Carson 5" BigEye Magnifier

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Product Features

• lightweight hand held magnifier
• 2.5x magnification
• made of durable acrylic
• One year

Product Description

Product Description

Big Eye 5" diameter magnifier

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JQ3A70
• Item model number: HU-20
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #690 in Sports & Outdoors (See Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fun for Kids, June 18, 2009

By	Steve W (N.C.) - See all my reviews

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This magnifying glass may be fun for kids. The packaging seems to have been designed with kids in mind as well. The blister pack packaging has an insect background and lots of brightly colored foilage.

I would not recommend this product for adults. It isn't a serious magnifying glass. The magnification level is quite weak, maybe 2X at best although I have my doubts about even that. The overall size (w/5" lens) is a bit unwieldy although that is clearly indicated in the actual listing. The lens is plastic as described which makes it highly susceptable to scratching in a drawer and especially so with kids to be certain. Consider it to be a cheap toy and you'll probably be satisfied with it.

I would probably have returned it except the cost of doing so would have been nearly equal to it's cost. I ended up purchasing a replacement at a local office supply chain at a little more than double the price, but it works.

Two stars for the potential kid value v.s. the cost but otherwise I would recommend that you keep looking if you are looking for a truly functional product.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can read the small print, again, April 12, 2009

By	J. Senne - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This magnifying glass does a great job of enlarging the small print or pictures! It is big enough to show a big space; so, you do not have to constantly move it around. I wish I had ordered another one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a big magnifying glass, March 29, 2008

By	Comp Expert "Comp" (USA) - See all my reviews

The photo doesn't give justice to the scale of this magnifier. It's quite large and does the perfect job for my mother who had cataract surgery, to which she has trouble focusing on small text in books and papers. This did the trick. The optics are decent enough to be very clear. No light attachment but she didn't really care for one anyway, as she reads her things under a big powerful lamp.