Really Works but Filler is Pricey
[[VIDEOID:4a532d2f8f144f3a079692661a2d437b]] I developed a terrible habit of picking the heels of my feet, and have been looking for ages for a fidget that would help me stop. Nothing has worked as well as this! I hadn't heard of picking stones before seeing this. There's a lot of imitation ones out there, but this is the original. I can't say how the others compare.<br /><br />What I like:<br /><br />*  The filler is great for fulfilling that need to actually pick and pull something off of something. It's somewhat thick and is stretchy, but not excessively.<br /><br />*  As someone who also tends to excessively tweeze, I love that they give you a pair of needle nose tweezers to pick at the filler. It also has a dentist pick, which is great for getting pieces out of the hard to reach places. They're both satisfying to use.<br /><br />*  I love the use of sequins on the second stone! If you have a bad habit of picking scabs, this is a very similar sensation. I did pick those off over the box so that I could reuse them, but wasn't as successful at adding them on as they were originally done.<br /><br />*  The filler is very satisfying to pick with just your nails as well. It's what I personally prefer, but I do use the tools too.<br /><br />What I don't like:<br /><br />*  It is messy. I don't think there's really any avoiding this and getting the same kind of satisfaction though. I recommend using the box to kind of catch the pieces.<br /><br />*  The filler takes overnight to dry. It's again probably something unavoidable and I refilled them before going to bed, but I wish there was a way to accelerate the drying.<br /><br />*  The lava rocks are very abrasive and easy to break off little bits. Definitely be careful if you're picking the filler with your fingernails because it can start to chaff your fingers.<br /><br />*  Now comes my #1 complaint: the refill for the filler that they sell on their site is too expensive to be accessible to most if you use this a lot. I easily used up the bottle included in the matter of a couple of days. I found myself not using it when I wanted to because I didn't want to go through it all after seeing that a 2oz bottle is $15.<br /><br />If you plan to only use this occasionally, you wouldn't have to refill as frequently, but if you're using it like I am to try to deter yourself from skin picking, I'd personally probably need 3-4 bottles a week, if not more. That's $45 - $60 a week, and $180 - $240 per month for 24oz - 32oz of the filler. I'm going to try using cosmetic liquid latex instead because it's significantly cheaper. I may also try adding white glue to it to thicken it and see how it does.<br /><br />Overall great concept and I really enjoyed the brief amount of time I was able to use these before running out of the filler, but I am sad that I can't get the same filler for an amount I could afford. I was hoping there'd be at least a larger bottle for cheaper per oz but only the 2oz bottle is offered.
Rating: 4 stars