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(based on 23 ratings)
Model Number: 572834
Located in: Home Care, Seasonal Decor, Accessories
Our talking photo ornament captures the voices of your loved ones and plays them back to you—for up to 99 years. Our gleaming gift box-shaped ornament records and plays back a 10-second message. The recording lasts for 99 years, even if the battery dies! With a 2" x 2" photo frame.

When ordering online, we will ship either Silver, Gold, Red or Green.

Product Reviews Summary
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
(based on 23 reviews)
100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Attractive design (21), Bright (17), Durable (14)
Best Uses:
Living room (7), Christmas tree (6)
Describe Yourself:
Practical (17), Bargain hunter (8), Stylish (7)
 
Cute gift
By DutchessraineVerified Reviewer from Monroe, NY on 8/22/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design
Best Uses:
Living Room
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is a neat ornament and is special because you can add both a photo AND a message!!! Perfect gift for Christmas memories.

 
for the best memories
By mamajanVerified Reviewer from metropolis,il on 7/18/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Best Uses:
A picture and their voice, Everyone's an ornament, Makes Christmas family
Describe Yourself:
Bargain Hunter, Family oriented, Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

As years go by,memories become more precious,buy extras for the new babies and other new people who will come into your family later and will be added to your Christmas collection.

 
GREAT FOR DECORATING
By LINDAVerified Reviewer from SCHENECTADY on 7/14/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright
Best Uses:
Living Room
Describe Yourself:
Bargain Hunter
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

GREAT FOR DISPLAY

 
Fun Christmas Gift
By lily roseVerified Reviewer from Denver, CO on 1/6/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright
Best Uses:
Living Room
Describe Yourself:
Stylish
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Very cute Christmas Present...huge hit...especially with out of town relatives!

 
Good Christmas present to give to family
By no nicknameVerified Reviewer from Hockessin, DE on 1/6/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright
Cons:
Pic falls out of ornament
Best Uses:
christmas tree
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Good for giving to grandparents

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great gift for relative
By stylish bargainhunterVerified Reviewer from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on 1/5/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Best Uses:
Decoration
Describe Yourself:
Stylish
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

more stylish and not as "cheap"looking as others online; great recording and my 6 yr old could work it

 
Great gift idea for grandparents
By JennVerified Reviewer from Arizona on 1/5/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Beautiful, Bright, Durable
Best Uses:
christmas tree, Gift
Describe Yourself:
Bargain Hunter, Practical, Stylish
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Great gift idea. Make sure you switch the lock on otherwise little hands can erase the message and you will need to readd the greeting.

 
loved this item
By beeVerified Reviewer from mcdowell ky on 1/5/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Describe Yourself:
Bargain Hunter, Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

got these for my grandchildren and they loved them and was very tickled with the message i left them

 
Great keepsake gift!
By The shopping momVerified Reviewer from Rochester, ny on 1/5/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Best Uses:
Living Room
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is a great keepsake gift for yourself of grandparents. We recorded our 2 and 4 year old saying Merry Christmas and plan to keep it for years to come as a rememberance of their toddler years.

 
Unique gift that lasts forever
By GrandmaVerified Reviewer from pocono pa on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Cons:
No cons
Best Uses:
Christmas memories
Describe Yourself:
Bargain Hunter, Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Recommend for all new parents to record Holiday memories and photos.

 
Awesome Gift for Grandparents
By sarahVerified Reviewer from rocky mt on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright
Cons:
Plastic cover flimsy
Best Uses:
christmas tree
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Grandparents may erase the recording if NOT warned about the lock feature!
Otherwise...the Best gift we gave!

 
Fantastic Christmas Gift for Family
By DVerified Reviewer from Long Island, NY on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright
Cons:
None
Best Uses:
christmas tree
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Simply the greatest affordable Xmas gift you can buy for a parent or grandparent from their child/grandchild. Easy to use, pretty to the eye. Was a big hit!

 
Great product!!
By Sandi the shopperVerified Reviewer from Salem, NH on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Cons:
Not enough playback time
Best Uses:
Christmas
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Stylish
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The relatives LOVED this item. Played it over and over. Great memory piece

 
Great for Grandparents
By Mom of TwoVerified Reviewer from New York, NY on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design
Best Uses:
Christmas display
Describe Yourself:
Bargain Hunter, Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This item is very cute. We inserted a picture of our one year old daughter and recorded her laughing. It made a great present for Grandma. She keeps it out all the time, and plays it constantly. It is large enough to have a nice picture, but not so large that it looks gaudy and out of place. The recording buttons are very easy to use, and it has a safety function so the recording can not be accidentally erased.

