Lava Lite 21250400US2125 Lava The Original Silver Base Lamp with Yellow Wax in Purple Liquid, 14.5", Yellow/Purple

Bought this for My Daughter for her Birthday because when I was a kid these things were so neat. The 3 colors makes it look awesome. The wax is a different color at the top because of the 3 colors. The 25watt bulb blew after an hour. I ended up buying another one. I picked up a 35watt and it works alot better. You don't have to wait a whole hour before it get's hot to do anything. These bring me back to my childhood so I am going to buy me one next. Very affordable and the Perfect size.

The media could not be loaded. If you're looking for a Lava lamp, but are afraid of wasting money on it due to the reviews, PLEASE keep reading!-This product is definitely worth a purchase!‐I was extremely hesitant to buy online because of all the reviews stating that the lamp was defective in some way (broken bulb/glass, coil not working etc) but what made me want to try was another review expressing how to troubleshoot with the lamp in the case of it not doing what was expected out of it immediately.I really appreciate that reviewer and I hope this review will be worth the read for others who are on the fence but really want one.I received the package in fine condition, read the start up instructions (please read them!), and set up my lamp with no issues! Since it's cold where I live, I had to let the bottle warm to my bedrooms ambient temperature before turning on the lampThe lava process needs patience in order for it to work. The rest of the checklist was fine (coil was nestled in the right spot, bottle was not cloudy, bulb was packaged well and was intact.)After I turned on the lamp, it took about 5 hours for the wax to start "towering", and after a day, it was working perfectly. Now this is where ambient temperatures come into play for me. I have a bedroom that is either too warm or too cold. The instructions state that the lamp works best in a certain temperature range, that way the bottle can stay warm enough throughout the day to keep the wax melted as it flows to the top.I had turned my lamp off for 2 days when my area had a cold front move in, so my room got colder. The lava never settled to the bottom fully, so it was left in a "stalagmite" or lumpy shape for those 2 days because it didn't cool slow enough. I ran it for 3 days after, on and off like the instructions say to do, but it never melted the wax fully. I researched what I could do to fix it but since my coil was where it should be, I wasn't finding help online. (Last pic is an example of this problem.)I decided to take a risk and heat some water to a simmer (almost boiling), and poured the water into a seperate large container so I could gently melt the wax and warm the bottle without breaking the glass. It worked well enough, and it seems that the lava is working perfectly now!TL:DR - take the plunge and buy this lamp. If the product is not working as intended, customer service is here to troubleshoot or even replace your lamp (I didn't need to contact though) and if you follow the instructions as best you can, this lamp works just fine! Make sure to keep your room at a good temp and you shouldn't have the same issue as me. If you do, just heat the bottle back up in some hot water (like giving it a "bath" 😅) and it should solve the issue! Thanks for reading!

I genuinely think the people in these reviews just don’t know how to use a lava lamp or are not patient when using it. It takes a while to start working the first time and after that, it takes about an hour for it to work properly each time. You have to let it heat up!!!! I’ve had no problems I love it :)))

There are plenty of negative reviews for this product and it's certainly due to quality control issues but if you're persistent (or lucky) you can find a good one!My first purchase was a year or so ago and I was hesitant to buy one because of the mixed reviews but I knew I could just send it back if it didn't work so I gave it a shot. To my surprise, I got a good one! It's been going for over a year now and I haven't had any issues.My parents loved the look of mine so they wanted to buy one for their house as well so I purchased one for them (it was the larger model) and it never worked very well for them. They said it wasn't nearly as active as mine. So I set out to buy them one just like mine this past Christmas. I knew these things were hit and miss so I gave myself plenty of time to test and swap as needed.My third purchase (the first Christmas gift attempt) was a failure. The base of the unit was bent since it's made of very thin metal and had obviously taken some abuse at some point during shipping or storage, and the bulb itself was busted. I decided to send it back and try again.My fourth purchase (the second Christmas gift attempt) was also a failure because it never showed up. I think I received an email stating that it was damaged in shipping or something and was being sent back to the warehouse. Of course that's not really something the seller here can help but I'm noting it anyways.My firth purchase (the third Christmas gift attempt) was perfect. The lamp arrived in great shape, it worked right out of the box, and it's very active. I gave it to my parents on Christmas morning and they seem to like it much more than their other one.So yea, 2 out of 5 (technically 2 out of 4) worked for me. When they work, they are awesome so my advice is to purchase, test right away, and return it for a replacement if your first one doesn't work. Plan ahead if you're buying this as a gift for someone. I wouldn't recommend buying this as a last minute gift idea since there's a very real chance you'll get a unit that doesn't work or is damaged.