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Rubik's Cube 3x3 from Ideal
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Top positive review
Rubik's Cube - shaping up for brilliant brainteaster
26 March 2016
Make sure you buy an official Rubik's Cube and you won't be disappointed. I originally shelled out on a cheapo £2.49 imitation off that popular online auction site and it literally exploded into pieces once I twisted it and it got a little stuck on a side.
After that incident, I decided to buy an official one from Amazon and it is great. Feel is much more sturdy and I have randomised and completed it around 10 times now without any issues. Being a more modern version, there are no stickers which make up the colours. It is coloured plastic instead which makes it much more durable and less likely to lose a colour when the adhesive on the old school stickers go on the old version I had as a kid.
It comes with a little black plastic triangle stand, in case you want to store it on a little "holder" on one of its corner edges. Take it or leave it.
Overall, this is a great product, easy smooth twisting and brings back the nostalgia of using one as a paperweight as a kid. Now, it's an actual puzzle that can be solved. Good brainteaser.
After that incident, I decided to buy an official one from Amazon and it is great. Feel is much more sturdy and I have randomised and completed it around 10 times now without any issues. Being a more modern version, there are no stickers which make up the colours. It is coloured plastic instead which makes it much more durable and less likely to lose a colour when the adhesive on the old school stickers go on the old version I had as a kid.
It comes with a little black plastic triangle stand, in case you want to store it on a little "holder" on one of its corner edges. Take it or leave it.
Overall, this is a great product, easy smooth twisting and brings back the nostalgia of using one as a paperweight as a kid. Now, it's an actual puzzle that can be solved. Good brainteaser.
8 people found this helpful
Top critical review
Poor quality Rubiks Cube not as described
13 October 2017
I thought I was buying an original John Adams (uk marketing for) Rubik’s cubes. I read the description and checked reviews. I couldn’t have been more wrong. They are not as described. They are flimsy, poor quality and have stickers which are not even on straight. They come in plastic bags. I’ve seen cheaper ones in toy shops which are better quality than these and the come on cardboard backing with plastic cover. I suggest Triple checking who the retailer is and if it’s coming from China don’t buy.
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13 October 2017
I thought I was buying an original John Adams (uk marketing for) Rubik’s cubes. I read the description and checked reviews. I couldn’t have been more wrong. They are not as described. They are flimsy, poor quality and have stickers which are not even on straight. They come in plastic bags. I’ve seen cheaper ones in toy shops which are better quality than these and the come on cardboard backing with plastic cover. I suggest Triple checking who the retailer is and if it’s coming from China don’t buy.
9 May 2017
Ordered a 'Rubik's' cube (as pictured at time of order), and was sent a substandard 'puzzle cube' which had greasy poorly placed stickers and started to come off within minutes. If i had oredered a P'uzzle Cube' and had paid 2p i would of been happy but hadn't. Pile of Rubbish
26 March 2016
Make sure you buy an official Rubik's Cube and you won't be disappointed. I originally shelled out on a cheapo £2.49 imitation off that popular online auction site and it literally exploded into pieces once I twisted it and it got a little stuck on a side.
After that incident, I decided to buy an official one from Amazon and it is great. Feel is much more sturdy and I have randomised and completed it around 10 times now without any issues. Being a more modern version, there are no stickers which make up the colours. It is coloured plastic instead which makes it much more durable and less likely to lose a colour when the adhesive on the old school stickers go on the old version I had as a kid.
It comes with a little black plastic triangle stand, in case you want to store it on a little "holder" on one of its corner edges. Take it or leave it.
Overall, this is a great product, easy smooth twisting and brings back the nostalgia of using one as a paperweight as a kid. Now, it's an actual puzzle that can be solved. Good brainteaser.
After that incident, I decided to buy an official one from Amazon and it is great. Feel is much more sturdy and I have randomised and completed it around 10 times now without any issues. Being a more modern version, there are no stickers which make up the colours. It is coloured plastic instead which makes it much more durable and less likely to lose a colour when the adhesive on the old school stickers go on the old version I had as a kid.