 
Excellent gift for long distance family!
By Kelly from NY on 12/27/2007
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Best Uses:
Living Room
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is an excellent gift for family members who live far away. I bought this as a Christmas gift for my mother in law, who misses her granddaughter terribly. I had my daughter record the message. It was the first gift opened, and my mother in law was late for church because she immediately started to cry! She even took it to church to show her priest, who blessed it, and to work to show her friends. Definitely her best gift this year!

 
AWESOME PRODUCT
By hcapVerified Reviewer from Sacramento, CA on 12/26/2007
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Best Uses:
Anywhere
Describe Yourself:
High-End Shopper, Practical, Stylish
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I bought this to place a picture of a deceased grandfather who we miss dearly. To top it off I had a clip of his voice on our answering machine and put the voice onto the ornament for my kids for Christmas. They loved it and played his voice over and over. The part I like about it is that it says the sound clip will play for 100 years. I look forward to pulling this out every Christmas and having my kids remember their grandfather who cared so much for them.

 
Beautiful
By blackcatVerified Reviewer from Chicago, IL on 12/20/2007
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Best Uses:
Bedroom, Living Room
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Stylish
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is a very beautiful ornament. I ordered 2 and have both the red and the green (one for my husband and one for my parents). The sound quality is decent and it has a nice lock feature to prevent accidentally re-recording over your message. Now if you can only get a baby to "speak" on command . . .

 
Talking ornament
By WoodsieVerified Reviewer from Terre Haute, IN on 12/20/2007
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, Durable
Best Uses:
christmas tree
Describe Yourself:
Bargain Hunter
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I have been searching for this item for two years and was thrilled to find it. It is perfect to give to parents. Their children' voices are preserved as a Christmas memory.

 
REMEMBER THAT SPECIAL VOICE
By Roberta with Family-tiesVerified Reviewer from Stamford, Ct on 12/19/2007
Pros:
CLEAR recording, Durable, Keepsake for generations, Safely kept for 99 years
Cons:
Need more recording time
Best Uses:
Appreciate after deceased, Can be kept in bedroom, Displayed in living room, Keepsake from grandparent, SAVED forever
Describe Yourself:
Compares prices 2 quality, GOOD shopper, Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

a SPECIAL gift to pass on from generation to generation...that loving message from your grandmother; just hearing her voice once again after she has passed away. I purchased TWO Talking Photo Ornaments to pass along to my 31 year old daughter--one I recorded a message to her--the other her grandmother recorded a message; both of which she will be able to keep for her ENTIRE lifetime (message is saved for 99 years) and she will even be able to pass these ornaments on to her children. They will become PRICELESS memories!

 
REMEMBER THAT SPECIAL VOICE
By Roberta with family-tiesVerified Reviewer from Stamford, Ct on 12/19/2007
Pros:
Attractive Design, Bright, CLEAR recording, Durable, Keepsake for generations, Safely kept for 99 years
Cons:
Shld record for 15 secs
Best Uses:
Appreciate after deceased, Bedroom, Keepsake from grandparent, Kid's Room, Kitchen, Living Room, SAVED forever
Describe Yourself:
Compares prices 2 quality, GOOD shopper, Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

a SPECIAL gift to pass on from generation to generation...that loving message from your grandmother; just hearing her voice once again after she has passed away. I purchased TWO Talking Photo Ornaments to pass along to my 31 year old daughter---one I recorded a message to her---the other her grandmother recorded a message; both of which she will be ever to keep for her ENTIRE lifetime (message is saved for 99 years)and she will even be able to pass these ornaments on to her children. They will be PRICELESS memories!

 
Good gift
By golightly23Verified Reviewer from mojave desert on 12/19/2007
Pros:
Attractive Design
Cons:
None so far
Best Uses:
Christmas Tree
Describe Yourself:
Bargain Hunter, Practical, Stylish
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Good gift for someone you don't know what to give. I put a picture of my daughter in it, recorded her saying "merry Christmas" and sent it off to some family members. It was well received.

 
some do not work
By MareVerified Reviewer from philadelphia, PA on 12/19/2007

I purchased approx. 12 of these for gifts. So far some do not work - I gave more out for gifts - I will find out soon just how many I will need to return that didn't work.
They look nice but not reliable.

 
Boy, have our kids loved these!
By Mom of 2 boys from Takoma Park, MD on 12/16/2007
Pros:
Attractive Design, Durable, Easy To Install
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The kids love to hear themselves cracking up and singing. We all laugh when we listen to these favorite ornaments.

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