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| Brand: Contech
List Price: $90.00
Buy New: $54.95
You Save: $35.05 (39%)
New (37) from $54.95
Rating:  269 reviews
Sales Rank: 166
Color: Black/Yellow
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 24 x 7 x 2.5
Just hook up to your garden hose, plug in the battery and point it over the area to be protected. It's that easy.
MPN: CRO 101
Model: CRO101
UPC: 059463002151
EAN: 0698035000579
ASIN: B000071NUS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New in distressed or opened retail package. APO use expedite
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 269
 It Actually Works! June 29, 2005
Darren Slater
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
We bought the Scarecrow because of the problems we had with our neighbors cats. The cats would come into our yard and use it as their litterbox. We live in Arizona and have a gravel backyard, so it could easily be mistaken for a litterbox by a cat.
We had tried many remedies prior to purchasing this device. The internet was a wealth of knowledge on what to do for cat problems. Most of them had some degree of effectivness but none of the solutions were long lasting. The pepper would blow away in the wind, the tabasco would wash off in the rain.
We ordered the Scarecrow from the Amazon approved dealer because we have had very positive results when ordering from Amazon and their affiliated partners. The cost was a bit higher but the piece of mind was worth it.
When the device arrived we immediately set it up in the backyard. Remember that you need one 9 volt battery for the sensor to work. The device works by reading a range of almost 180 degrees with a sensitivity knob so it won't fire and shoot a stream of water if a leaf blows by. The sprinkler head is adjustable both to horizontal range as well as vertical range. I set the device to fire just at the about the top level of our brick fence so as not to soak my neighbors yard. She was told about the sprinkler also so if her cats came home wet, she would know why.
The Scarecrow did a great job of keeping the cats out of our yard. I was very impressed with it. I never heard it fire but left the hose attached and the device on all the time for the first week. The connections were tight and did not leak. The spike on the bottom of the device was strong enough and sturdy enough to survive being pounded into the tough Arizona ground. I didn't put the funky stickers on though. I figured if it was that easy to scare the cats, I could just put a drawing outside; besides the strong Arizona sun would just bake them off.
In very short order the problems we had in that section of our yard were gone. The problem though, is cats are not as stupid as one would hope. The cats just cut through the front yard and hopped the fence on the other side of the yard and did their business there which would necessitate the purchase of a second Scarecrow. We moved away from Arizona prior to purchasing a second Scarecrow but I am sure that it would have proven as successful as the first.
Our water bill remained the same since the Scarecrow only fires for short bursts and the cats won't stay in range that long.
Overall, very worth the cost. This is one device that works as well, if not better, than it is supposed to. I would not hesitate to recommend this device to anyone with animal or pest problems. It is safe, non-toxic and user friendly. Your neighbors who own the pests should not be upset with wet animals and it is better than neighborly discord.
Scares animals but not kids, they love them so do I December 10, 2004
T. Kim (Princeton, NJ United States)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
There's no dispute that this products works. I have three of them for a year now protecting my flower and vegetable garden. No deer or ground hogs have come near my garden in that time. I've taken the Scarecrow in for the winter, but as soon as planting season arrives they'll be back in action.
The other thing to mention about the Scarecrow is that young children love them. I have two boys 3 year old and 18 months that love to play around the system. They love running back and forth shouting, "watch out for the Scarecrow." The blast of water from the Scarecrow is safe even at a very close distances (I've been hit many times). It's just a hoot. I'm not sure how many seasons it will last. But even if I have to replace them all next year, it was a worthwhile investment. Enjoy...
 The only thing that has worked for deer! October 19, 2005
oakland_dad (Oakland, CA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
The installation is a bit tricky - I had to use teflon tape on the threads to keep it from leaking, and it keeps moving around on us over time. Having said that, it's the only thing that has worked for us for the voracious deer around our house.
This one works! September 10, 2004
Shoaler (Yorktown Heights, NY)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
We have tried all sorts of things to keep deer from eating our
tomatoes and hosta (and almost everything else) and nothing works
short of covering everything with "deer netting." And the deer
around here are so brave (stupid) that nothing short of running
after them would scare them away.
This gadget certainly scares deer. We saw one older fawn who had
wandered into our back yard in search of breakfast. When he
triggered the device, not only did it bombard him with jets of
water, but the clicking of the sprayer added a sense of emergency
to it. The deer took off like a shot until it had found the
cover of some nearby woods.
Drawbacks: You can only cover a fairly small area, but you can
put it across the deer's usual paths. Moving it around probably
helps, too. And you have to keep it out of the way of the UPS
guy or neighborhood children (unless that's your intent).
REVENGE IS SWEET June 9, 2006
C. Kimmel (Sturgis, SD)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Thank God for the Scarecrow. I have 3 cats that have access to a 100ft outdoor enclosure because I don't want them bothering anyone else and I want them to be safe so you can imagine how I feel when neighbourhood cats come into my yard at night and deficate in my veg/flower beds, howling and tormenting my cats. I have tried everything on earth and when I found myself thinking about buying 100 mousetraps laced with chicken to give them a nasty surprise in the flowerbed I found this item. From the minute I hooked it up I rid my yard of these devils completely. One of them paces the other side of the hedge and howls he's so mad at not being able to hunt and deficate in my yard. I cannot live without this item. The amount of anger and stress these horrible intruders can cause is awful. Note:Turn the hose on the tiniest amount possible, it works as well as if you turned the hose full on and I found the dial at 12'0'clock works best.
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