Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288) vs Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack (SCD838/27)
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack (SCD838/27) is ₹1,000 dearer. They are different kinds of product — wooden shape sorting cube against anti-colic baby bottle, 4 pack — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288) vs Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack (SCD838/27)
Melissa & Doug
Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288)
₹1,499
Age grading on a toy is a choking-hazard grading rather than a difficulty rating, which is the thing most people misread -- a bright 18 month old is not the exception the grading was written for.
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Philips
Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack (SCD838/27)
₹2,499
The flow rate of the teat matters more than the bottle, and it is the commonest bottle-feeding mistake: these ship with a medium flow teat suited to about three months and up, and a newborn given medium flow gulps, swallows air and gets exactly the colic the anti-colic valve exists to prevent.
Full details →Who the Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy is for
Buy it if: Children 2 and over working on shape recognition and fine motor skills.
Avoid it if: Any child under 2, and any household where a younger sibling can reach the pieces.
Who the Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack is for
Buy it if: Anyone bottle feeding who will match teat flow rate to the baby's age.
Avoid it if: Anyone using the supplied medium teat with a newborn -- buy slow flow separately.
Specifications, side by side
4 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy | Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,499 | ₹2,499 |
| Age grading | 2 years and up | Teat flow rate must match age -- see below |
| Material | Solid wood with non-toxic paint | BPA-free polypropylene |
| Safety | Contains 12 loose shapes. Age grading is a choking hazard grading, not a difficulty grading | BPA free. Teats are a wear item and should be replaced every 3 months, or sooner if discoloured or sticky |
| Weight | 1.1 kg | 120 g each |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Anti-colic valve | not published | In the teat, venting air into the bottle rather than the baby |
| Capacity | not published | 260 ml each, 4 bottles |
| Durability | Solid wood rather than laminate, so it survives being thrown | not published |
| Paint standard | Meets ASTM F963 for surface coatings | not published |
| Pieces | 12 shapes plus the cube | not published |
| Skill | Shape recognition and fine motor, not counting | not published |
| Sterilising | not published | Steam, boiling or cold water tablets, all fine |
| Teat flow | not published | Supplied with a medium flow teat, which suits roughly 3 months and up. A newborn needs the slow flow teat, sold separately |
| Teat replacement | not published | Every 3 months, or immediately if sticky, swollen or discoloured |
| Why 2 plus | The shapes pass a small-parts cylinder test at the boundary. Under 2 they are a choking risk | not published |
| Why flow matters | not published | A teat flowing too fast causes gulping, air swallowing and the colic the bottle is meant to prevent. This is the commonest mistake with bottle feeding |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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