Worked great – while it worked
This foot bath had some serious bubbling action going on – very relaxing and effective on those sore foot muscles after standing all day.  It also maintained the warm water indefinitely – my footbaths usually last at least a half hour.  But unfortunately, the product just didn’t stand the test of time.<br /><br />After about eight uses, this footbath stopped bubbling altogether.  Just one tiny hole producing a couple of stray bubbles was left.  It still maintained warm water, the vibrating action still worked (which, in my opinion, was useless anyway), but without the bubbles, the added effectiveness over just a plain old soak in the tub was gone.<br /><br />Although frustrated by spending good money on something that didn’t last, I have to admit I was avoiding using the thing anyway, because it has little knobby rollers on the bottom that are supposed to  massage your feet, but are made out of such a hard plastic that they were downright painful.  I had to keep shifting the position of my feet to avoid them.  In addition, it emitted an especially strong, unpleasant chemical smell while it was hot and bubbling.<br /><br />I previously had an earlier generation model of this HoMedics product which lasted for years and was comfortable.  The bubbling action was far less effective, but I wish I had kept it.  HoMedics needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.  Hopefully, they will come up with a cross between the comfort and reliability of the older model and the advances of the new one – and use a less stinky plastic.
Rating: 2 stars