Back to cut off another finger? This is a better hacksaw than a leash. The crap plastic material makes its edges truly dangerous. No shit, it could decapitate a disoriented sparrow.
Stunned the socially conscious (and, yes, wildly entertaining) hipsters of Meh keep selling this weapon.
These things are terrible. The LEDs in both the leash and collar fade within a matter of weeks. 4ID was nice enough to send a replacement, and that faded in a week too. Meh.
@sparkle_motion
How is it that an LED ‘fades’? Or are these using really small cheap non-replaceable single-use chinese batteries that don’t last for much more than the 4 hrs claimed?
@mike808 The led strip will show progressive fading in brightness along its length regardless of battery charge. For example, the top portion will be dead, the middle portion will be just dim and the very bottom will illuminate fully. No idea what the mechanics might be, I just know that this is what happens:
@mike808 ^ yes, that.
but still worthwhile if you have a black dog around a campfire at night. much better odds that the drunks around the fire wont be stepping on her in the shadows.
@sparkle_motion Not mechanics. Basic electrical properties and non-existent circuit design fail. Now that you’ve explained it (great picture btw).
I guess the idea was to light up the entire length, but with no actual understanding of basic electrical circuitry, you wind up with this. Calling this of ‘mediocre’ caliber is really an upgrade and honor.
It fades because the voltage across the LED material (acting as a ‘wire’) decreases as the resistance increases along the length of the circuit. The solution is to have short segments and circuitry to boost the voltage down the length of the wire back up to levels high enough to drive the LEDs. And that costs more than doing nothing at all or extra parts. However, cheap LED strip lights have figured this out, so its only laziness and extreme cheapness that are likely to be at work here for the results we see on display here today.
My vote: Save your money, and DIY with the bajillions of feet of ‘fairy lights’ you can buy on spools and some duct tape. Presto, ‘maker light up dog leash’ and a project for your inquiring science-minded kids.
Something like this, covered in opaque material to ‘glow’ like a lamp shade does for a clear bulb. This one even has a remote to change colors. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073Z6NTGL
I got a leash in the last fuko bag. Since I don’t have a dog, I gave it to my furry niece (sister’s dog) for Christmas. My brother-in-law (designated dog walker) really likes it for night time walks. No idea how well it holds up, but out of the box it’s a nice leash.
I’m looking for the VMP program (or something similar as had been promised by Jon several months ago) without the Casemate strings attached. Meh’s $5 shipping on a $10 product is not a sustainable business model. (or maybe it is because they haven’t gone belly-up yet)
Bought these a while back in the Large Size - Oh yeah!
Gave them as stocking stuffers to the children and spouses who all have big dark colored dogs. Main purpose is to see the devils in the yard at night. We have collars with flashlights that shine down but that is pretty useless.
These are great. Really.
Don’t care how long they last. The first week was worth it. Hope they last a while though. Its very cool watching the black German Shepherd and the chocolate Lab and the black Rottweiler mix run around at night. Little glowing collars bouncing in the dark across the field.
My order page still says processing but I just got an alert from the post office saying that a package has arrived there and will be delivered tomorrow. When I check the tracking number they provide and look it up on FedEx, I see that the order “number” referenced is for this. That was crazy fast.
Bought my second one of this on Jan 7, 2018. The first leash was good for about 5-6 months, which isn’t great but wasn’t worth making a fuss over. The second leash died this week, so I got about three months and change out of it. Unacceptable. Called customer support today and was unable to get a person so I left a message. We’ll see how this turns out.
@huja Update: Left a message with 4ID on Wednesday. Got a call back on Friday with a promise to send me a new leash. New leash arrived today (Monday). Of note is that the new leash is not a USB rechargeable version, rather it’s a coin battery type.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Leash
1x Collar
1x Micro USB to USB charging cable
Pictures
Dogs
Colors
Blue
Collar
Leash
Green
Collar
Leash
Three Amigos Marketing
Price Comparison
$19.95 (for leash only) at Amazon
Warranty
90 Day 4id
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Nice but no bluetooth!
Wish I had a dog.
Servers seem a bit slow tonight.
@cengland0 took 10 times for my meh click to stick
@medz I clicked on it once and waited about 4 minutes for it to refresh the page.
That collar is too loose in the photos.
Oh God, I miss my dogs. They would do things like that with the most limpid big-eyed hopeful looks and happiness radiating from them.
I hope they’re that happy in heaven (because, I firmly believe, God loves dogs too).
@duodec all dogs go to heaven!
@duodec They’ve just gone home.
@moondrake Amber caught the note between her front paws then shredded into little bitty pieces, but yeah, she did the rest too.
Of course it’s a LED dog, it’s on a leash.
@awk Eh… When my puppy is on a leash, it does the leading…
Puppy dog eyes are too cute to resist. In for a set.
Bought the leash at a previous sale and like it that it is strong. The wire to the switch broke soon after I started using it so no more lights.
I don’t walk my dog at night. And I have no plans on bringing him to Burning Man - so it’s a pass.
(seizure warning)
To bad there’s no large… I live vicariously through my sister who has a German Shepherd that she rescued!
