Mosquito Repellent Plug In (Electric)

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I wonder if someone can help please. I was looking to purchase plug in mosquito repellents. I have noted tablet and liquid varieties.

Tablet

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mosqui-Go-Electric-Tablet-Mosquito-Killer_W0QQitemZ300233705702QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

Liquid

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mosqui-go-Plug-Insect-Repellent-Eurpean/dp/B000WZO0EA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1217270592&sr=8-4

Are these much of a muchness?

Can anyone recommend a product and a website or a retail outlet (Boots?) which stocks them.

Many thanks for any info provided

Cheers

Shaun_d123

Instore sell the plug in variety and the refills. Not sure of an exact price but think the plugs were about £2 and refills about £2 for 10.

I have always used these in Portugal and never had a problem. It is worth buying 2 or 3 to distribute around your holiday property.

We have always found that refills can also be readily purchased in most supermarkets abroad too

MrSmartprice

On our recent trip to Greece we needed a new one of these. We got it in the supermarket in the resort, they are much cheaper. I looked at the ones in the UK and they were all about a tenner. A little Greek shop will sell them for about 4 euros including tablets.

I would agree it's worth getting a couple of them, best time to renew the tablets is early evening.

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Many thanks for your replies.

>> Shaun_d123, I tried googling Instore but could not find it. Is it online? or a retailer?

>> MrSmartprice, yes I suspect that they would be much cheaper at the resort as you say but my youngster is very badly affected by mosi bites and if I cannot find them on the evening we arrive and she gets bitten then she will not be very happy.

Cheers

horrorhag

instore is like poundstrecher. Its a proper shop.

suman_das

I can tell from experience that both the mat and the liquid versions are much cheaper in India, about 60p each for 30-60 days supply! Bear in mind that they contain harmful chemicals (Allethrin(R)), so over long-term they can cause health problems.
They only seem to work reasonably well if you keep the room closed for first 30-60mins for the vapour to concentrate, then open the windows to let the mosquitos out. So switch them on before you are out for the evening!

melb

just a reply to full-stop. Half of our family is badly bitten the other half don't get any and we use the plug-ins. but what we've started doing is buying a spray can of mosquito/fly killer when we arrive and give a good spray in the wardrobes and bedrooms in patrticular and then close the doors while we go out. I think they do lie in wait in these dark and dingy corners. My hubby also eats marmite as a matter of course and hasn't been bitten for 2 years whereas before he used to get loads. I've heard this mentioned elsewhere