Healthy Living Books Electronics

Rating: - Criminal postage charges!
I thought one of the previous reviewers who said postage was too much was quoted £7.49 because he is from Turkey.

However, I just went to buy this item and was quoted the following;
Amazon.co.uk Marketplace Order Summary
Items: £3.64
Postage & Packing: £8.49
Promotion Applied: -£0.00

Total: £12.13


£8.49 postage for this item is criminal! Absolute rip-off. Thank goodness I didn't buy it.

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Rating: - pretty handy little thing
woke up to find a huge cardboard box outside my room, wondering what it could be, i ripped the box apart to find the anti static wrist strap, which was a bit odd seeing as they needed a arms length box to fit it in, either way, i got it the next day, even ordering at round about 5ish.
I had never sued one of these before, but its really really easy, works like a charm and fits all wrist sizes, and it can stretch pretty far, and it doesn't get in the way.
worth getting if your doing a lot of pc building or other electrical work that doesn't have another method of grounding yourself.

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Rating: - A useful product.
I'll admit that it's hard to prove that such a device is working, but prior to purchasing this, I did manage to destroy the occasional DDR memory module. Since using it, components that I have installed have not suffered static damage.

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Rating: - A deal is a deal... they shouldn't change their minds about the price.
ordered it for 1p + 4.50 p&p, and got an email message few days later that it was out of stock, with the order dissapeared from My Accounts order history (so I can't leave feedback).
But I clicked a link in the email notification, and here it is, still for sale, but for 1.95! Looks like they changed their minds about the price.

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Rating: - Good value (though mine was a gift!) and comfortable
I received one of these as a Christmas gift from my wife a couple of years ago. I keep it in its box on top of my PC's case and so am never tempted to open the case without using it.

I'm not sure what it cost, but delivery wasn't an issue because I know it was purchased in a computer store that's just a ½-hour walk from here.

The strap is comfortable to use. I'm not sure I've ever had an ESD problem ruin any PC parts, but I've had a few bits and pieces of PC kit fail over the years and one new CPU, too (replaced at no extra cost to me by the local computer shop -- their first query was where did I get my WinXP from, as though a pirated piece of software was to blame, but they changed their tune when I reminded them I'd bought the WinXP upgrade from them!). I'm not sure if errant handling was to blame or if it was a dodgy processor.

Prior to owning this wristband, I used the "always touch the case first" rule, and I suppose I still do, out of habit, but I've installed quite a bit of kit wearing the wristband and haven't had any problems.