Mothercare Socket Covers
Fried fingers? - Mothercare Socket Covers Child Safety

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Fried fingers?
Mothercare Socket Covers

jimmychoogirl

Member Name: jimmychoogirl

Product:

Mothercare Socket Covers

Date: 28/08/10

Rating:

Advantages: Can avoid injury, cheap, easy to use

Disadvantages: easy to lose

My most recenet reviews have tended to be about baby / toddler items and that is because I currently have my one year old nephew staying with me for 4 nights!

He is currently at that exploring stage, where he doesn't just look, but has to touch / eat / put in his mouth everything that he comes into contact with and his new favourite thing seems to be flicking the switches on the sockets.
Now, because this is a dangerous thing to do and is incredibly close to the actual socket holes, I decided to purchase some of these from Mothercare, there is a pack of two priced at £1.99 or a pack of 4 at £2.99, so I bought the pack of 4.

They are a very simply design, just plain white plastic and all you have to do is to slot them into and empty / unused sockets. This then covers the socket to form a flattish surface with no dange of children / toddlers sticking their fingers in.
They are very easy to put in and just slot in like any electrical item would, they do have a tight, snug fit and I have seen my newphew trying to pull them out, however he can't seem to fit his hand properly around it or to get enough grip to pull them out!

Adults, on the other hand, can remove them quickly and easily, though I must admit I did struggle the first couple of times, but that is mainly due to having gel nails and them just sliding about everywhere!!

The main problem I find with these is that once you take them out and put them down somewher you can never find them again, I have already lost two and only purchased them two days ago!!

I would definitley reccomend these as they are a cheap way of making sure that your little one is safe!

Summary: Fried fingers?