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Charcoal Companion Amazing Bug Zapper |  | Brand: Charcoal Companion
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $11.99
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Rating:  145 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 20.2 x 7.7 x 1.2
MPN: PBZ-7
Model: PBZ-7
UPC: 050016800071
EAN: 0050016800071
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| Features:
| • | Handheld bug zapper kills insects on contact | | • | Environmentally safe alternative to insect sprays | | • | Current runs through zapper's net upon activation | | • | Two-button activation switch for safety | | • | Runs on two AA batteries (included), color varies |
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Product Description
The Amazing Handheld Bug Zapper terminates insects without using toxins! Child safety switch, not a toy, two AA batteries included, a long-standing best seller. Handheld bug zapper kills insects on contact Environmentally safer alternative to insect sprays Current runs through bug zapper's net upon activation Two-button activation switch for child safety Runs on two AA batteries (included)
Amazon.com Review
Keep the bugs away from your next barbecue without resorting to unsafe insect sprays. Designed on the premise of a flyswatter, this handheld bug zapper is shaped like a tennis racket and kills insects on contact via an electric current when they touch the surface of the "net." The zapper operates on two AA batteries and, for safety, activates when you simultaneously press the two buttons on its handle. The bug zapper is safe for either indoor or outdoor use; however, people should exercise caution when the zapper is activated as it will cause a shock. --Cristina Vaamonde
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 145
Bye Bye Fly November 7, 2009
Patricia L. Pedersen (Port Angeles, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this contraption. They sizzle, crackle and fry which can be a little disconcerting. I like the safety feature, the two buttons on the handle. It is a little clumsy at first, but one gets used to using it, and it works. Much better than chasing flies all over the house and no messes on the windows or walls when you hit your target.
cheap and do the job November 4, 2009
Yuhong Cao (New York, NY)
It is a cheap verion of $25.00 bug zapper you can buy in store from K-mart or Sears. It works fairy well, kills or shock the fly when you touch it. But some how the handle is loose and the battery cover falls off when you grip the handle too tightly.
 Safe and Sanitary Bug Zapper October 18, 2009
C. McIntosh (Seattle, WA USA)
Throw away those dirty fly swatters. This is the best way to kill flies and other pesky insects in your home. Insects are stunned and stick to the racket. Just toss the critters out the door. Get several and place around the house so it's always in reach.
Great Gadget October 14, 2009
David L. Kline (Martinsburg, WV)
I bought one of these on a lark about five or six years ago at a pool and spa place. Only recently one of the switches became intermittent so I decided to replace it after a LOT of use. Reading some of the one and two star reviews I decided the quality must have gone down so I ordered three to make sure I got a good one. They all work fine. The only thing I noticed is the three screws in the handles were kind of loose on every one. This could be due to the plastic compressing after assembly. If my memory isn't failing, I think I remember having to resolder a wire on that old one after very little use so it wasn't perfect.
One of the most common complaints I've seen is this racket is cheap. C'mon folks, what do you expect for the price? You couldn't take your sweetie to Burger King for that amount without a coupon.
The one thing I really like about this zapper is the wires are all on one plane. That means you can zap a bug sitting in any expose position. Those double layered models can't do that. They're only good for those flying types - and small ones at that. The Charcoal Companion wire arrangement allows doing battle with any size bug you have the nerve to attack. Those double layer jobs require the bug to pass through one side to get zapped in the middle. If you have one of those and see a truly awesome insect, run!
A word of caution: Don't touch the grid when it's acitivated. If you do, it will let you know you did a boo-boo you won't forget.
One last thing. This instrument is dynamite for wasps. No joke!
Explanation for Bad Reviews October 9, 2009
Gary D. Howell (San Diego, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been using several of this type of bug zapper around the house for years, and never had one break. However, I have had them break when I've let house guests try them out. It's because the house guests didn't understand what it was that they were using.
One of them broke apart into pieces (akin to other reviewers' comments that they are poorly made). When I questioned how my house guest as to how he was using it - I had to inform him "It's not a fly swatter! You don't have to smash the bug, just tap it."
When the "on" button broke (re: other reviewers' comments) on another unit - it was because a house guest was trying to zap a bug on the other side of a window screen (I.E. no electrical contact). She subconsciously kept pushing the button harder and harder trying to create more charge to zap the bug.
I prefer this single plane type of swatter. The multi-planar grid types are designed to reduce the liklihood of accidentally zapping its user; but it also reduces the chances of zapping the intended target.
Another reviewer critiqued that with larger insects such as flies, it doesn't kill them - it only stuns them. Well, yes - that's right. But guess what? While the fly is laying stunned on its back - you grab a tissue, pick it up and toss it down the toilet!
If you don't have a need (I.E young children) for the dual button design of this swatter, you can epoxy the lower of the two buttons permanently on. This will make the swatter easier to use.
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