Violight VIO200 Travel Toothbrush Sanitizer
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Customer Reviews of Violight VIO200 Travel Toothbrush Sanitizer
Customer Review: Think about it for just a minute. These gizmos are absolutely useless.
Summary: 1 Stars
Think about it for just a minute. These gizmos are absolutely useless.
(1) Anything that gets on your toothbrush head was ALREADY in your mouth. Unless you think your houseguests are cleaning their shoe soles with your toothbrush while you aren't looking.
(2) You are sitting a wet toothbrush head in this gizmo. Which means it is sitting in a puddle of water that is likely to mold/mildew. So you can put mold/mildew INTO your mouth (that was NOT in your mouth before).
(3) The puddle of water is likely to (a) rust out the innards of this gizmo and (b) short-circuit the gizmo's electronics.
(4) The American Dental Association says these gizmos have no proven beneficial health benefits[...]
Given all that, it seems your money would be better spent betting "Hard 8" at the Craps table in Vegas.
Customer Review: What a waste of money.
Summary: 1 Stars
What a great idea. What a poor execution of an idea. Who was in charge of product development? I would recommend they actually should have tried to use the device before they put it on the market. Zero stars.
Key points:
* Wastes batteries. I'm not sure how this happens since it doesn't work most of the time.
* The light, insert point for the neck grip, and pretty much any other access point that water can get through, it will and does. Which makes the actual usage intermitent. I found that if you let it dry out for a few days it will usually dry enough for it to work again. Shaking helps - sometimes. But, isn't the point to be using it every time you use your toothbrush? Critics may say, "shake the toothbrush off before you put it away". Been there. Done that. As carefull as I am, water leaks in, accumulates and compromises the usability. I have opened the battery compartment more than once to find moisture.
* For the money this costs it should have a life span of more than a few weeks. A disclaimer should be included as to how long the unit will actually operate in regular use. This unit is virtually disposable given it's life span.
I recieved one as a gift some time after the one I purchased gave out - which lasted about 5 weeks. The new one was no better and lasted about 6 weeks. I also recieved the Zapi UV Toothbrush Sanitizer, also by Violight, as a gift; it lasted about 4 weeks. They didn't learn anything from the failures of the first effort. Still leaks water into the unit and makes for build up of moisture and subsequently mold/mildew if you don't take it apart frequently to clean it. The opening for the toothbrush won't easily accept wider head brushes. Horrible design because as my brush scrapes through the opening I think "great it's going to be cleaned off... but what about when I pull it back through?"...
Final review - Violight, go back to the drawing board. Don't waste your money.
Customer Review: Love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am on my second one of these and I absolutely love it! Yes, they don't last all that long, about 2 years, but they aren't that expensive to replace. We had a sunbeam brand one and it lasted only 2 months.Customer Review: Garbage!
Summary: 1 Stars
I would give this zero stars... but cannot. This product arrived and I installed new batteries and the unit is dead. It's always great to buy a product and have it not work right out of the box. Amazon is great with returns and makes it really easy, the only bright spot with this transaction.Customer Review: Great For Odd-Shaped Toothbrushes
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a regular Violight for my husband's and my standard toothbrushes, but because I have so much bridgework, I also require a brush with an odd-shaped head. It doesn't fit easily into the regular Violight, but works beautifully in this portable travel model.
If you like Violight products and have the same no-fit problem I do, this model will solve the problem.