Review of Bell & Howell iScope Light

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I thought that this would be a wonderful product but the ordering process was a nightmare. I have never seen a more intentionally deceptive process in all my online ordering history. Before you can submit your order it takes you through their entire product line of 15 20 items. What's more, the website did not let me confirm the order before it processed the order. I attempted to order two lights as a buy one get one free plus extra postage and handling which should have amounted to just under $29. I recieved my email soon after indicating that I had ordered four lights at a cost of $49.80 and postage and handling amounted to $41.50. When I inquired with customer service I was told that it would take 24 to 48 hours to upload to the system. Over three days later it finally appeared on the third party Customerstatus.com website but it doesn't provide any way to cancel the order. Now I am forced to call my credit card company to cancel the charge.

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The electrical parts of this are very cheap. The light cuts on and off as you move, must be bad connections or cheap parts. The light isn't very bright, especially not by today's standard.

However, the magnets are pretty strong.

Good luck.

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Not impressed with this at all. The flashlight takes 4 watch-style batteries. It will be cheaper to buy a new one than to replace them. Personally, I hate products like that. It does seem to work as described strong magnetic head and stretches a good distance. I just find myself never using it because I don't want to waste the batteries.

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I plan to add a video review when I have time. I saw this on TV and thought it would be great for me! I am under 5' tall and reaching cans is problematic at best. Today we saw them at Fred Meyers for just $10 and without any thought it went in the basket. It's not at all like on the commercial.It is only going to pick up smaller lighter cans without droping them on the way down. So if you like your feet, face or countertops/stovetop you shouldn't plan on it for that use. A 10oz can of soup it can pick up with a smaller percentage of drop. That is if can is loaded upside down and you are very carefull not to bump it at all! Cans 14 or 15oz like veggies, fruit, raviolli are going to drop off the magnet 1/2 way down most pick-ups. Great concept, poor magnet strength. The telescope is not all that long. I thought from the comercial it would be 25-30" but it is only 18-22" depending if you have the end hooked or not. Also disappointing. It does not hold it's own weight, on my fridge at least. We will keep it anyway and I'll try to get my boys to put the smaller cans higher and upside down, it may help a little. My husband does think it will be nice for picking up screws if they fall while working. The light is not great but not bad either. It's barely worth the $10, definately not worth the $39 currently listed as the price here.

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As I recall, the TV ad said the magnet would hold 2 or 2.5 pounds?!? It will hold 8oz just fine, and 12-16 oz's if you can get the magnet absolutely flat. I'm in a wheelchair, and it works fine for yanking cans off the top shelf at the grocery store or pantry, but you've gotta catch them on the way down, manual dexterity is required. Makes shopping/cooking a little easier, but not a whole lot. Good point, it's nice and compact, and does extend to the length promised.