Enhanced Safety with 4-Pack Safety 1st Outlet Shortener Review

I bought this to cover the fan plug in my little one's room when he moves from his crib to bed. After spending half an hour trying to get the cord into the holder, I gave up and just put the cap on the connector with the cord hanging down. My 2 year old took it off in 30 seconds so I figured maybe I hadn't tightened it tight. I put it back on and he immediately took it off. It's literally useless.

I thought it would be easy enough to use but it isn't. The design is really poorly thought out as you can't thread a regular sized cord. It must be small. If you manage to get it to work, it just won't stay on. The whole thing falls off very easily if you wiggle the cable carefully. This defeats the purpose of protecting him from the child. The seller also has a bad return policy with an outrageous "restocking fee".

The product description really should state the fact that they only work if your sockets allow you to insert a screw midway between two insertion points place. Traffic jams. I only had one of these outlets in my house, and the rest have two screws (one on top and one on the bottom) and the screw in the middle has nowhere to go, so I can't even use the rest of the covers. The one I've been able to use barely holds a cord, I certainly can't imagine it ever holding two cords, and the cords must be