They were a dissapointment as they were not really walkie-talkies as you couldn't really communicate with them. The volume control only adjusted the loudness of the static on each unit. But, for [the price] we shouldn't have expected much.There were a couple of pre-recorded Barbie messages on each one which was fun for about 5 seconds. Our five-year old daughter requested we return them so she could pick something else out. She had never before requested to return any Barbie product.