I love this thing. I sit at my desk for really, unhealthy, extended periods of time. So long that my Fitbit sometimes thinks I died. And my circulation? Yowza, did it get chilly in here? My hands and feet are cold, dry, and rickety from lack of circulation. So I used a space heater under my desk, but didn't care for the noise, got overheated by it, and it just got in the way. Then I found this.

I wanted a foot rest just to elevate my feet a bit. I saw that this one was heated, and that sounded dreamy. And guess what? It IS dreamy.

The angle and height are great, pretty standard, I think. Works for me. The heater is the best. The low setting is nice for everyday use, and the high setting is great for chillier days, or when you have thick-soled shoes on. I can feel the heat through all my shoesoles, which is fabulous. I like to kick my shoes off and can rest my feet directly on it, too (stockings or none). It does get pretty warm for barefoot, but I like that. For some people, that might be too hot.

It also works nicely standing upright, to give a soft warmth to the legs, if you don't want to use it as a footrest.

The only reason I did not give this 5 stars is because: 1) the kickstands on the bottom are slippery, hard plastic, so the entire footrest slides all over my carpeted floor; and 2) there is no auto-off feature, which would be a really nice feature since you have to reach down under your desk to turn it off (or switch from high to low). I have it plugged into a controlled outset, so it cuts power when my office lights go out when I leave, so I never have to turn it off, but it might be annoying for someone to do that. They should have a remote or something. Actually, I think they do but it looks like it's from the 1970s, so I passed.

I really haven't been very pleased with this product at all. It's OK, but not great. It really doesn't provide much heat as a panel heater, and as a foot rest it gets too hot in the high setting, not warm enough in the low setting. The low setting is a little better if you are barefoot or only in socks, but if you still have shoes on it will be worthless. I'm concerned that the high setting is hot enough that it will be harmful to shoe soles, whether they are leather or synthetic. And when barefoot or in socks, I find the little bumps on the surface of the heater very uncomfortable. The plastic also seems to be cheap and leaves the impression that it will not be long before it breaks from heat and stress. Knowing what I know now, I would not buy this heater again, nor would I recommend it to others.

It gets plenty hot for me & I live in one of the coldest places in the lower 48. Also, it's analog, so thankfully no auto-off. Mine have raised circle-bumps instead of the squares in product photo--nice on bare/socked feet. Unfortunately, the legs to tilt it are a bit flimsy, and worse, they do not lock into place. If you move your feet left or right too much, they collapse. So I just keep it flat since that's where it eventually ends up. For that reason, I like it but I don't love it.

I'm on my computer a lot, and it gets pretty chilly inside the house during the winter time. Before I would use one of those heater lamps (looks like a fan, but has a heater instead of blades) that you get from asian stores and put it next to my computer chair. However that means only one side of my body is heated, and my chair and desk would also get dangerously hot. Also it seemed to have damaged my skin with some kind of burns because I would use the heater lamp too close to me (otherwise I couldn't get warm).

This feet warmer has none of those downsides. I can finally ditch the heater lamp and sit comfortably in my computer chair without my body unconsciously leaning towards the heat source like when I was using the heater lamp. Some people in the reviews are saying this feet warmer is too hot or not warm enough. I think the highest setting is definitely not warm enough to use as a general heater ( like it is suggesting from the instruction manual). It is quite toasty, but also not too hot at all for my bare feet. The low setting might not feel warm at first, but when you keep your feet on it for a while your feet will be warm. Very comfortable and much safer than using a heat lamp. I use this with a snuggie blanket for those long computer sessions. Another huge plus is that it's very affordable (under $30 at the time of my purchase).

I have been using this for a month now with no problems, but I will update my review if the thing stops working like some of the people in the reviews are complaining. As of now, I like this thing enough that I will buy another one to give to my sister.

I like the heating, but the plastic smell is bad!! Controller has three mode "off" "low" and "high",. I even didn't try high temperature, just remained low heating. When I heat up low, building manager was searching after 1 hr use. "Who was using "candle" He thought someone uses candle and he felt smell from hall way. He even stay different office. I just silently turned off this toaster.
I didn't realize it when I was in my office, but I definitely felt plastic smell instantly after I came back from outside the office.