Wouldn't touch it based on the terrible user reviews on Amazon -- 10 of 19 give it only 1 star, the lowest possible rating: [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Ontel-Slap-Chop/dp/B0023SNDYC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1248458650&sr=8-1[/ame]
A few recent examples:
1.0 out of 5 stars flimsy, April 10, 2009
A Kid's Review
flimsy, good only for peanuts, garlic and the like. tomatoes and onions are squashed,
1.0 out of 5 stars DOESN'T CHOP...JUST MESSES, May 5, 2009
By Madeline "Dog Lover" (USA)
Mine does not chop, it just trys to. Won't chop through apple , garlic , onion. The food gets caught up in the blades. This is the first time I used it, but I'm looking for an easier one to chop with. The chopped onion (which is why I bought it) comes out in big pieces and they are stuck in the blades, I have to dig them out. This is no fun!
1.0 out of 5 stars You're gonna love my nuts.... or are you?, May 11, 2009
By Deborah K. Dobbins "Five By Five" (Indianapolis, IN)
As Vince says in the commercial "you're gonna love my nuts" but the slap chop doesn't do a very good job of chopping them. This thing is flimsy and cheap. It has a hard time chopping foods with peels. Food goes everywhere and gets stuck in the blades. I don't recommend this TV product.
1.0 out of 5 stars waste of plastic, June 4, 2009
By SKY2110 "SKY2110" (USA)
Lasted about three days before I discarded it. The mechanism for keeping the cutters rotating didn't work on about 80% of the strokes, and putting the red plastic blade guide back in place after cleaning was a real exercise in patience. If you take the time to disassemble and reassemble into account, it'd be lots faster to just take out a paring knife and get 'er done.
1.0 out of 5 stars garbage!, July 10, 2009
By Jevgenijs Livsics
this product is garbage! it doesn't cut the tomatoes/peppers/etc but instead flattens them into a watery pancake. too small to fit most tomatoes/etc so everything needs to be cut in half. and you really need to hit it hard for it to chop so your hand will be sore after just one minute. total garbage!
1.0 out of 5 stars POSTAGE RIPOFF, April 30, 2009
By Beverly Kingsley
First, I could not view the postage on the order, it was not added in, till it was too late and I had already given them my credit card info. Then for 3 days I tried to cancel, I kept being told it wasn't in their computers yet. Then finally, it was in their computer the following day and I was told it was too late, it was in the shipping dept. How can they excuse $14.95 shipping on a $19.95 item??? Even if I returned it, I wouldn't get my $14.95 back, plus there would be the postage to return.
So I have a very expensive chopper now, maybe worth $19.95 but not the additional $14.95.
1.0 out of 5 stars This thing is garbage, April 17, 2009 By Joyce A. Lawson "Song Sparrow" (Westfir, OR)
Don't even order it. One star is too high of a rating. They're dishonest, I tried to cancel the order within three hours and then in 24 hours. They told me it was already shipped, but it didn't ship for another nine days. Buy the Pampered Chef