Customer Reviews for Homebrite 77102 Park N Place

Homebrite 77102 Park N Place

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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Homebrite 77102 Park N Place

Customer Review: EXCELLENT!!
Summary: 5 Stars

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA...CHEAP, SMALL AND VERY USEFUL
FOR THE OLD ONES AND THE NEW ONES...ALL GOOD... IT BEATS THE TENNIS BALL BY MILES!!
WE ARE GETTING TWO MORE!!

Customer Review: Easy solution
Summary: 4 Stars

I have a tight fitting garage. I have to park my riding lawnmower in front of my SUV. I need to pull up pretty close to the mower so that the garage door will come down without hitting the car.

The first things I tried were the tire stop parking mats. I wanted to be able to move them when I need to get the mower out, so I didn't stick them to the floor with tape. They tended to slide around on the garage floor or be bumped by one of the kids while I was out. To make matters worse, I couldn't really trust them because I couldn't tell from the driver's seat if they were positioned properly. Being off by 2-3 inches might mean hitting into the mower.

The Park n' Place is really a simple solution. It sits right beside my mower. I can tell from the driver's seat if the sign looks out of place as I am entering the garage. Just pull up until the sign moves a little. The sign is easily visible about the hoods of our Honda Pilot and Honda Odyssey. Also, I can easily move it out of the way each week to get the mower out.

The sign is supposed to flash lights when it gets bumped. I am rating it at 4 stars because the lights are unreliable. They may or may not flash depending on how hard you bump the pole. If your bumper just gently touches the pole, they may not light up, but a harder bump will set them off. It serves the purpose even without the lights. You can see the sign move and that is enough to know that you are in the right place.

Customer Review: Easy to use & set-up
Summary: 5 Stars

Our Garage has a very high ceilings, so the Park n Place was a great alternative to the tennis ball on a string. It's tall enough to be easily seen over the front of our SUV (Subaru Tribeca).

Customer Review: Embarassing, But Necessary
Summary: 4 Stars

Some products fit into the category "embarassing, but necessary" and this one qualifies. After purchase, ro prevent further embarassment, I would suggest the axiom, "only dear friends are allowed in my garage."

This product is very helpful in knowing just how far you need to get your vehicle into the garage without shutting the garage door on your trunk or tailgate. It is also useful in preventing "wreckless driver drywall damage syndrome." If you are tired of destroying your garage with your vehicle, you might want to consider this embarassing, but necessary solution.

Overall, I would rate the construction of this product as cheap. I was mortified that something so simple would actually require a screwdriver, but in the end, it was unecessary. The base is made of 2 interlocking plastic pieces, and if you plan on picking the base up a lot, and dont want the hassle of having of sliding the two interlocking pieces together again, they handily provided two little screws. If that doesn't bother you, please, throw the screws away. You can scoot the interlocking base easily without the interlocking basing coming apart. Imagine that.

Next, you will notice the extremely flexible fishing pole that they use as an elevator. Technically, the main working piece of the gizmo.

Finally, the cherry on this sunday of parking goodness, is the lighted, reflector STOP sign. The lights function when the built in motion sensor goes off detecting motion, or a tilt. This is where some embarassment will follow you around. It basically makes the whole thing look like you stole it from your kids Hot Wheels playset.

How does it work? Well, beautifully, really. Just a gentle tap from your front bumper will send the whole contraption whirling around in more bizaare ways than Jackie Chan pulled off in "the Drunken Master." If that doesn't get your attention, you might notice the blinking lights on the stop sign. These are also usefull if you are one of those types who speeds into the garage at night, with the garage door opener light burned out, and the headlights off. Otherwise, it is overkill.

Immediately afterwards, you will most likely need to put it in reverse and back up a notch, since any slight tilt creates a constant slight tension and makes the pole constantly flex just slightly and it will have the flashing lights going off all night long. Whew. Just trust me on this tidbit.

I have some old 2x4's in my garage, and some old fishing poles too, but I don't have any flashing STOP signs, or I would make one of these myself. Still, you can't fault it too much for being ridiculously simple, but I will take off a star.

It is a practical thing to have around, and it has saved me millions of dollars in drywall repair already, so overall, I am quite pleased. Necessary, but yet, embarassing.

Recommended.