. This is NOT an original slinky. It's cheap imitation of it with oily residue on it that will leave on your kids hands. It also does not walk down the stairs by itself because it's a bit shorter and smaller than the original slinky. So there you have it. Now go waste the two bucks and find out yourself but all I'm trying to do is save you the money from buying this crap.
This guy ain't playing around when it comes to his slinky knowledge
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alexbr91Dec 09, 2023 04:10 PM
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I've only had the plastic Slinkys growing up so I'm down for this deal!
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Quote from sdaddict001 :
Dude I know what this is and I played with slinky too in my young days. It's not rocket science as to know what a slinky is. You can post this a deal all you want but go read through the past threads on SD before you make a purchase. This is NOT an original slinky. It's cheap imitation of it with oily residue on it that will leave on your kids hands. It also does not walk down the stairs by itself because it's a bit shorter and smaller than the original slinky. So there you have it. Now go waste the two bucks and find out yourself but all I'm trying to do is save you the money from buying this crap.
This guy slinky's.
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TheStev0Dec 09, 2023 04:16 PM
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My kids like their Slinky's even the current generation, but to put it in perspective, my 6-year-old last year got one from Santa, destroyed it within a few days, and then used her Christmas money to buy 3 more for redundancy. I believe she's gone through all of them. So at this price, buy 10 per kid if you really think they'll enjoy it.

I can confirm, getting these to walk down stairs is nearly impossible. That said, the kid feels accomplished as they get it to walk down 2 then 3 then 4 and maybe someday more than that.
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This guy slinky's.
Fun to push down the stairs?
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