Comments on: Mommy’s Helper Tip Resistant Furniture Safety Brackets

By: V. H. Reeves

V. H. Reeves — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:23:37 +0000

Review by V. H. Reeves for Mommy's Helper Tip Resistant Furniture Safety Brackets Rating: I have to disagree with the previous 2 reviews...we've had these for 5 years now, and they are still holding strong. Just reading the bad reviews made me doublecheck them today, and I see no problem with them at all. I am now ordering another set for baby #2 on the way. The only reason I did not give them 5 stars is that my son has never been a climber, so we have never had an emergency situation to see how they really would perform.

By: M. Tanous

M. Tanous — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:59:00 +0000

Review by M. Tanous for Mommy's Helper Tip Resistant Furniture Safety Brackets Rating: Unless they have started making the strap out of a different material, DON'T rely on this to keep your furniture from tipping!. I know that there is better plastic available, so I don't know why they don't use a another type that doesn't get brittle over a couple of years.
All I can think of is PROFITS. That's why it is made so cheaply. If you already have this product, try replacing the strap with the heavy-duty zip-ties that you buy at the hardware store -- they come in a package of 20-50 or so and you can cut them and replace them whenever you need to move the furniture.

By: DocRWM

DocRWM — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:31:39 +0000

Review by DocRWM for Mommy's Helper Tip Resistant Furniture Safety Brackets Rating: We have owned these for 6+ years. Just moved a piece of furniture to paint and the straps were just fine. No brittle issue here at all.

By: Karen U

Karen U — Thu, 13 May 2010 07:36:25 +0000

Review by Karen U for Mommy's Helper Tip Resistant Furniture Safety Brackets Rating: Overall, I am very happy with this product. I read the previous reviews as well. I never had a problem with the straps becoming brittle, I installed these on some large cabinets and removed them two years later with no problems. I do however agree that the screws do strip easily, and you have to be careful with that. I was able to get around it by putting a lot of pressure on the cordless drill and making sure to use a low torque setting.

However, I like the design of these brackets better than any I've seen, so I would still recommend them even if you buy better screws to install them with. Other anti-tip brackets need to be unscrewed to be able to move the furniture to get behind it, with this you can just undo the zip-tie and put it back when you are done.

By: Nancy von Minden

Nancy von Minden — Thu, 13 May 2010 06:58:39 +0000

Review by Nancy von Minden for Mommy's Helper Tip Resistant Furniture Safety Brackets Rating: I would have rated this item 0 stars, if that were an option. We discovered approximately a year after installing these that the plastic strap had become so brittle that it snapped in two with little manipulation. Fortunately, we discovered this because we were moving, not because a piece of furniture fell. I shudder to think what might have happened if our furniture had tipped.