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With shipping, it is now more than twice the price. The fan gets 5 stars because it is a great little fan. Amazon is my favorite internet company and the service I have received from Amazon is unmatched. The fan is a close copy of something you might get from Vornado, with similar high quality construction and good air moving capability.
The white HT804 is a different matter. I was so pleased with it, I thought I would buy a few more from Amazon. Apparently the HT800 is either in short supply or discontinued, because Amazon no longer directly sells it, although the Amazon marketplace sellers do. I am annoyed. With shipping, the total average price for each was $12.Amazon can't like this review. I love Amazon.
But apparently Amazon cannot set the prices the reseller's charge. And that is too bad.Elsewhere, the HT800 can be bought at the same inflated prices you will find on Amazon.
No company would, because it is a direct criticism of a company policy. So why am I annoyed.Some background: a few years ago, I bought the same fan in black (the Honeywell HT800) from Amazon and paid as I recall $12-13 and the shipping was free.
I was able to locate a source on the internet selling the HT804 for $8.00 plus shipping. That is unacceptable.It turns out the HT804 is identical to the HT800 except for color (white versus) black, but the price is again the problem.
Amazon's reseller are charging whatever the market will bear.Please understand I am not knocking Amazon. I bought three.
But if you are reading this review, then it reflects the fact that Amazon is honest with its customers by allowing such a criticism to be posted.
I bought this fan for white noise for my toddler while she is sleeping. It does a great job, almost like a window box fan. We don't have to be super quiet while she is sleeping because it drowns out noises from other rooms. It's small and light so its easy to travel with when she sleeps other places.
This is exactly what I needed. It is small enough to not take a huge amount of room, and provided enough power to cool my small living room. My only complaint is that it is a bit loud, so it might not be good to sleep with it on. However, over all it fits my needs and I am very happy with it.
I dunno, seemed quiet enough to me. Lots of peeps griped its too loud. It's not.
I was hoping to use the fan on my desk in an office, but the low setting is pretty noisy, and the airflow on low is more than you need. If you don't mind noise and want a high airflow, it's a good deal.
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