Universal Apple iPod USB Charger Kit - USB Retractable Hotsync Cable - USB Home Travel Charger - USB 12V Cigarette Lighter Charger
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Customer Review: Awful AC to DC conversion - barely works
Summary: 2 Stars
This was exciting. The retractable cord albeit a little short to hit your nightstand from most wall outlet locations in hotels has a great retracting spring to help you wrap things up quickly. However, the AC adapter i received must be faulty. I plugged in overnight, and while it showed :Charging" it didnt actually charge. I tried in 2 hotels and 3 airports, all the same. I kept it anyways simply because i liked the retractable USB dongle and I used an apple charger with it, but overall it just didnt work for me.
Cable, while cheap and i doubt it would last daily use, works for now.
AC adapter, nope.
DC adapter. Psh, who needs this? Thrown in for the sake of having it. Very few do not have an ipod adapter in car already, and if youre buying this to be used in car, dont. thin cables just arent good for being repeatedly pinched and abused in a car enviroment
Customer Review: Retracble IPOD cable with USB
Summary: 1 Stars
TThe product I received does not have a standard Laptop USB connector on it but rather some more narrow but thicker connector to which I have not found a USB Port of any standard computer that it fits nor is it the same as the unit you purchase directly from APPLE. As such the units I have are on no value.
Make certain you see the size and get written demonsions of unit when ordering. If you have to spend the money to return it to the Manufacucter it will most likely cost more than you paid for the unit in the first place.
My recommendation is do not buy. Thus the rating of zero stars. the unit shipped does not even plug into the ciggaret lighter adaptor that they ship. It is correct and works with my factory product. If anyone in the companies quality control had tried even to put the peice together they would find that they are not correct.
Customer Review: This charger FRIED my iPhone 3GS last night
Summary: 1 Stars
This charger seems a little cheesy out of the box - plastic is super white, wall plug is kind of clunky, etc - but it worked fine for me for about 6 months.
Last night I went to charge it overnight using the wall socket adapter, and ZZZT - iPhone 3GS went black and won't turn on again. I did not see any smoke, but smelled that something had burned. The plug smells like melted plastic.
It was plugged into the same wall outlet that I've used every night since I got the charger. The bedside lamp was also plugged into the same outlet - same as always. Nothing out of the ordinary (no thunderstorms, etc) - except the sizzle as this cheap charger fried my phone!
Very inconvenient to be without the phone - even if I'm lucky enough for Apple to replace the phone.
Cheap chargers - you get what you pay for!
Customer Review: Beware: you get what you pay for
Summary: 1 Stars
On paper (i.e., computer screen) it looks like an unbeatable deal. In person, though, it looks and feels cheap, and performs accordingly.
I used both chargers with the retractable dock cord on several trips. They worked fine for about 3 months, then the car charger died.
When I called BargainCell for a replacement, they told me I'm out of luck. The items are only guaranteed by BargainCell for 30 days, and they can't even refer me to the manufacturer because the product "comes from China and there is no warranty."
Luckily I'm only out a few bucks because this package is so cheap. But I now have the hassle of researching and buying a replacement. Don't make the same mistake I made!
One thing nice to say: I love the retractable USB dock cord, as it eliminates cable clutter in my car's glove compartment.
Customer Review: Fast and cheap... and cheap.
Summary: 4 Stars
My first impression when I opened the package and saw the ziplock bag was... "I got what I paid for".
And at what... $3, $5, $7 or whatever it cost me... indeed I did.
Then I was like... "okay who manufactured this?"... but then the next reality hit... who knows? Who cares... it is all made in China... and everyone is restickering it as their own anyway. But I was a bit taken back by the weight... or lack of in these products. I'd at least like to be fooled a little with a tiny slab of lead inside so it 'feels' like there is something to it!
It looks like the picture, it works, it got here fast, and it was cheap... I just wish it did not FEEL so cheap. But alas... it was cheap.
Only complaint or worry... the cig lighter adapter has no fuse protection... ack!! Just a little worried now....