HoMedics PA-100 Therapist Select Percussion Massager, Variable Speed
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Product Reviews of HoMedics PA-100 Therapist Select Percussion Massager, Variable Speed
Product Review: Beware: Consistently defective design
Summary: 2 Stars
Although this product works quite well initially, the electrical cord will short out at the base of the unit after a year (or less) of normal use. Scroll through the reviews, and it's obvious that others have experienced this too.
This occurred a few months after the warranty ran out. Thinking it may have been a manufacturing anomaly, I purchased another one.
The exact same problem happened on the second massager, this time literally a few days after the warranty ran out.
I wrote to Homedics, providing receipts for both purchases and explaining the circumstances, and they didn't even have the courtesy to acknowledge the correspondence.
Product Review: Broken in 5 minutes!
Summary: 1 Stars
What a terrible product! It broke literally in 5 minutes of normal use. The screw snapped off inside of one of the heads and one of the heads fell off. I didn't want to gamble on a replacement. I tried to save some money by getting an inexpensive one but you get what you pay for I guess. I'll save up for a brookstone instead.Product Review: Don't buy it!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I owned the same model before. It worked well for two years. I bought another one (same model) but it wasn't the same. It is lighter and not as powerful. It broke down after 5 months of use. I'm trying to figure out what to do with it.Product Review: Effective but large.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an effective massager but is quite large, heavy and somewhat awkward to use. No regrets about buying it.Product Review: Essential cherry topping for the full Tom Collins treatment.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a Homedics SBM-300 Shiatsu Massage Cushion that does a nice job--as far as it goes. It just doesn't quite rise to the occasion sufficiently to hit those tired shoulder, neck, and head areas. That's where this Homedics Percussion Massager comes into play. I can enjoy the shiatsu massage and simultaneously dangle this convenient, adjustable portable unit on the back of my neck. Formerly I had an identically configured Brookstone model at nearly three times the price and weight. Maybe a good unit for twosomes, but when I tried to use it solo, my tired, blood-drained arm began to howl in protest. This Homedics unit is heavy enough to maintain its position on the spine by gravity alone but not so heavy as to require a "second," or assistant (my cat is certainly of little help). It's a happy medium that hits the spot on top.