KoolerThings Shiatsu Heated Foot and Cal Massager Machine to Relieve Sore Feet, Ankles, Calfs and Legs, Deep Kneading Therapy, Relaxation Vibration and Rolling & Stimulates Blood Circulation

I bought this because I tried something similar at my daughter's house. I have edema in my ankles, and this offered relief from that for a few hours. It came in a large box, not really heavy considering the size. Well packaged in Styrofoam, and a plastic bag. I just plugged it in, and set it in front of the couch, sat down and put my feet into the leg openings, and pressed ( I think) On, then auto. Started right up. It came with a remote control. Not really needed, but keeps you from having to bend forward as the unit is working. You can control: The rate of foot massage. Off, slow-1, 2, faster-3 The rate of leg massage, Off 1,2,3 Vibration on/off ( It's called 'shock') Heat on/off. I did not use that, it was hot enough here ;-) Press timer to bump the time up by 5 minutes At first it felt a bit uncomfortable, but after a few minutes. it felt fine. Maybe it takes a bit of getting used to. Overall, Pleased as this was on the low end of prices

My husband and I both noticed our legs were feeling tight and achy at the end of our work days. I decided to purchase this to hopefully alleviate the discomfort we had been feeling. I have to tell you, this massager is wonderful! I use it every night when I get home from work. It feels wonderful and my legs aren't nearly as tight and achy as they were. No more restless legs at night or muscle spasms. My husband loves it too! A great buy! The only thing is I cannot get the remote to work but I don't really care, the controls are right there in front of me so it's no big deal. I would recommend this to anyone!

I purchased this as a gift for my wife. She suffers from Plantar Faciitis. Though it's fairly well controlled with her special shoes, she'll still be in pain after being on her feet all day. But only 15 minutes in this Foot and Calf Massager and she's nearly pain-free. It's the first thing she does when she gets home from work. She's said that she actually looks forward to using it. She's had it for a week and uses it for about 30 minutes a day (two 15 minute sessions) and so far it has performed well. Overall, I think this was worth the price and would recommend it to those looking for a good foot massage and a passable calf massage. Here are a couple of things she said it does well and some that it doesn't: THE GOOD - The foot massage function works well on all 3 intensity settings. It can be a bit too intense at first but she said it quickly passes and becomes very enjoyable. She's fairly ticklish and is able to handle it. - The calf massage does a good job of working the entire calf. - Vibration is OK-ish. Seems like it could be a bit more powerful but the force of the vibration may be getting dampened because we use our unit on a thick rug. THE LESS THAN GOOD - The heat function only barely gets warm - it's almost not noticeable. it takes a long time to warm up - 15 minutes at least. I thought the heat function was completely broken but that wasn't a deal breaker for the wife so I didn't bother returning it. Turns out, it just takes a really long time to warm up and then it doesn't get all that warm. - The interface is sort of confusing - it's only like 7 buttons but it's kind of puzzling who to combine different functions for a customized massage. And setting the time period to a specific interval appears to be completely up to luck - you can set it to approximately the time you want. You want 15 minutes? Maybe you'll get 17 minutes or 12. It's a surprise! The included manual is not much help. - To get the full benefit of the calf massage you have to actively push your calves into the back of the slot while sort of fighting against the side massagers' tendency to push your calves forward and out of the slot. Makes is sort of difficult to just relax and let the calf massage function do it's thing. - It's big. I know the description has the dimensions - and they are accurate - but I was still surprised by how large it is. My wife struggles moving it around so most evenings it maintains a place of prominence in our living room until I get tired of walking around it and relocate it to the corner. - My wife is 5ft 3in (1.6m) tall and her lower legs are just barely long enough to sit with them bent and still reach to the bottom of the footwell. If you're shorter than that, you may not be able to use this from a fully seated position.

So-- first notes: - Heating element wasn't exactly HOT, but rather, just mildly warm (just enough to keep toes from going cold) - The first 2-3 weeks we had this, we were pretty much constantly using it - Bought as a gift for my CNA roommate who was walking ~10 miles a day, she enjoyed - Heat wasn't working initially, and then randomly started to work; takes about 5 minutes to actually warm up - Shorter legs (I'm 5'0) may have to stretch a little bit to reach the bottom The unit stopped working completely a few months after purchase-- but as soon as we let KoolerThings know, they offered a replacement or refund right away and followed through with sending the replacement very quickly. Happy with that!

It doesn't actually hold your foot with air bags so your foot moves around. They accepted the return, but beware, because they are a 3rd person seller, i had to pay for return shipping, which cost me $70.00 which they did not reimburse. I would not have bought it if i knew about that detail.