New Mosquito Repellent?

choochtex · Post by **choochtex** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:36 am

Anyone tried the new Off Clip on thingy? I'm headed there in 12 days and I'm planning on trying this thing out to see if it works well. If anyone wants to give it a try, here's a link to the product info and a coupon for a free refill. No I don't work for them, just trying to save everyone a little money.
http://www.offprotects.com/clip-on-mosquito-repellent/

Just saw it advertised for the first time last night.
Chooch

CariBert · Post by **CariBert** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:15 am

Hey Chooch! We got ours already. Found them at Target. Supposedly they work quite well. We'll find out.

Haven't heard from you since Buffett...are you all still planning on being at the Beach bar on the 11th?

-Bert

John LMBZ06 · Post by **John LMBZ06** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:22 am

I used one when on the rock from May 27th to June 2nd. It helped some. I clipped it on my chair. I think it depended on how much the wind was blowing. My wife actually moved closer to me to get some protection. We have some friends that leave Tuesday for the week and they are going to give them a try also.

I guess this is an all North Texas post?

choochtex · Post by **choochtex** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:27 am

Well,,perhaps it's because we know the concept of being carried away by mosquito's....
I know I'm sweet and they love me, so I look for anything that's a little overboard on the protection front.
Heck, if I could get my propane mosquito killer on board, I'd be taking it!
LOL

Chooch

michigancouple · Post by **michigancouple** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:56 am

Another thing I've been hearing a lot about is to put Listerine in a spray bottle and spraying the area with it. Sounds a little odd, I know, but from the people I've talked to it works quite well. I don't think the people spray it directly on themselves, just the patio area that they are sitting on.

Pianogrl · Post by **Pianogrl** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:32 pm

We finally got one Saturday at WalMart...here in Plano had to go to several different stores (Target, CVS, WalMart) to find any....most were sold out.

msgcolleen · Post by **msgcolleen** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:12 pm

Let's hear it for all the North Texas forumites that hate mosquitos & no see-ums!!

Also thanks Michigancouple for suggesting the Listerine spray. I'll try anything to stay bug free~~~~

Keep us posted on how well the clip-ons work

jimg20 · Post by **jimg20** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:08 pm

Although we don't live in N. Texas any more (Dallas, 1977-91) can we chime in here?

We took two with us 6/15-24 and loved them. Each person needs their own. Take an extra refill and a pair of AA batteries for each clip on for every 5 days you will be there. They last about 12 hours each. They cover about 120 sf. If you calculate a circle, it amounts to a little more than a 6 foot radius. They are most effective when the user is standing still. Good examples would be the beach chair, eating a meal or sitting in the car. We had trouble finding them too. I found them in Home Depot.

Our Jeep had no back window. 'Skeeters would fill the car overnight and while at the beach. We clipped one on the driver's visor and another on the passenger's floor while loading the car. When we were ready to leave the car was more or less clear of them.

By the way, they don't emit an odor.

JIM

michigancouple · Post by **michigancouple** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:35 pm

I was at our local Walgreens today and saw the clip things thre. They were $9.99 with a $3.00 register receipts rebate on them. Not sure how Walgreens sets their ads nationwide but they might be worth checking out.

jimg20 · Post by **jimg20** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:23 am

I think we paid about $8.50 w/o a rebate.

JIM

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