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72 of 74 people found the following review helpful

I am amazed! I tried every home remedy and liquid drain cleaner that I could find. Dumped baking soda or baking powder, maybe both, and vinegar down the drain. My roommate who is usually the home improvement guru used a toilet plunger--gross. The plunger would solve the problem for one or two days max, then back to standing water. Nothing was fixing our bathroom drain issues in... Read the full review >

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful

Eh..... I tried using it and the tip broke off (the yelllow piece) and its really doesnt do well if you have a lot of turns in your drain. It will take out clogs really close to the drain.

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I am amazed!, January 21, 2013

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I tried every home remedy and liquid drain cleaner that I could find. Dumped baking soda or baking powder, maybe both, and vinegar down the drain. My roommate who is usually the home improvement guru used a toilet plunger--gross. The plunger would solve the problem for one or two days max, then back to standing water. Nothing was fixing our bathroom drain issues in the sink AND the tub. The tub was getting so bad that it was dangerous to stand in the shower because the gross scum buildup made the tub so slippery. After I'd step out of the shower, I'd separately rinse my feet with soap and water, then step onto the tile. I was showering at the gym, rather than at home. I'm getting bad memories thinking about this and thinking about all the

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This product did literally nothing for me, August 28, 2013

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Pulled out a hair or two, and came out with some brown stuck to it's pipe cleaner type "hooks". Bathtub clog is 100% the same status. Cannot believe I spent $9 on this. I also should have looked into the dimensions, but I was totally expecting a larger snake, this is like a little over a foot.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

not effective for serious clogs, April 21, 2013

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My bathroom sink was clogged up and I wanted to see if could avoid calling a plumber so I bought a few of the drain cleaning tools I found on amazon. This one looked the most promising but it did not reach far enough to make any difference to my drain. I tried using it multiple times as far as it would go but it did not unclog my drain or even made any minimal difference in the clogging. Maybe on minor drain clogging it could work but in my case, it was a bust.

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24 of 35 people found the following review helpful

Nice but a one- or two-use product, March 2, 2013

By CeanothusBlue - See all my reviews

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The thing does what it claims to: pulls huge chunks of hair out of the drain. It is fairly easy to use and really effective. However, once you've done that, it's quite hard to clean the tool off; the packaging suggests using an old toothbrush to clean it, but not everyone has one sitting around (and I'm not going to keep the gross thing sitting around in a drawer while I wait to replace my toothbrush!). I ended up taking a wire cutter and clipping off the end of it, and even though the tool is shorter, it'll work another time if I need it. But after that I'll most likely end up throwing it away. But the tool wasn't expensive, so the potential buyer will have to decide whether $6.96 is a good value for a tool you'd possibly use twice.

My only other comment is this: there was a cordial little letter enclosed with the product, from the owner of the company. In it he says: "If you're not pleased with our tool, please tell ME. If you are pleased with it, please tell the WORLD." Frankly, that's a little annoying. If I have any concerns or issues with a product, you bet I'm going to tell potential buyers, just as I would want them to do the same thing for a product I'm considering buying. And if the seller stands behind their product, they'll just have to deal with public reviews, good or bad; that's how the system works.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Don`t waste your money?, December 17, 2013

By gra-mama - See all my reviews

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Too small does not work as good as claimed,I feel cheated ,much smaller than appears in pic,it, it is worth about $1

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Ehh... so so... does grab hair but not great, December 11, 2013

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This device is really only good for one usage and then you need to throw it out. The wire is also not very strong so when shoving it down a drain it doesn't get very deep and just bends into itself. But it does grab a lot of hair. Not a bad tool to have around.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful A Miracle!!!!, December 6, 2013

By E. Lewis "Book lover" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

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Miracles do happen! After trying all kinds of drain/hair clog clearing products which gave limited relief, I purchased this simple little tool. I couldn't belief it! For the first time since I redid my master bath 2 years ago, the drain runs clear. And I am the opposite of a handy doit-yourselfer. I'm a senior and I figure if I can do it anyone can! I am giving one to my daughter and daughter-in-law as a little stocking stuffer this Christmas!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful Good tool, November 29, 2013

By Bill D. (Albany NY) - See all my reviews

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Works very well in removing drain clogs. Would be better if it was about a foot longer. Very easy to clean.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful Great Invention!!!!!!, November 24, 2013

By Patricia G Cobb (Caledonia, IL, US) - See all my reviews

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Absolutely fabulous! I've lived in my 70 year old house for two years, and the drain in one bathroom sink has constantly needed attention. I've tried plunging (only works slightly and for a short period of time) and drain cleaners. I didn't want to pay a plumber mega bucks to take apart the drain and clean, so I did a little research on Amazon and tried this. It's like a big pipe cleaner, except it uses a Velcro-like "fingers". Be prepared to be grossed out by what comes out of the drain, I know I was! Great invention!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Good hair cleaner, November 19, 2013

By LIsa Hammond - See all my reviews

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This item cleared the drain easily. It is amazing and gross how much hair gets down the drain. Would buy again.

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Best small drain cleaner I've found, November 18, 2013

By Angela in Chicago (Chicago) - See all my reviews

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Drains are the bane of my existence. We have an old house with old pipes, and keeping them maintained can feel like a huge thing. I hate calling the plumber for a stubborn clog that he can clear in five minutes after I've tried for a week. I have bought other plastic drain tools, but they didn't help, or I was afraid they'd break in the drain, causing a bigger problem. This thing pulled out so much hair on its first time down the drain that I was shocked. Cleaning it is no picnic, though, so I may just plan on treating myself to a new one a few times a year. I could buy a dozen and still come out ahead of one plumber call!

