I was a little skeptical about buying this because of all the reviews that said that the ballerina didn't work properly, but knowing Amazon would let me return it, I went ahead and did, and I'm glad I did. I love the look - it's very simple, yet elegant and classy. I wanted something for my daughter that she would be able to keep and enjoy for a very long time and that wouldn't get really tired to look at, and so far I'm very pleased with this one. Bonus for me - the song it plays is the first song I ever learned to play on the piano. :D I just love hearing it from her little box when she wants to listen to it! And so far everything seems to work just fine, so no problems there for us, thankfully.