Special guest deal presented by our colleagues at Woot!: "Think about the things that stress you out throughout the day; the people and situations that twist you up with anxiety. Now imagine shooting a big bolt of electricity to blast them all away. ZAPP! That weird noise your car makes for a few seconds after you turn off the ignition? BZZZT! That confusion about whether there's one line for all the self-checkout lanes at the supermarket, or whether each machine has its own line? ZORCHH! All gone in a blaze of high-voltage fury! That's not exactly what the Prosepra pulse massager does. It uses safe, FDA-approved transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to soothe muscles, relieve pain, and reduce tension. But we've found it works even better when we imagine shooting electricity at everyone and everything that irritates us."
I would have bought it if not for the stupid description. "imagine shooting a big bolt of electricity to blast them all away"..."ZAPP! That weird noise your car makes for a few seconds after you turn off the ignition? BZZZT! That confusion about whether there's one line for all the self-checkout lanes at the supermarket, or whether each machine has its own line? ZORCHH! "..."we've found it works even better when we imagine shooting electricity at everyone and everything that irritates us".
Seriously Amazon?
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This device is nearly 200 years late and would have greatly helped Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin give more credibility and control of the situation. It would also be very useful for managing that recalcitrant individual you were responsible for. However, there are cheaper sources, why a safety pin and a light socket has been doing the same thing since Edison showed us the way.
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@SB I am not a lawyer, but the ad copy from w00t! seems to on the edge of inciting violence in the workplace. I don't see any means of flagging the DOTD as inappropriate but in this instance I wish there was.
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I sprained my back badly, and in 2002 got a prescription for a TENS unit. You don't want to know how much it cost! It was a lifesaver for me. But it used rechargeable batteries, and I had to charge them on the unit. I stopped using it for a while, and now it won't charge again.
I sprained my back again this past weekend. Not a bad one, but it keeps reminding me I did it. I am in like Flynn on this deal. FTR, I've looked at TENS units on Amazon quite a bit in the past, and I don't expect top quality from this, but the price is most definitely right. Good luck finding a unit with 4 leads at this price that has a decent review.
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I do not like Woot. Reading their web page they stand behind nothing and you must deal with the manufacter if anything is wrong even on delivery. I do not know if this is true for items sold through Amazon but I will not take a chance.
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I am also buying one. I have pain in the back part of my shoulder for over 14 years, and i refuse to take pain killers, so this may be what i need, and for this low price and decent reviews, i got exited and worth to try it.
I almost everyday read this page. Many people critique Billa's posts, but his posts are the most waited posts. The guy is sleeping and many of you are thinking and talking about him and his post. Haha
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I was at the supermarket the other day, and they were describing their fresh bread as "like a slice of Heaven". Well, I don't know what this "Heaven" is, but it sounded religious, so I'm never buying anything from a supermarket ever again.
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If you haven't used a TENS unit before, you won't know till you try it. If your hip pain is coming from your spine, it should work if you place the leads on both sides of your lumbar spine.
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Its the "groupon" phenomenon - a certain generation thinks its cute/clever?! Just give some info about the product - no way to tell how it actually works from this description.
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