Comments on: Mail Chime http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080521/mail-chime-2/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Michael http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080521/mail-chime-2/comment-page-1/#comment-360401 Michael Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:05:36 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=14072#comment-360401 This is a great product, but cheaply made. If it last you a year you'll be lucky. First to go was the reset switch. The unit will not work in cold weather, probably because the switch freezes into position. After a year it stopped working altogether. I took it apart and discovered part of the circuit bard had oxidized. This was likely caused by dampness from the window near where it was placed. Nice idea, but shoddy construction cheapens the product. This is a great product, but cheaply made. If it last you a year you’ll be lucky. First to go was the reset switch. The unit will not work in cold weather, probably because the switch freezes into position. After a year it stopped working altogether. I took it apart and discovered part of the circuit bard had oxidized. This was likely caused by dampness from the window near where it was placed. Nice idea, but shoddy construction cheapens the product.

]]> By: Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080521/mail-chime-2/comment-page-1/#comment-340359 Gadgets Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:43:03 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=14072#comment-340359 This is a great gadget for knowing when the mail has arrived. This is a great gadget for knowing when the mail has arrived.

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]]> By: Mark http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080521/mail-chime-2/comment-page-1/#comment-337870 Mark Wed, 21 May 2008 21:01:00 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=14072#comment-337870 Macys in downtown San Franciso offered something like this in the late 80's. I could understand why rural homeowners would want it-the trip to the mailbox could be long and through snow or pouring rain, but in a city? Boy was I wrong. They couldn't keep them in stock. Those Victorian homes had 20 steep steps or more from the front door to the mailbox. These were a godsend for the owners of those homes. Macys in downtown San Franciso offered something like this in the late 80′s. I could understand why rural homeowners would want it-the trip to the mailbox could be long and through snow or pouring rain, but in a city?

Boy was I wrong. They couldn’t keep them in stock. Those Victorian homes had 20 steep steps or more from the front door to the mailbox. These were a godsend for the owners of those homes.

]]> By: Jill http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080521/mail-chime-2/comment-page-1/#comment-337857 Jill Wed, 21 May 2008 18:04:45 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=14072#comment-337857 Most people avoid the mailman?? Says who? Did you conduct a poll? I telecommute. I'm always home. Seeing the mailman and saying hi is a nice part of my day. Besides, walking out to check the mail is a good break from the desk and exercise climbing my steep driveway. There's a cheaper alternative anyway. A yellow flap thingie that's been at the hardware store for a century and signals when the mailbox has been opened for about $3. Most people avoid the mailman?? Says who? Did you conduct a poll? I telecommute. I’m always home. Seeing the mailman and saying hi is a nice part of my day. Besides, walking out to check the mail is a good break from the desk and exercise climbing my steep driveway.

There’s a cheaper alternative anyway. A yellow flap thingie that’s been at the hardware store for a century and signals when the mailbox has been opened for about $3.

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