Kikkerland OR08-W Grass Charging Station, White

by Kikkerland

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00252XYWW
• Item model number: OR08-W
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,377 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 28, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Hide your messy cords in this clever faux grass charging station. For media players, mobile phones and cameras.

Product Description

If you're a true geek, every type of portable device on the planet is probably vying for the valuable electricity at your home. Unfortunately all those gadgets make a big mess with their power adapters and cables while they suck up life-giving electrical juice. Now you can hide that charging cable disaster with scenic grass. The Grassy Lawn Charging Station provides you with realistic artificial grass to cushion your gadgets while they charge. A compartment underneath hides all of the power adapters and cables. Simply run a standard extension cable into the bottom of the base, plug in all your power adapters, then snake the charging cables up through the grass. Voila! Your gadgets will think they're on a charging vacation. Charge your gadgets and hide the unsightly cables with grass. Artificial Grass on the top, compartment for holding your cables and power adapters underneath. You provide the cables and adapters. Works with any small device with a charging cable. Measures approx. 10.5" x 5.5" x 6.5".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like it but needed power cord, July 26, 2010

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Stacia R. Roesler (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kikkerland OR08-W Grass Charging Station, White (Kitchen)

Its cute but you need to get a power cord to go with it, and you will probably want one that is a surge suppressor. The problem is, most of those are just slightly too long to fit in this! I found this one on Amazon that is inexpensive and short enough; you will probably want to buy it at the same time.
http://www.amazon.com/Inland-3883-6-Outlet-1-Mode-SurgeGuard/dp/B0009RKAVI/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1280197911&sr=8-27

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is a plastic box with plastic grass, December 28, 2010

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Alexandra C. Gibson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kikkerland OR08-W Grass Charging Station, White (Kitchen)

Maybe I had grand ideas for what this "charging station" was going to be. Don't get me wrong, it is cute and funky, but it's definitely no more high tech than, literally, a plastic box with fake grass. The grass sits atop a grid that allows you to store and neatly keep the actual chargers for your various items beneath it. The white plastic box then just has a hole in the back that you have to feed a power cord (not included) through. Please note that you will need to buy a power cord separately. In order to charge your device and rest it in the grass, you have to poke your charger through the fake grass and connect.

I am not unhappy with this because I still think that it's a fun desk piece; I just don't know if it was worth the price because it's extremely rudimentary. I cannot imagine that this cost more than 10 cents to make, but you're paying for the ingenuity I suppose. I would give it higher stars if it came with the electric plug in the bottom to plug all of your device chargers into.

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Amazing concept. No cord?, August 3, 2010

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J. Battocletti "Ellsswhere" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kikkerland OR08-W Grass Charging Station, White (Kitchen)

I had been considering buying this since I saw it on ThinkGeek. I love the look and concept, its elegant and simple. Then I realized there was no plug included. Paying 25 dollars for a white box with artificial grass is a bad buy. Supply the user with a built in 3-5 ac or usb hub at the bottom and I would happily spend double the asking price. Why buy something that will only work if you purchase another... seems backward.