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| Sharper Image SI871 GP Silent Air Purifier with Ionic Breeze |
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| List Price: $389.99 |
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Customer Reviews:- JUNK
I'LL BE QUICK. BOUGHT MINE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. PLACED IT ON THE CARPETED BEDROOM FLOOR. WORKED GREAT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, THEN DURING A RATHER LOW HUMIDITY PERIOD, I WENT TO TURN IT ON AND AS I TOUCHED THE CONTROL DIAL THERE WAS AN ELECTROSTATIC POP. APPARENTLY IT FRIED WHATEVER SENSITIVE CIRCUITRY THE DIAL WAS CONNECTED TO. HASN'T WORKED SINCE. HAS REMAINED IN THE CORNER FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN IT'S HARD TO THROW THE $4OO P.O.S. AWAY....more info - The Sharper Image Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Published: February 21, 2008
The Sharper Image has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of slipping sales, stiffening competition and image problems over its Ionic Breeze air purifiers. In 2005, a Consumer Reports study suggested that the Ionic Breeze product might be dangerous to users because the purifiers generated small amounts of ozone.
*** Lawsuits from Ionic Breeze owners soon followed ***
A California case has been certified as a class action, which could translate into significant legal costs for the company. A proposed settlement of an Ionic Breeze lawsuit in Florida was rejected by a judge in October, sending Shaper Image's stock plunging.
With little money to run its business, according to its bankruptcy filing, Sharper Image was broke.
The 2007 holiday season provided little relief.
The retailer's management now says that 90 stores, about half of all Sharper Image's outlets, are performing poorly and should be closed "as soon as possible."
...more info - A fool and $400 dollars soon part!
Score: Ionic Breeze-1, Me-0.
A 400 dollar little corner fan thing that does nothing-and it does it well. I can watch this thing sit there and do nothing, all day, with total satisfaction. ...more info - Pretty good.
This product is pretty good. I've had mine for 3 years and it work just as good as when I first got it. This filter isn't the end all to air purifying but it's cheap to run all the time and it's quiet when you keep it clean. When it's not clean it makes angry noises (buzzing). I don't know how people can say that it doesn't do anything though. Every week I need to clean mine because it gets caked with dust. Thats part of the problem with the stupid thing. I've grown to hate cleaning this thing. It's really annoying to have to clean this thing every week, let it dry and then continue use. The most annoying part of cleaning it is wiping down each blade. Those commercials you see on TV where they just run some water over it and call it quits are a joke. I'm just glad I don't have the next gen unit with a million closely spaced blades. I'd probably turn on Linkin Park cut my wrists after having to deal with cleaning that monstrosity after having to clean it out a couple times. I really want to find a good hepa filter, where I can just toss the used filter and get a nice new fresh one. All and all the Ionic Breeze does a darn fine average job, and I would probably recommend it if you don't mind cleaning in all the time....more info - Read Consumer Reports Review Regarding This Product
I owned one that broke after a year. Waste of my money and way overpriced and didn't perform as promised.
When Consumer Reports released an unbiased review about how the Ionic Breeze did NOTHING to actually clean the air in their tests (and actually released ozone into the air worsening situations for asthma sufferers), Sharper Image sued Consumer Reports and thankfully lost. I think it shows the integrity of a company when they sue a non-profit organization that revealed that the emperor indeed isn't wearing any clothes.
Stay away from this product. I am still upset about the money that I wasted on a hyped up product that did not deliver. Or if you don't believe me, search google for additional news articles about it's ineffectiveness. ...more info
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