Phil Clifton

Weak Build Quality, 16 Dec 2012

Used once and it no longer vibrates!

The electric shock is quite harsh! testing it on myself was quite a jolt, stronger than any other I have played with.

The dog collar's battery cover is held in place by two plastic catches, molded into the cover; these snapped off when we tried to replace the batteries thinking they were at fault when the unit ceased to work after our first walk with the dog. It was advertised as splash proof (water resistant), but one puddle later and the water ingress was sufficient to kill the device.

The hand held transmitter unit is also of poor quality. One of the battery connectors snapped off in the 9V battery negative conector… Read more

Very Weak Build Quality, 16 Dec 2012

Used once and it no longer vibrates!

The electric shock is quite harsh! testing it on myself was quite a jolt, stronger than any other I have played with.

The dog collar's battery cover is held in place by two plastic catches, molded into the cover; these snapped off when we tried to replace the batteries thinking they were at fault when the unit ceased to work after our first walk with the dog. It was advertised as splash proof (water resistant), but one puddle later and the water ingress was sufficient to kill the device.

The hand held transmitter unit is also of poor quality. One of the battery connectors snapped off in the 9V battery negative conector… Read more

Cheap watch that looks as if it might have cost more, 8 Nov 2012

At first glance you might think this is an expensive watch, and RRP suggests it should be, but when you wear and handle it it doesn't have that feel, the £30 price tag at my purchase time is about right. The yellow backing makes the silver hands hard to read in some lighting conditions. The strap is okay but feels weak, and rips hairs off my wrist!

The date facility is day number only and as no month or year setting, it will only get the 1st of the next month correct on a 31day previous month.

The hands and the hour markers are dipped in a glow in dark substance but after an hour of dim light they become unreadable.

I'll wear it for smart occasions, but rest… Read more