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Mini verse or mini brands tiny vinyl record player?

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Scout2016 · 22/10/2026 20:29

I'm considering getting my dd one of the tiny record players and just realised that there are two brands - mini verse and mini brands.

From a quick look the mini verse looks a more "fun" set up with the pretend little speakers and cabinet, and I'm sure I've seen somewhere that the mini brands one needs an app, but I can't find that detail now... whereas mini verse looks to just play, albeit not for long.
Has annyone any experience of thse please? I have watched several videos of American adults "unboxing" but the views of kids would be great!
Thanks.

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Nextyear2027 · 23/10/2026 04:46

I looked at these too but it led me to just look at a record player. I don’t really see the point of them when they can only play a clip of a song. You can pick up vinyl in charity shops and car boot sales (or new). It seems like a toy they would like for a week or two, whereas a record player would last a lot longer. The thought of hearing 30 seconds of the same song on repeat doesn’t sound great! It sounds really annoying tbh.

My kids are really into music and I doubt 30 seconds or even one song from a limited selection would be interesting enough. It would gather dust and they’d use Spotify.

Black sabbath on vinyl however one of mine would love as that was how it would have been heard at the time.

So in short - I wouldn’t waste my money on it as a real one would be more expensive but infinitely better in so many ways.

Scout2016 · 23/10/2026 08:14

Thanks @Nextyear2027 I get what you mean but she's not so much into music as tiny world play with her dolls and soft toys. She sets up "shops" and "cafes" and "school" for them to go to and makes outfits for them, packs their tiny school bags with tiny stationary. Most elaborate was a "music festival" that took up so much space and ran on for days. So I was thinking of it as part of that play.

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Nextyear2027 · 23/10/2026 09:11

Yes my dd would use for that reason too. She has a world set up and creates ‘chapters’ .

There are some fab mini world videos on YouTube where they show you how to create cardboard worlds.

DD created a room in a shoe box complete with bookshelves, books, rug, curtains, bed, plants in pots etc. It was very cool and just from household junk really.

Does she have a laminator? Dd draws characters on paper or scenery. We cut out the items, lay them on the laminating sheet, laminate and then cut out. She then sticks behind her scene or adds as a character.

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