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After I ordered this item, I read a few reviews here that said the product was a cheap piece of junk that refused to work right. I was concerned but when the player came, it turned out that it works just fine and I have not had a single problem with it. It's smaller than I expected but it is meant to be portable.

I bought this item two Christmases ago for my kids. It was left outside in the (pouring)rain once, and to my surprise it worked again once it dried. The sound is good, my kids (now 11 and 8)used it almost daily for almost two years. My son has been rough with it, and my 1 year old loves to open and close the lid:the lid has finally come off. I was able to fix it many times, and it still plays CDs. For $25 it has stood up to plenty of abuse, and now that it is time to get a new one (even though it still works, the lids doesn't pop up anymore)I am very tempted to buy the same one again.

For the price, it is fantastic! If you are looking for a basic player, this is it! Works great, easy to use.

We bought this for our son as an 8th Grade graduation gift. The CD player quite working after only a couple of months of light use. The 90 day warranty was of no use at all. I would not recommend this product.

A great replacement of the little Colby CD player. I bought the Colby and found out after I bought it that if it doesn't say CD-R player it won't play burned CDs. So I replaced it with this Emerson CD-R player, it has better volume and plays my burned CDs. Legally burned CDs not piarated CDs.