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Few things in life work as advertised.  My kids are learning that lesson now as everything looks great on the commercials, but performed less than satisfactory once they play with it and they quickly become bored with it.  As a kid, I learned that lesson by buying things advertised on comic books which never met my expectations.  Come on…x-ray glasses?  I had to relearn that lesson as an adult as I bought more than my share of late night infomercial products which  are marketed superbly, but only performed “ok” once I got the product in the mail.

However, once in awhile you do come across a product that performs as advertised.  I recently purchased such a product, the gyro bowl.   You may have seen the gyro bowl infomercial on tv.   Advertised to be “spill proof”, the gyro bowl rotates 360 degrees when held to prevent spilling.  I have a 16 month baby and spillage is a daily occurrence as most parents of small children can relate.

We are satisfied with our purchase and it generally works well.  The amount of spills has definitely gone down since we started using it, but it is far from “spill proof”.  The gyro bowl works well under “normal” conditions.  The child can grab the bowl and snack from it without accidentally spilling the contents.  However, my son often tries to spill the contents of the bowl by turning and shaking the bowl and it does spill.  If your child tries to spill the bowl, they can but not without some effort.  It works well under “normal” conditions.

So the gyro bowl does work as advertised but not with the more mischievous children such as my boy.  You can order the gyro bowl online or at the  ”As seen on tv” stores found in many malls or at Walmart or Target.  It is cheaper online but you have to pay shipping charges so it works out to be about the same.  The gyro bowl is great for giving snacks while driving and if you are tired of cleaning up toddler spills each day, the gyro bowl is worth a shot.