It comes with a little black plastic triangle stand, in case you want to store it on a little "holder" on one of its corner edges. Take it or leave it.
Overall, this is a great product, easy smooth twisting and brings back the nostalgia of using one as a paperweight as a kid. Now, it's an actual puzzle that can be solved. Good brainteaser.
7 September 2018
I bought an original, genuine 3x3 Rubik's cube in 2013 and the quality of this 2013 authentic cube was appalling. It was flimsy and was difficult to rotate the layers; even when they were perfectly aligned, they constantly stuck and jammed. The stickers started to peel away after a year or so. This genuine cube was an embarrassment to the manufacturer and I am sure to Erno Rubik, too. I hated it.
I have just bought this Rubik's cube and the quality is completely different. It feels strong and the layers glide and rotate smoothly. There are no stickers. Instead, there are inset coloured squares, which are unlikely to come away. This iteration of the cube is a pleasure to use. I recommend it.
I have just bought this Rubik's cube and the quality is completely different. It feels strong and the layers glide and rotate smoothly. There are no stickers. Instead, there are inset coloured squares, which are unlikely to come away. This iteration of the cube is a pleasure to use. I recommend it.
8 March 2015
I bought this as a present for my Dad, and he keeps going back to it, even though he's only managed to do one side so far. I saw some reviews here which suggested the cube might be fake or come in different packaging. The cube I received came in the packaging shown in the item's photo and I believe it to be genuine. However if you get it off the Marketplace rather than sold directly by Amazon, you might run the risk of getting a knockoff.
It has coloured tiles set into each cube piece, which is a better idea than the stickers that used to be used on these cubes, however a couple of the tiles had small plastic bits sticking up at the corners which I had to take off very carefully with a penknife. That said, the cube looks and feels sturdy and it has a nice turning action – it feels just as it should do. The triangular stand you can place the cube on when not in use is a nice touch. Despite the delicate operation I had to do on two of the tiles, I can't bring myself to mark it down from a justly deserved 5 stars.
It has coloured tiles set into each cube piece, which is a better idea than the stickers that used to be used on these cubes, however a couple of the tiles had small plastic bits sticking up at the corners which I had to take off very carefully with a penknife. That said, the cube looks and feels sturdy and it has a nice turning action – it feels just as it should do. The triangular stand you can place the cube on when not in use is a nice touch. Despite the delicate operation I had to do on two of the tiles, I can't bring myself to mark it down from a justly deserved 5 stars.
25 December 2018
This Rubik’s cube is good for the price I paid at the time £7.49 I know people have said it’s not the original one and it’s not but somethings are better than the original like the fact it’s not coloured stickers so it don’t fade but on the other hand it’s not got the smoothest of movement when using so pros and cons really but for the price overall a decent product and comes with a little stand which makes it look more presentable I would recommend but wait for them being on offer at the lower price
20 November 2016
I was going to write a low star review based on the fact that my genuine Rubiks Cube was only used once for a short time before it came apart and I had to put it together. It was fragile and seemed useless. After I tried to play it again and it again fell into pieces, I worked out how to remove a tile that held the screw in place. I put it back together and this time tightened the screw. I now have a good quality working item and so far have had no more issues. To be fair, I should not have had to fix a brand new cube in the first place and I've given 4 stars to reflect this. Fixing it was easy to do and I hope that after putting it back together 3 times with 3 uses that it's now sorted out for good. It seems sturdy enough now. It has tiles not stickers and is a genuine Rubik's cube in official packaging..
27 July 2017
I like that the coloured squares are plastic rather than stickers, but I found that the cube isn't very smooth. I thought that might be because I'm a beginner but recently bought a different cube and it's so much smoother and faster to use.
This is fine if you just want to play with it for a few hours on Christmas day and then chuck it in a drawer never to be seen again, but there much nicer cubes and they're cheaper too. With this one, you're paying for the brand and not the quality.
This is fine if you just want to play with it for a few hours on Christmas day and then chuck it in a drawer never to be seen again, but there much nicer cubes and they're cheaper too. With this one, you're paying for the brand and not the quality.
