Insignia™ - Travel Adapter/Converter - Black

I bought this voltage converter product to use during my recent trip to Europe. The package information looked ok, butonce you pen t and read the instructions, ,this product dies not realy provide the expected use intended for. Nowhere in the outside package it indicates that this voltage converter product can not be used for more than 15 minutes or it may buen or get damage. If you buy a voltage converter or regul ator, is for usage without a limited time. 15 minutes is just a token of time if you plan to charge your phone, your Ipad or hand held equipment. And f you have more than one item, it will not work, as after 15 minutes you have to stop. Ths information does not appear on the package sealed box instructions. And it nly appears ,only if you read the inide package instructions, once you get out of the store, or at tbe time you are going to use it. In fact ,it was a major frustration, and high price for a voltage converter with such a short time to be used. We will return same this week and ask for a refund. The akage information is misleading,

At the last minute, I realized I needed a converter and a transformer for my trip to Peru and Chile. I researched resources and found that Best Buy had what I needed at the local store. The power plugs that came with this kit are each labeled for the specific part of the world that requires that adapter, and along with the inverter, the set was perfect. I used both the inverter and one of the adapters for eight days in Peru and one of the plug adapters only for my eight days in Chile. The adapter that was labeled "South America" was not the one I needed for Peru (surprisingly, the one labeled Caribbean worked, so I am glad I brought them all "just in case"). This purchase was a good one, and I will use this product in all my travels that include the necessity to charge my cell phone or tablet/laptop while on the road outside the United States..

I bought this for a recent trip to Australia thinking that it would also be great for other countries, as we travel often. Upon arrival to our hotel in Brisbane, I pulled out the charger along with the adapter that said Australia on it. I then plugged my phone into it only to have nothing happen. I then plugged my daughter's phone into and the phone said charging. About three minutes later, you could smell the phone, like plastic melting. The phone was so hot that you could barely touch it. This thing is junk! We ended up going to a local store and purchasing normal chargers for all of our phones. No problems after that.

I have the converter and adapter with me in France now. It worked for my hair dryer and for charging my cell phone while on our boat on the Canal du Midi ( had to be plugged into shore power to use the hair dryer, but that was a boat thing) Here at our flat in Paris I can use it for my blow dryer, flat iron and cell phone. I like the button to change from low setting for charging my cell phone and high (up to 1875 watts) for my hair dryer. Never blew a fuse or had any problems. The set worked like a dream! The converter is a little heavy, but to me, so well worth it, being as I am a bit of a fuss budget in the hair dept. I can't recommend it highly enough.

When I realized I had lent my world adapters to a friend who never returned them, I needed a set quickly since i was leaving shortly for Beijing. This product fit the bill since I occasionally travel also to the Caribbean and Europe on business, but this was my first time in decades going to Asia. This product is compact enough to bring the whole set along on a trip to ensure having the precise one needed; and even though laptops or Apple products may have voltage converters, plugs may still be needed, and if one travels with other items needing voltage converters (flat iron for hair, e.g.), the voltage converter is key. This product worked great while I was on my business trip; it is fairly priced; it was available at my local Best Buy. And now I'll have it for my next business trip iin November to the Caribbean with the different plug set up there. A great buy.

I bought this product after much hesitation as I was not sure if it would serve the purpose of running a Japanese rice cooker. The cooker needed to run at 100 V and I was not sure this would make that conversion possible. However, the sales person confirmed that it would and I would not have any issues what so ever. WRONG!! I am not blaming the salesperson, but I am just saying that it did not work. I checked my other electronics, made in USA, India and China and they worked as if they had half the power available to them. I am sure this would be a great travel adapter but it did not give me what I wanted. I would only recommend this if your purpose is to connect something to charge, but no major appliances might work with this.

So, I got to Africa and looked to use the pertinent adapter only to find that it was missing its guts. Not convenient, let me tell you. All the other adapters that came with the product had the contacts inside their plastic housings, but the one for Africa didn't. I realize that the best QA efforts can still end up with errors, but I have to give the product 2 stars because I haven't been able to use it. Tried to swap it out two days ago and there was no replacement available. Well, Best Buy is a great store and I'm sure I'll get the right replacement before I next need to use the product, but meanwhile I'm stuck sharing a less than stellar review. (Eh, not being able to swap it the other day actually gives me an excuse to return to the world's best toy store - Best Buy. I'm ok with having/getting to go back!)

I bought this for a trip to Europe. I knew I was going to need the converter, but wasn't sure which adapter I would need. This product contains the adapter with two settings (very important! Wrong setting can fry your electronic device! Check the label on your device for the appropriate setting.) and five different plugs, so I can use this thing anywhere in the world, don't have to buy another adapter if I go somewhere else. I used this to charge my cell phone, Nook, and Canon camera batteries. Each of them was a quick charge. For packing purposes during the trip, I kept all the parts in the original box and placed it in the suitcase, checked baggage. No loose wires that way. Also, the converter is a little heavy, so I didn't want it in my backpack. Overall, very pleased.