Customer Reviews

Conair HP08 Massaging Heating Pad

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2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

Consumer opinions will vary on an item such as this, but you should know the following before ordering:

1. The "massage" comes from 2 buzzing vibrators implanted in the pad, each the size of a thick silver dollar. You're definitely conscious of these 2 isolated points and of trying to position at least one of them next to the body area to be treated.

2. The power supply is fairly massive and heavy. No doubt it will cover up 3 outlets on your wall plate or power strip.

3. The pad, like others I've tried, doesn't get very warm, thanks to a built-in safety regulator.

4. The velcro straps might be useful if you're able to wear the pad; otherwise, they quickly get in the way. Also, the detachable electrical cord has a tendency to detach itself.

5. The price is about half that of a single massage administered by a professional. Is it worth it? I'm beginning to think maybe not.

The massager is pretty noisy (loud) and there seems to be only 2-3 points of vibration. The velcro straps are good idea but always got in the way when securing the massager and one gets all tangled up. The control settings just has heat "on/off" vibration "high/low/no" I expected variable settings for each and less noisy operation.

The only thing nice about this heating pad is that it has velco straps to wrap it around your body and stay in place and what tiny part of the pad that vibrates.. the minature vibrations. I would not recomment this item & in fact returned mine.

it does not have different heat settings and on a setting it would be considered low, the vibrator part of it, are two small quarter shaped vibrators, that vibrates about equally to a cell phone's vibrations. they are located on each end of the pad and only vibrate those two small areas. Dont waste your time and save your money, spend it towards a product that will actually give you the pleasure and relief you need!

The massage portion of this heating pad is no more a massager than the vibrate on a cell phone. There is only 1 heat setting, which is OK, but it's a bit hot for only one setting. It's like the High setting on my 3 setting hot pad.

I had a good massaging heating pad that was great, and I used it on my legs a lot., thought I could replace it. This one is not even in the ballpark. Absolutely useless, I have been had!

I ordered this product hoping after that after weeks of therapy I could continue with both the heat and massage at home that I received in therapy. Your product not only gives me the relief I need but is all I had hope for when I ordered it. It's perfect and the long electrical wire allows me to move about my kitchen, work at my PC while using it. It's also very quite. I'm very pleased.

I love it, and here's why:

-It doesn't burn, the heat is relaxing, but not scortching, so you don't have to turn it on until it heats up and turn it off until it cools down, etc...

-The massager is great! It's not horribly loud or too bouncy. There are even different settings for it.

-The massager has a timer so you don't forget about it and keep it on for hours, possibly hurting yourself.

-The velcro straps make it possible to wrap up a body part and keep the pad in place.

-The pad is nice and soft, kindof squishy feeling even... very comfortable to lean against.

It's pretty great!

The reviewer who compared the massage feature to that of a cell phone perhaps said it best, so suffice it to say that one can essentially ignore that aspect of the unit [I might even liken the vibrations to those of an injured (and no longer airborne) housefly buzzing in circles]. With respect to the heat(ing), it does perform better, but is by no means stellar.

The Pro's are its design for moisture, a better-than-average fabric/material - which holds its shape fairly well and the auto shut-off.

The Con's include, as others have said, a HUGE AC-DC plug/power pack, no apparent ability to WASH the darn thing, only modest heat, annoying Velcro straps, a two-part power cord that not only must be taped to keep together, but can't be removed from the main pad for washing AND, perhaps most significantly, the fact that mine died after approx. 18 months (which, incidentally, raises yet another detractor; the Warranty is only a year, much less than many other brands).

Except for the noise the vibrator makes ,its a nice product.

A Pile of Junk I had to send it Back , did not refund the Fright Charge also .. Negative Buy