ACE HARDWARE-LINON CN5 55020-01-KD LIVING ACCENTS CHARGING Charging Caddy Valet
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: ACE Hardware-LINONBrand: LIVING ACCENTS
Model: 55020-01-KD
Product features:
- "LIVING ACCENTS" CHARGING CADDY
- 16"W x 6.25"H x 12"D
- Powers ups to four electronic portables at once: games, cell phones, PDAs and MP3 players
- Power strip is hidden inside
- Extra storage/drawers for miscellaneous items such as jewelry, wallet, keys, etc.
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of ACE HARDWARE-LINON CN5 55020-01-KD LIVING ACCENTS CHARGING Charging Caddy Valet
Customer Review: Attractive & serviceable, but could be better
Summary: 3 Stars
Mine just arrived in the mail. Overall, I'm fairly happy with it, but I definitely do have some minor nits to report.
1) TINY DRAWERS: The 3 little drawers are teeny tiny, and because they lack guides, they're very loose and tend to rattle and scrape when used ... and they fall out easily. Also, there's no felt liner in the bottoms of the drawers, so whatever's in there sliges and rattles around too. I'll probably add some felt strips to serve as guides, and some stick-on felt in the bottoms of the drawers, to see if that makes them more serviceable ... but it irritates me to have to waste time redesigning the work of others like that.
2) POWER STRIP: The direction of the 6 female plug recepticles in the powerstrip are aligned longitudinally, rather than transverse. The reason that's a problem is that many phone chargers have oblong plugs which, on a longitudinally oriented strip, cause each plug to take up 2 1/2 plugs worth of space. The result was that I was only able to plug 2 phone chargers into a strip with 6 outlets ! D'oh. If the recipticles were transverse, It could fit 6. Very dumb. As a result, I had to do what another reader reported, and buy a splitter, to prevent my 2 chargers from hogging the entire available stip.
3) HATCH: The top hatch opens from the top down towards the front, rather than from the bottom up towards the back. A minor issue, yes, but I mean come on - dont the people who designed this unit realize that most devices plug in to their charger from the BOTTOM ?! Because the opening for the cords is at the top, you either have to pull out enough extra cord to reach the bottoms of whatever you're charging, or you have to put whatever you're charging in the caddy upside down. I note, with some amusement, that the photo of this caddy carefully shows everything upright, but not plugged in ... which is deceptive. Personally, I just leave everything upside down.
4) VERTICAL SLOTS: The vertical openings along the back of the unit are slender almost to the point of uselessness. The result is that there's very little that fits in them ... certainly not your phone case, or a wallet, or even a checkbook. I'd have made the openings at least a half-inch bigger, in both directions, or simply omitted them altogether.
Bottom line: Despite its flaws, it still appears to be one of the better charging caddies out there. It's serviceable, and attractive. Three out of five stars from me.
Description of ACE HARDWARE-LINON CN5 55020-01-KD LIVING ACCENTS CHARGING Charging Caddy Valet
"LIVING ACCENTS" CHARGING CADDY 16"W x 6.25"H x 12"D Powers ups to four electronic portables at once: games, cell phones, PDAs and MP3 players Power strip is hidden inside Extra storage/drawers for miscellaneous items such as jewelry, wallet, keys, etc. Drawer lined Walnut finish (furniture quality) In and out promotional item for 12 gifts promotion BoxedStorage & Organization
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