Last year, Lia got a LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical Table for Christmas, and she loved it. Actually, it was a love-hate relationship if you recall her opening the green compartment over and over again. One day, curiosity zapped Karen as she tried attaching the legs included in the package, and to our dismay, this was a one-way street. Despite the bold words “Take the legs off whenever you want!!” (or something to that effect) appearing on the box, it was a clip that snapped in to the slot that was impossible to snap out without snapping the leg in half.
So I put on my Google hat and found this secret society of defective musical table owners who were always displeased with this oversight. One such owner contact LeapFrog, and the solution was to return it to the store, which we ended up doing. However, this also left Lia without her treasured Christmas gift. Even though she didn’t say it, we fathomed that Lia would missing the fun of crying while opening and closing the green compartment, so we ventured out to find a non-defective replacement.
Some comments suggested that the model with the purple door had legs with a release button, but without Superman helping us with his X-Ray vision, it was impossible to determine the color of the door. We tried purchasing one from Target one time, but the unit fell out as we removed it from the cart to put on the checkout counter. Green door. Needless to say, we did not complete that transaction.
Finally, we arrived at an impasse, not having a strategy to find a replacement, so we gave in and bought the next table we found…
Green door. But wait… what’s a new red border on the sides? Turns out that we got a newer model that comes with legs that can be released! Happy ending! If you’re also contemplating giving one of these tables to your child, don’t get stuck with the defective, non-removable legs. Get the new version with the red side trim!