Six-Outlet Wall Extender With a Swivel Plug

Most wall taps put every outlet on one flat face behind a fixed plug, so one charger brick blocks the socket next to it and a sideways wall plate leaves the whole block sitting sideways. This one spreads six outlets over three faces, puts two USB-A and two USB-C ports above the outlets on the front, and its plug turns ninety degrees either way so the block sits upright on a horizontal or a vertical socket. Surge protection is built in at 1800 joules, ETL certified according to the listing, with a light on the front marked surge protected. Buyers confirm it works and that the socket count is what they are paying for: plenty of places to plug in for the money, with the kitchen and its appliances the use they single out.

The catch every product here has oneThe swivel is where the complaints land. Turn the plug sideways and, for a share of buyers, it drifts back; and the block can walk off the socket when you push a plug in or pull one out. And the four USB ports share one 5 volt, 3.1 amp supply between them, so four devices at once cannot each get full speed.

Buyers report

Buyers report the extender works well, gives them plenty of sockets plus USB ports, and is good value for the money, with kitchen and home-appliance use singled out as where its versatility pays off. The recurring complaints are the rotation, which some say works fine and others say will not hold its position when turned to the side, and stability, since the block does not stay in place when they plug something in or pull it out.

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