Amazon slashes £50 off 'silent but powerful' Shark fan in time for weekend heatwave
Get prepared for the sticky summer days with a great quality fan
There's a heatwave coming. Expect hot, sticky nights and airless days - or invest in a fan and say hello to a cool breeze, whatever the weather is doing outside.
Amazon is selling the 4.5-starred Shark FlexBreeze TableMate Cordless Fan for £99, down from £149.99. That's £50 off the RRP. The fan can be used indoors or outdoors, thanks to its portable and cordless design. It's also rainproof, so if it gets left outside by accident, it shouldn't cause too much damage.
Handily, it's super quiet, so the telly or radio can remain on without a whirring fan interfering.
Elsewhere, Currys has the Dyson Cool Tower Fan for £269.99. It is pricier, but it is a Dyson, so pretty stylish. And has 10 different speeds, depending on how severe the heat is. Meanwhile, Debenhams has the Pro Breeze 32" Bladeless Tower Fan and Air Purifier, which is up for £94.99. It purifies and cools, and oscillates, meaning it can cool a full room easily.
One customer said of the Shark FlexBreeze: 'This fan is ingenious. How much money have we all wasted looking for a fan that was supposed to be silent? This pretty much concludes that quest. This fan is all I ever wanted. When Shark said it's silent. It's silent. Full stop. I only just unboxed it, but it does all it says on the tin, but better than all other fans. My Dyson is going into the cupboard. It's well designed and looks and feels solid.'
Another said, 'This fan is amazing. When I took it out of the box, I pressed the on button to test it. I continued unpacking it, thinking it had no charge, as I could not hear anything. The fan was pointing away from me, so I never felt the breeze. It turned out that it was on and so quiet that I could not hear it. I had it on all last night and slept all the way through for the first time in a long time. Brilliant fan!'
A third added: 'Love the Shark fan range. Have several different ones and all are robust and good quality. Would recommend.'
However, one shopper said: 'Although not the windiest of fans it's more than adequate for the job. Being on a small tripod and being cordless allows for it to be placed wherever you need it. The remote control works well, tried it from out in the hall and through doors with no problem. All functions on the remote work as intended. You have to manually adjust the angle up or down whilst the oscillation is taken care of by the machine. It's quiet in operation and at higher speeds you hear the airline rather than the noise of the fan spinning.'
For those dreading the hot weather that's on its way, the Shark FlexBreeze TableMate Cordless Fan could be a game changer.
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