Have you gotten one of the giant ones that is sized for going down stairs? They still get tangled, but untangling them is like untangling a rope instead of untangling a string. We’ve had one for years that’s still in good working order after lots of abuse.

I haven't 🤔 Half our slinkies die due to the plastic getting bent beyond reshaping - do you feel like this would be less susceptible to that than the normal ones?