Cozy Products Toasty Toes Foot Warmer Ergonomic Heated Footrest with 3 Adjustable Positions and 2 Heat Settings Portable

** UPDATE ** 2013 Aug12 ** UPDATE ** WOW! It's been 3 1/2 years and I'm BACK! Ordering a new Toasty Toes as the original now is getting past it's prime.... I just can't understand how different that peoples experiences have been with this product. I have LOVED this unit and use it very often, nearly every day that I work. So this one has seen a LOT of use and is just now beginning to fail significantly. I broke off one of the pegs that the "feet" glide on well over a year ago. But I'm hard on stuff. I probably put too much pressure on it or pushed it with my boots against the board my chair sits on, or who knows.... but I don't blame it on the unit. It's just plastic afterall and I'm 220lbs and wear heavy leather boots all the time, so it's got no chance against me really... ;-) I glued the peg back on w/ some cyanoacrylate gel and all has been well. Until this week. Now I've broken off the other one. Keep in mind that this is the first time in WELL over a year that this thing has even been removed from the floor. But upon putting it up on my workbench, I find it has longitudinal cracks on the bottom around both of the "pegs". The cracks extend well toward the center and all the way to the edges on both sides. It is also is cracked on top near the switch. I'd show pics but guess that doesn't work on here. Anyway, it still works! So I'm repairing it again with some specialized epoxy this time. I'll build up a little over the cracked regions and it'll be fine. I expect it to work and last another year anyway, but just in case.... I'm picking up a new one. AND the price has dropped 30% on these in the last 3 years! Don't see THAT often... Oh and I commented below about folks complaining about the switch being on the floor... I ended up buying a footswitch at the hardware store. So now to turn it on and off, I just tap the switch with my boot... doesn't change the heat setting but I don't care, since I use mine on high almost all the time... takes a goodly amount of heat to warm up the boots I wear too. And they get toasty warm inside... Maybe the mfgr would take note that a "HEAVY DUTY" version would be desirable...double thick plastic perhaps, an aluminum foot plate... composites... fully adjustable heat settings, larger foot platform... It's not MIL-spec'd, but it's a nice little heated footrest and a reasonable buy at under $50 w/ free shipping. ************** original review below ************* I started working from home just this year and keep the thermostat at 65 in the winter. I also wear heavy steel-toe, high-top, leather work boots almost exclusively and found that my toes,feet, and lower legs were getting pretty uncomfortably cold and achy sitting in front of the PC for extended periods. Putting the heater on the higher setting keeps my feet and legs perfectly warm right through the boots with no problem. Lower setting is required if for some reason I have on slippers or just socks. Too hot to use on high. I think it's a stretch to think this unit can be stood up and used as a sort of radiant heat source. Yes it puts off a goodly amount of heat but it isn't a radiant heat source like a hot glowing filament or ceramic tube heater. You won't feel the heat from 6 feet away like a true radiant heater. Had noted complaints about these making a noise and yep, it creaks a little if moved around. But at my age, so do I. (LOL) The plastic creaking is not bothersome or a problem for me at all. Also noted comments about the switch. No you can't turn it off/on with your toes, but jeez people. Take a risk and bend at the waist once in a while. I love that I can sit my feet on it and can rock the whole platform up and down at will to change the position of my feet and stretch my calves. All told, I've been using this for a month and really like this little foot rest/heater. Also when I come in from outside in the snow, I bump the snow off my boots and can sit them on this heater. They'll be dried out in just a little while and toasty warm when I put them on. Outstanding. My only negative comment is that I think it's priced a little high at nearly $70 but it does what I expected it to do and exceedingly well. I would (and have) recommended this product to family, friends, and anyone who needs to keep feet and legs warm while working at a desk. Read more

Update: I've had my toasty toes now for about nine months and am still quite pleased with it. The only wear I'm noticing is with the switch itself. It seems to have more wiggle room than it used to when changing from the "off" position to either "low" or "high" settings. This used to be a tight click and now I have to double check and make sure that the dial is properly lined up with the setting that I want. That being said, I've had no other issues. Still works quite well and I use it on an almost-daily basis. I use mine as a footrest rather than a heater, and it heats evenly across the whole surface. Even on the lower setting, without socks or a small towel, it gets too hot for my toes to stay on for any length of time, so plan on wearing some medium to thick socks or double-folding a hand towel to put down on top (not around the sides to prevent overheating hazards). Through heavy shoes/boots I don't feel nearly as much heat on the low setting and barely enough with the high setting... so if you are buying it to use with hard-sole shoes on, you might want to look elsewhere. That being said, in the middle of winter with the thermostat down, I stay nice and comfy just with my feet on this thing. It's great! Haven't had anything wear out, turn colors, warp from heat, etc. The cats love to lay down about three inches away and purr until they fall asleep. The base is nicely adjustable for pretty much any angle that my feet can reasonably reach without contortions. I had thought in the beginning that it might be nice to have a lock to prevent it from changing angles while my feet were resting on it, but now having used it for a while, I am glad that it can be adjusted on the fly just by pushing down. I would recommend this product and am going to buy a second for when this one eventually does wear out. Read more