I bought this because I wanted the cheapest possible laser pointer for my cats. I couldn't find anything for less than $15 in the stores so I took a chance and ordered this one at $6.52 which came to a grand total of $8.97. It works. Comes in a very nice wooden case and a sturdy construction. Not much more you can expect in a laser pointer. The cats, however, love it. American Science & Surplus Red Laser Pointer With Case and Batteries
The price was right and it arrved quickly BUT it was a defective pointer. After using it for only a very short period of time, the pen itself became too hot too touch. After opening it and removing the batteries, we determined the problem was that the spring was slighty bent. We emailed the company and received a 2nd pen free-of-charge. THIS ONE WORKS PERFECTLY (my cat absolutely loves it!)
The item came apart within days, the threads that keep it together are too shallow and will strip out the first time used. If there is any pressure on it sideways, it will break. Would not recommend the item.
I went to office depot and bought a laser for $23....it was a plastic piece of crap. I went on line to see if I could find something, and I did. You can't beat the price and the lasers are built solid. The only issue I have is that I go thru batteries pretty quick, but I'm a teacher and use it all the time. You certainly want a laser that uses AAA batteries, if you get the ones with watch type batteries, you're buying something hard to get sometimes.
I bought 3 of them for the price of one from Office depot.....it gave me free shipping : )
BUYER BEWARE!!! DO NOT BUY THIS JUNK FROM THIS SHIFTY RESELLER!!! When I ordered, the item page said something like "Only 23 left, hurry!" I ordered 1 (as in "one") laser pointer and then quickly started finishing the order, when I noticed that they were charging me ~$123.00! The sales page added all 23 remaining laser pointers to my cart. This may have been Amazon's fault, but it foretold what was next to come.
The laser pointer that I received IS NOT the pointer in the photos! The laser pointer that they shipped me did not work. The two halves were connected by friction (no noticeable threads). The battery compartment was filled with what looked like solid corrosion from a battery or something -- it was like it was glued in there. It did not come with a carrying case that has separate slots for batteries. Nor did it have a warning sticker.
If you read the many negative customer reviews that tell of similar problems, it becomes clear that this Reseller is intentionally selling junk, mixed with an occasional working product. It's not worth the risk to hope that you are one of the lucky ones that might get a working product, and that if you are, it will continue to work after a short period of time.
On principle, I sent mine back to Amazon (email receipt on 10/8) and I am still waiting to get a refund.
Let me just say...I know it's only a few bucks and yes, it was dead out of the box and that happens sometimes. It didn't ruin my day...and I'm not upset...but
I normally wouldn't even bother to take the time to write a negative review (especially for something this low a price) but this item is about as low quality as you can get...it's laughable. It reminds me of a four year old child's "dollar store" party favor.
It will serve one good purpose...whenever I think that a price is "too good to be true", I'll pull this out of a junk drawer, giggle at myself and say "uhh..yeah! right!".
Thank goodness I only wasted a few bucks.'
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