Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I live in Southern California and it has been an exceptionally hot year. My apartment stays around 80 degrees on the coldest of days, so I was not looking forward to this summer.......until now! I honestly wasn't expecting much when I bought this cooler, because I had had my heart set on an air conditioner and the reviews for this product said it would not compare to an air conditioner. Today was our first really hot day since I bought the cooler with a high of 89 degrees. I had tried it out previously but the day had only been in the upper 70's, which wasn't much of a test. It had performed beautifully then, to the point where my daughter was covered up in a blanket. It not only cooled our living room but also went down the hall and cooled my daughter's room as well (and that was on the low setting). My apartment is small, about 800 square feet total. When I got home today, the temperature read 88 degrees in my apartment and it was as stuffy as could be. I gave the cooler its first test. It passed with flying colors. After about 30 minutes on low speed, my apartment was a comfortable 78 degrees, and if you laid on the couch near the cooler, it was actually cold. It doesn't cool the entire apartment. The kitchen and my bedroom stayed warm, but both rooms seemed cooler than they normally seem on a day like today. It did cool my daughter's room again, which is down the hall on the other side of the apartment. Her room was comfortable, not cold. My neighbor came in to see it, and was so impressed that she plans to buy one as well. In short, although this product does not give the same results as an air conditioner, it cools my apartment to a comfortable temperature, and if I sit in the direct path of the air, I get cold enough for a light blanket. My only regret is that I waited this long to try one of these!