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Charcoal Companion Amazing Bug Zapper |  | Brand: Charcoal Companion
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $9.44
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Seller: dallasbookfinders
Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 340
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 20.2 x 7.7 x 1.2
MPN: PBZ-7
Model: PBZ-7
UPC: 050016800071
EAN: 0050016800071
ASIN: B00008GS96
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Handheld bug zapper kills insects on contact | | • | Environmentally safe alternative to insect sprays | | • | Current runs through zapper's net upon activation | | • | Two-button activation switch for safety | | • | Runs on two AA batteries (included), color varies |
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Product Description
The Amazing Handheld Bug Zapper terminates insects without using toxins! Child safety switch, not a toy, two AA batteries included, a long-standing best seller. Handheld bug zapper kills insects on contact Environmentally safer alternative to insect sprays Current runs through bug zapper's net upon activation Two-button activation switch for child safety Runs on two AA batteries (included)
Amazon.com Review
Keep the bugs away from your next barbecue without resorting to unsafe insect sprays. Designed on the premise of a flyswatter, this handheld bug zapper is shaped like a tennis racket and kills insects on contact via an electric current when they touch the surface of the "net." The zapper operates on two AA batteries and, for safety, activates when you simultaneously press the two buttons on its handle. The bug zapper is safe for either indoor or outdoor use; however, people should exercise caution when the zapper is activated as it will cause a shock. --Cristina Vaamonde
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 152
 just awesome! March 17, 2010
Patrick H. Nguyen
this is just a great great bug zapper. very easy to use. you don't even need to swing it or anything. the bugs practically fly into it. there was a huge mosquito sitting on the wall. so i just held the zapper over it, it scared the mosquito into flying into it. it got zapped and paralyzed, falling to the ground and looking like a spastic person that got tasered. if you're into torture, you can't wait for the electrical paralysis to wear off and zap the bug again. LOL.
it worked great with little tiny gnats and fruit flies as well. our neighborhood doesn't get house flies for some reason but it should work great for it. the brand i had when I was in the Caribbean handled house flies just fine.
bug zappers in general aren't that common in the US, but they're fabulous. when i went to med school in the Caribbean, it seemed like every house had one. no stupid need to wait patiently for a fly to finally land and then hitting it before it takes off again. and leaving a smear of guts all over your possessions.
great March 3, 2010
Brooke I. Roth (usa)
i gave this to my6 dad for christmas and loved it! it works well and is fun to use.
 worked one week February 22, 2010
T. Mikkor (Sinai, Egypt)
cheaply made piece of junk. worked one week. now it's over. even while it worked it wasn't good. never killed the fly, just tortured 'em. i don't like flies, but i'd rather kill 'em in one whack. this thing slowly cooked 'em.
If you oppose the death penalty and electrocution, you'll have a problem with this one... February 17, 2010
Maggie Smith
You will discover a part of you you never wanted to know.
The sheer, unmitigated pleasure of frying something living. The fact that it's a gnat that just loves flying around your nose does not alleviate the moral issues involved.
And this from a person who has caught more than a dozen stink bugs in the house, and gently relocated them outside (and this even before finding out there is a reason for their name). Not to mention ladybirds and spiders.
The only thing that compares in pleasure is using my handvac to exterminate fruit flies in the summer. But playing electric racket might be even more fun.
So, yes, it WORKS! And yes, there is a sparkle when you are electrocuting them. The large surface increases success, though gnats are cheeky buggers.
Have not used it long to see how much it lasts, but I would consider a replacement if it broke down.
Death sentence for pantry moths! February 5, 2010
Squeal (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have had an infestation of pantry moths and regular flyswatters just weren't cutting it. We got one of these and now our pantry moths are meeting their deaths on a daily basis. This bug zapper has definite advantages over a flyswatter. You can zap the bugs out of the air; you don't have to wait until they land. It should be noted though, if they do land, you can't smash the bugs like with a flyswatter. You have to place the zapper over the bug and move the edge up to the bug until they fly into the zapper. The bug dies on the zapper and you don't have a nasty bug smear on the wall to clean up! The Zapper also requires a two button press so it can't really go off accidentally (good if you have curious children.)
These work great against the aforementioned moths as well as flies. My husband also used it to kill a cricket that was invading our living room, but I admit I was too squeamish to watch that particular execution. This is a great bug killer. The only reason I left off a star is because this is our second Zapper - the first just died after about six months. So I don't think they are very durable, and for that, I left off a star. However, for the price, I don't mind replacing this twice a year, and I will continue to do so until every bug is gone!
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