Mommy's Helper Tip Resistant Furniture Safety Brackets
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Baby Products Reviews of Mommy's Helper Tip Resistant Furniture Safety Brackets
Customer Review: Good product
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, I am very happy with this product. I read the previous reviews as well. I never had a problem with the straps becoming brittle, I installed these on some large cabinets and removed them two years later with no problems. I do however agree that the screws do strip easily, and you have to be careful with that. I was able to get around it by putting a lot of pressure on the cordless drill and making sure to use a low torque setting.
However, I like the design of these brackets better than any I've seen, so I would still recommend them even if you buy better screws to install them with. Other anti-tip brackets need to be unscrewed to be able to move the furniture to get behind it, with this you can just undo the zip-tie and put it back when you are done.
Customer Review: furniture straps
Summary: 5 Stars
After seeing how many children die from small pieces of furniture tipping on them I felt these were a must. Children can open a drawer on a small item stand on it and if the furniture hits them in the head knocks them down and then falls on them and hits them in the head again it can kill them. It does kill them every year many children die this way. They dont pocess the skills or knowledge to move out of the way. It will slam them in the head and to the ground and then fall on them. These are easy to install and worth the effort. Remember that even a small nightstand or small 3 drawer chest can kill a toddler and has.Customer Review: Don't trust them, they're crap
Summary: 1 Stars
These straps are horrible. The screws are so cheap and crappy that they strip if you so much as think about them encountering any resistance while screwing them in, and twice when screws actually encountered resistance, the screwheads popped off! How's THAT safe? The screw heads are what holds the brackets to the wall or furniture!
I highly recommend that Furniture Wall Straps by Safety First instead. We have tried several brands and those are by FAR the best. They are easy to install, appear ot be sturdy, and also easy to remove temporarily if you need to move the furniture to reach behind it.
Customer Review: not strong enough
Summary: 2 Stars
We used these with our first child and I had no complaints, BUT she was not a climber and when we went to move and remove the straps, they were so brittle that they fell apart in my hands. Had my daughter ever tried to climb the furniture, the straps would have surely given way and allowed the furniture to fall over on top of her. This was 4 years after installation, so I can't say at what point they were no longer reliable, hence the 2 stars...they did at least work in the beginning.
Needless to say, I'm going with the fabric strap version with my second child who climbs everything.
Customer Review: They break on their own!
Summary: 1 Stars
Unless they have started making the strap out of a different material, DON'T rely on this to keep your furniture from tipping!. I know that there is better plastic available, so I don't know why they don't use a another type that doesn't get brittle over a couple of years.
All I can think of is PROFITS. That's why it is made so cheaply. If you already have this product, try replacing the strap with the heavy-duty zip-ties that you buy at the hardware store -- they come in a package of 20-50 or so and you can cut them and replace them whenever you need to move the furniture.