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ways having a drain that doesn't work impacts your life.

Then I ordered this. I was convinced we were going to have to hire a plumber to rip out the whole bathroom to find the problem. We dealt with these horrible drain issues for months. I took this thing out of the packaging and immediately was unimpressed. I don't know what I imaged, but the "legs" are so small, you can hardly see them. It feels cheap. I've never solved a drain problem before. I think that I followed a youtube video and inserted this thing into the drain, terrified that it would get caught on something and then my landlord would be pissed. I inserted this thing as far as it would go, I was unable to do a 360? circle with the tool. I slowly pulled it out of the drain and.... I could not believe - it didn't get stuck and all the disgusting gross crap that came out of the sink drain!!!!! I should have been wearing a rain suit with a SCUBA mask and I definitely should have moved our toothbrushes away from the splatter I wasn't expecting. Gross.

I reinserted this thing back into the sink drain about 5x. I used gloves to scoop up the gunk into a trash bag. I repeated this process in the bathtub drain, using the same FlexiSnake. I could not believe what and how much came out. I sent photos to my roommates so they would think I was a genius who spent hours fixing this problem and they'd be grateful and buy me dinner. But, honestly, it took about 5 minutes. (shhhh)

After using this, I spent an hour thoroughly cleaning the tub and sink. We waited far too long to solve that drain problem. Then I took a long shower, spending most of the shower looking down at my feet watching the water immediately go down the drain. I cannot believe how well this thing worked!!!!!!!!! It has been about a month since I used this thing and every time I shower, I am still impressed by how well this thing worked!

As another reviewer stated, I also threw this away at the end of cleaning these two drains. I considered trying to save it to reuse, but it wasn't worth the cleanup or figuring out where/how to store it. I was thrilled to pay the price for this item, even as a one time use tool. I'll be happy to purchase another one, if I ever need it. In fact, if you have friends who are moving in together for the first time or know a girl with long thick hair or know someone moving into their first house/apartment/dorm, I think this thing should go in a gift basket along with other random items you can give the people you love that improves human household knowledge to help people solve the problems that everyone eventually experiences. Like onion glasses and a DIVA cup.

I am so glad that I know this thing exists. I highly, highly recommend this item.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful

Works great!, November 19, 2012

By Jonathan Comtois (Newport, VT) - See all my reviews

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I bought this after using the cheesy drain snake that came with a bottle of Liquid Plumr. That snake worked OK, but it fell apart quickly. This item is more akin to a very rugged pipe cleaner (meaning those pipe cleaners you use for arts and crafts). It is just stiff enough to cram into my awkward shower drain and flexible enough to get deep in there. It will pull up large globs of hair and other gross stuff easily.

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Doing this about once a month lets me avoid standing ankle deep in water when I take a shower in the morning. For the price, it is definitely worth a shot.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful It Works!, May 24, 2013

By Carol from Chelmsford (Chelmsford, MA) - See all my reviews

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Lot less expensive than bringing in a plumber! Catches hair and other small debris. Easy to use. I like it.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful Works great, October 3, 2012

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I went with this over any of the other options because this was the only one that I could get Prime shipping on. However, I wasn't disappointed. It's worked great each time I've needed to use it.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful Works well, possibly only one use though, May 2, 2013

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This product works really well. It immediately removed the blockage from my bathroom sink (hair) and allowed the water to flow freely. I had tried another product first that did not work. Glad this one did!

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful Works Perfectly If You Use It Properly, July 16, 2013

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Cleaning (Misc.)

After reading both the positive and negative reviews about this product, I decided to spend the seven bucks and give it a shot. My showers were rapidly turning into unwanted baths, and after five minutes I'd be standing in ankle-deep water. I'd tried Liquid Plumr and Drano, and they seemed to help a bit, but I couldn't find anything that would clear the drain completely.

After receiving the FlexiSnake, I was dubious. It is essentially a piece of flexible wire wrapped in hook velcro. It feels pretty flimsy, and I was worried that I'd made a bad purchase. I gave it a shot anyway, and fed it down the drain of the tub. I was amazed at what it pulled out! Gobs of hair from what was probably years ago, over and over again. I kept inserting it until just a little past when it stopped, and kept pulling out more and more gunk. When all was said and done, I had a clean, free flowing drain.

A couple suggestions/notes:

- If you have the ability to remove the drain cap to make the drain opening as unobstructed as possible, do it. This will make the job a lot less time consuming. - The FlexiSnake was only about 14" inches long. If the obstruction is deep inside the drain, you'd be better off disassembling the pipe at the J-Bend and getting at the clog from there. - I've used this on four separate occasions, and have had success with it each time. Clean it after each use by pulling off the hair from the FlexiSnake and rinse it under hot water. I see no reason that this can't be used over and over again, with proper cleaning. Again, it's just like hook velcro, so cleaning it is just like pulling stray hairs from that, just on a larger (and ickier) scale. I had no problem cleaning it after each use, so I'm not quite sure why other reviewers had such trouble. - You could certainly buy a professional drain auger for at least three times the price, and it would get the job done as well. However, if you don't know what you're doing with that, you have the potential to damage the bathroom fixtures or pipes. A hard metal snake can easily scratch and ding drain rings and sinks.

An easy 5 star rating for me.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful Works great!, November 14, 2012

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A very, very easy to use product that cleared up about a 1/4 lb of build up in my shower drain with one quick use. Perfect. Small, handy and very easy to use.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful Does the Trick, September 9, 2013

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