Customer Reviews

iTouchless Power Bug Swatter/Zapper (Colors Vary)

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

This is a deeply satisfying product. Not only does it kill flies,
it does so with a bright flash and the crack of electricity.

What could be better?

True, the battery door is not particularly well secured, but it's
not a big deal.

There are actually three grids in the paddle. The two outer ones
have large mesh that allows insects to pass inside, while the
middle one uses much smaller mesh. Voltage is applied between
the center grid and both outer grids.

I haven't made an effort to poke my fingers into the grids, but it
looks like you could give yourself a shock...if you worked at it.
My advice: Don't.

If you get infested with pantry moths - and anyone who owns a pet that eats seed likely has been or is infested - this works like a charm on them. I doubt the current is strong enough for large insects, but I've killed thousands of moths, numerous mosquitos and even a couple of small earwigs.

If there's a flaw or flaws, it's that the batteries die quickly and the cover for the battery housing does not stay latched. I had to tape mine shut.

Bottom line - I can't get fumigated for these moths due to small pets and my cats. I have to do daily combat with them to keep their numbers low, and I couldn't do it without this crazy electric tennis racket!

By the way, my primary weapon against these little brown beasts is the Bugzooka. Excellent product.

These little deals really work, and well at that! Really large bugs like say a Palmetto bug-(aka Giant-Roaches;) you may have to hold them down with the zapper for a moment to make sure their good and fried ;-)
But small-average size bugs ie: flies,spiders,mosquitoes etc.. are pretty much toast on contact:)

Let me start out by saying, I hate flies. I love Greek Mythology. This makes me feel like Zeus imparting wrathful vengeance on these mortal flies when the lightning shoots out. You can even hear the thunderclap! Everyone I've showed this to is amazed at how well it works. Get one today. (Make sure it's this brand. I tried another brand and it didn't work nearly as well.)

As soon as I got this item, I tried it out right away. I will agree the battery cover is rather flimsy but that's a minor point. The real issue is whether it could do what it claims to do -- take down mosquitos and flys. Sure enough, I killed 5 mosquitos after sitting outside for just a few minutes. I also took down a housefly without any sweat. This is a great device as mosquitos are a real problem where I'm at and it sucks being held hostage indoors by insects. No more an issue!

Dear iTouchless, please set up a systematic quality control process. Thanks, Ex-Customer.

How can a company ship out so many defective products? Read the reviews, you're about as likely to get a non-working one as a working one. I took a chance and tried it, will not be trying again.

I order 1 for us. It was a cheaper looking model than a friend of mine had, but I thought it was a cool thing. I ordered 2 more for my husband's father and my father. His father's didn't work and my father's worked one time then broke. I'm gonna pay the extra for the "Original Bug Zapper". It seems to be more durable.

Worked for two days. Now works sometimes. Good idea. Too bad quality is so poor. Battery door falls off and light blinks on and off. Waste off money.

We ordered 2 for our boat. We went on our first trip, pulled out the zapper when we saw the first mosquito and neither worked! Very disappointing. It looks like there are several different kinds out there, I wouldn't trust this brand.

Visiting family, I first saw one of these things at their house. I immediately "took ownership" of it at the barbecue being that so many wasps and yellow jackets were flying around! I had to buy one for myself!

This is a different model than the one they had and uses AA batteries instead of larger C's but from my experience, the bugs still get "lit up" just fine! Highly recommended!

I agree about the battery door; if you get a little over zealous waving this around the door begins to pull down or come off but a bit of tape as mentioned solves that. (I haven't bothered to tape mines yet as it's not a major problem to me.) This is all that prevented me giving 5-stars for this unit.

Being that I have so many rechargable AA batteries (especially the 15 minute and hi-power 2000 mAH types, that I preferred this unit over the one that uses the larger batteries.)

I have yet to experience any feeling of this unit being under powered using AA batteries.

Summary: A great buy for the price!