Tonie boxes have become a hit with parents, grandparents and children alike for a while now. For those not in the know, a Toniebox is a screen-free audio player designed for children aged three and up that can play songs, stories and other educational spoken content for little ones to enjoy. The brand claims they are designed not only to entertain and educate, but to also spark their imagination.
However, at full price they can retail around £90 to £100 (unless they are on sale). Each colourful speaker box comes with a magnetic character (known as a Tonie) that can be placed on top of the box to activate it. Once this happens, it automatically starts playing, which makes it super easy for little ones to use. You can purchase these little characters individually, but they typical cost around £15.
But we’ve spotted a clever deal that lets you get a Toniebox character for free. Items such as the Paddington Audio Tonie Character typically retail at £15 from Argos, but we’ve spotted a deal that means you can get a Tonie character for free.
The opportunity comes through the money-saving platform TopCashback, where new members who sign up here receive a £15 cashback welcome bonus when they spend £15 at a participating stockist. This means that new TopCashback members and both new and existing Argos shoppers can acquire it for free after cashback, when they sign up with this unique link.
The hand-painted character plays for 155 minutes and includes a collection of tales narrated by Stephen Fry. Purchasers who’ve acquired it thus far have been overwhelmingly satisfied, including one who said: “Lovely gift we received. Paddington is a lovely story and ties in well with the TV show. The narrator has a lovely, calming voice, so I recommend this one for bedtime.”
Another wrote: “My one-year-old loves this one. It’s one of his favourites. The content is very long, and there are little jingles in between chapters that he likes.”
A third added: “Bought as a birthday gift and made a three-year-old girl very happy!”, reports The Mirror.
Meanwhile a different reviewer shared: “This one is definitely great for the length of the story, one of the longest Tonie characters. Really lovely story and very calming for bedtime. Can’t beat Stephen Fry narrating!” Whilst the vast majority of reviews proved positive, a handful of limitations were highlighted, with one purchaser noting: “I think this is great but I think a little too old for my son who is 3, he’s not into the plodding story. But I think he will as he gets older.”
Another shared comparable views: “Bought as a present for my 2-year-old, story is lovely but she’s a bit young but sure she’ll love it as she gets older.”