Merkury Innovations outdoor wifi smart plug $5 @ WM B&M YMMV

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06-27-2020 at 05:46 PM #2

Thanks Op!

It has been posed back in May at the same price. Good chance to have some ghost inventory.
Also, this one is 10 amp only.

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06-27-2020 at 06:04 PM #3

$14.99 here.

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06-27-2020 at 06:36 PM #5

Just read a bunch of reviews on various sites. Many say it tops working and the company keeps sending a replacement but then start asking customers to pay for shipping. I'm going to pass.

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06-27-2020 at 07:59 PM #6

Quote from iDeal1st :

Just read a bunch of reviews on various sites. Many say it tops working and the company keeps sending a replacement but then start asking customers to pay for shipping. I'm going to pass.

If it's the relays that die, you can replace them for about $3 each.

Or just get one of the many multi packs on Amazon that go for about $7 per plug. The Etekcity ones haven't given me any trouble and they can be flashed to work offline.

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06-27-2020 at 08:08 PM #7

Nope, an not doing that hunt again, unless an already inside a Walmart, can't be chasing ghosts

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06-27-2020 at 08:11 PM #8

3.6/5 stars. Lots of complaints of it simply just stop working. Beware.

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06-27-2020 at 08:11 PM #9

Thanks OP. Picked up a couple. Found this review https://youtu.be/epuRQhpGDz4

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06-27-2020 at 08:27 PM #10

I have one, they aren't high quality however they sent a replacement without issue. We had ours facing the wrong way so it didn't help. Haven't bothered putting it outside yet, need string lights.

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06-28-2020 at 05:15 AM #11

I have 4 I got for $5 each last year at Wal-Mart and they work great. I prefer the kasa plugs overall because these don't have a sunrise sunset option in the schedule on the Geni app. I'll get a few more if I can. I have two outdoors that have been working for a year however both are in hobby boxes and protected from rain. The other two controlled Christmas lights and we're exposed to the environment.

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06-28-2020 at 05:25 AM #12

I bought this 2 years back.. It's still working fine. I have paired with Alexa.

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06-28-2020 at 09:59 AM #13

Where do they keep this kind of item in WM stores. Is it electronics or a clearance isle somewhere?

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06-28-2020 at 10:02 AM #14

Quote from craigs4sale11 :

Where do they keep this kind of item in WM stores. Is it electronics or a clearance isle somewhere?

Depends. Some hav a clearance aisle. Others have a clearance section in the dept.

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06-28-2020 at 10:07 AM #15

Quote from gusdawg :

I have 4 I got for $5 each last year at Wal-Mart and they work great. I prefer the kasa plugs overall because these don't have a sunrise sunset option in the schedule on the Geni app. I'll get a few more if I can. I have two outdoors that have been working for a year however both are in hobby boxes and protected from rain. The other two controlled Christmas lights and we're exposed to the environment.

If you have Alexa you can set all your schedules in there with sunrise and sunset, you can even do offsets such as 15 minutes after sunset. Still I prefer an outdoor smart plug to have more than one outlet.

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