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4.5
The pad started sticking to inside of the cloth it came with on the very first day of using it and then it started sticking to itself. On the 3rd day, it crumpled up because the pad was legit melting and sticking to itself and my stomach got burnt through the pad's cover and my clothes. I don't think this should burn itself or anyone using it even if it's on its highest temperature setting because a product can't be made to destroy itself and burn its consumer. Really saddened by this and in severe pain. I want to give 0 star.Everything about the product is good however, it takes a long time to heat up .With a result one has to put it to the Maximum heat position # 3 to get the desired effect & then bring it down to #2 position after almost ten to fifteen mins . We have about 4 such heat belts in the family and they used to give the desired heat effect on position 1 itself .Normally, Flamingo Products are Very Good .Maybe this was a bad/ faulty piece.Delivered superfast by amazon. I am already using a similar flamingo belt for a year. Highly satisfied with temperature control and quality. Durability of temp selector is an issue but for 2 years , it can run smooth.I purchased it for my mother who find it highly useful for warming affected muscles at any part of body, specially back pain shoulder, neck leg pain etc.So i was looking for Heating pads today because the previous one i had bought wasn't working anymore. and checked my order history on amazon and found out, i had bought this heating pad on 15th Aug 2018. It's worked well for almost more than 2 years. I usually use it for my period cramps, it makes me sleep well. or i've used it once or twice for my shoulder sprain. works well. But sometimes you can smell some sort of burning, i guess it's the gel. Bought the same one for my mom as well, but it's switch doesn't work. Guess some pieces are good and some are faulty. So coming back to why i am buying this particular one again. Amazon has a lot of options. The ones priced below this are all chinese and don't have good reviews and the ones priced over this i think are over priced for something that is only going to work for a year or so. And i used it once a month only. So I've had a decent experience with this, so i'm buying it again today and leaving a review here, so it can help you :)Well in this product line Flemingo is the best. I bought two of these in different sizes and both are working excellently. Definitely recommended. However do note that be careful not to sleep off while using the product in on mode or doze off with the product operational under a blanket. The heat can become too much and pose risk of superficial skin burns.