Still only small and medium available. Meh, why do you tease me with the large size listed???
(BTW: the extra question marks included to get @dave 's attention knowing how much he hates them. Heeheehee)
Collar is probably meh. But the leash has gotten many complements for being visible. The leash is fading now but whadda expect for $10.
Back to cut off another finger? This is a better hacksaw than a leash. The crap plastic material makes its edges truly dangerous. No shit, it could decapitate a disoriented sparrow.
Stunned the socially conscious (and, yes, wildly entertaining) hipsters of Meh keep selling this weapon.
These things are terrible. The LEDs in both the leash and collar fade within a matter of weeks. 4ID was nice enough to send a replacement, and that faded in a week too. Meh.
@sparkle_motion
How is it that an LED ‘fades’? Or are these using really small cheap non-replaceable single-use chinese batteries that don’t last for much more than the 4 hrs claimed?
@mike808 The led strip will show progressive fading in brightness along its length regardless of battery charge. For example, the top portion will be dead, the middle portion will be just dim and the very bottom will illuminate fully. No idea what the mechanics might be, I just know that this is what happens:
@mike808 ^ yes, that.
but still worthwhile if you have a black dog around a campfire at night. much better odds that the drunks around the fire wont be stepping on her in the shadows.
@sparkle_motion Not mechanics. Basic electrical properties and non-existent circuit design fail. Now that you’ve explained it (great picture btw).
I guess the idea was to light up the entire length, but with no actual understanding of basic electrical circuitry, you wind up with this. Calling this of ‘mediocre’ caliber is really an upgrade and honor.
It fades because the voltage across the LED material (acting as a ‘wire’) decreases as the resistance increases along the length of the circuit. The solution is to have short segments and circuitry to boost the voltage down the length of the wire back up to levels high enough to drive the LEDs. And that costs more than doing nothing at all or extra parts. However, cheap LED strip lights have figured this out, so its only laziness and extreme cheapness that are likely to be at work here for the results we see on display here today.
My vote: Save your money, and DIY with the bajillions of feet of ‘fairy lights’ you can buy on spools and some duct tape. Presto, ‘maker light up dog leash’ and a project for your inquiring science-minded kids.
Something like this, covered in opaque material to ‘glow’ like a lamp shade does for a clear bulb. This one even has a remote to change colors.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073Z6NTGL
Excessive cuteness for a site named Meh!
Got one of those here a few months back. Meh.
/giphy meh
“There’s still some left.” Do tell, since they seem to be showing up for sale every several weeks!
But the dog in the product pic does seem to be quite excited to be out for a walk.
/giphy rustic blushing porcupine
Impulse buy awaaaaaaay! Ouch.
Was thinking of maybe using this to learn poi, but it looks like they fade quick and not sure I’d actually use them. I’ll stick to my glow sticks.
No people sizes. I’m out.
Take your expectation on battery life and cut it in half. Then lower that expectation by 50%.
I got a leash in the last fuko bag. Since I don’t have a dog, I gave it to my furry niece (sister’s dog) for Christmas. My brother-in-law (designated dog walker) really likes it for night time walks. No idea how well it holds up, but out of the box it’s a nice leash.
I bought this the last time it was offered, and after the first charge most of the leash no longer lit. Stay away…
When will VMP (or similar program) be reintroduced so I can justify the current 50% shipping charge for a $10 item as the leash offered today?
@twz Invest in their new Wine site.
Did you not get the memo?
@twz What the lizard said: Casemates KickstarterFor $100 you get party benefits; $60 more gets you VMP membership with the first year paid.
I’m looking for the VMP program (or something similar as had been promised by Jon several months ago) without the Casemate strings attached. Meh’s $5 shipping on a $10 product is not a sustainable business model. (or maybe it is because they haven’t gone belly-up yet)
Bought these a while back in the Large Size - Oh yeah!
Gave them as stocking stuffers to the children and spouses who all have big dark colored dogs. Main purpose is to see the devils in the yard at night. We have collars with flashlights that shine down but that is pretty useless.
These are great. Really.
Don’t care how long they last. The first week was worth it. Hope they last a while though. Its very cool watching the black German Shepherd and the chocolate Lab and the black Rottweiler mix run around at night. Little glowing collars bouncing in the dark across the field.
My order page still says processing but I just got an alert from the post office saying that a package has arrived there and will be delivered tomorrow. When I check the tracking number they provide and look it up on FedEx, I see that the order “number” referenced is for this. That was crazy fast.
Bought my second one of this on Jan 7, 2018. The first leash was good for about 5-6 months, which isn’t great but wasn’t worth making a fuss over. The second leash died this week, so I got about three months and change out of it. Unacceptable. Called customer support today and was unable to get a person so I left a message. We’ll see how this turns out.
@huja customer support has a phone number now???
@huja @Kidsandliz
4id does, although the link in this thread to contact 4id is incorrect/outdated.
@huja @PlacidPenguin Oh thought it was meh
@huja Update: Left a message with 4ID on Wednesday. Got a call back on Friday with a promise to send me a new leash. New leash arrived today (Monday). Of note is that the new leash is not a USB rechargeable version, rather it’s a coin battery type.