TacLight by Bell & Howell Reviews

My three TacLights have all stopped working for me. It costs money to return them, and I have had two replaced. They all worked great on the first day. But after that, they stopped working. I would love to have one that actually works, but after three tries, I gave up. You have to spend at least $10.00 for the replacements. After $45.00, it's not worth it. I have had really bad luck with them, or they are bad flashlights. If they would give me one that finally works, I would change my review.

I bought the 2-in-1 package at BJ's near me. I hung them on the back deck about 3 weeks ago. I went to use them now that it gets dark so soon and neither worked. I checked the batteries but they are fine. A terrible product!

I ordered the TacLight flashlight on the beginning of the year but never received it. I contacted them and they said it was still in shipping. I got back to contact them again and they said they had no records of the order. It's a scam.

I was stupid enough to order these lights and paid for an additional bonus DLX Tac Light on 6/26/18. I have yet received the bonus light, and have called them four times and keep telling me that it will be here in ten days. It's been over two months now and still no light. What they are saying now is they are temporarily out of stock. For over two months? I think this is a big rip-off. I have talked to the same person three times and she sent me an email to confirm it is being sent, but still no light! Don't buy from this company, it's a big rip-off.

NOTE: I would NOT rate this with even ONE star if I had that option, Maybe a negative number of stars, then I'd give it a - 10-star rating.

Okay, I actually found these flashlights in a retail store, although they claim they are only available online, not entirely true! So I've seen these impressive ads about brightness, okay, it is was bright. Indestructible? Haha! Hardly! I dropped mine less than a week after I purchased it just walking along a sidewalk. The lens assembly got scratched all to pieces, the lens ring that unscrews got dented and the L.E.D. bulb also broke because it would no longer turn on.

I had bought two, one for my wife and one for me, so I tested her head in mine, it worked, but my head with the L.E.D. bulb wouldn't work at all in either of them. So the guy tossing it from an airplane, helicopter, or other high perch is fraudulent! It cannot take a small gentle fall on a sidewalk and survive. How is in the world is it going to survive that kind of fall they advertise. It WON'T, and that's the truth!

The rubber switch on my wives went defective and would not turn on her flashlight, and all she ever did was push it to turn it on, and it quit functioning all together! I gave her my switch and that worked for her flashlight, but that switch is sometimes finicky, and will or will not turn the flashlight on. Sometimes it takes hitting or banging it against a counter to make it turn on.

As for batteries, it eats batteries faster than I can eat a simple, plain chocolate bar (the small size). The batteries are used up way too fast in these flashlights, after about an hour or so of use, if you use them for walking, they are very dim and become practically dead. So if you're out somewhere with it and want to keep it bright, you better have a lot of pocket space to carry a hefty supply of AAA batteries, or you'll be holding a dead flashlight in your hand!

This flashlight is NOT worth the $19.99 and tax I paid for it, well $39.98 plus tax for two of them. This flashlight should be sold in most $1.00 stores because, in my opinion, even a dollar is too much for this metal piece of junk.

By the way, I did a run over the test with my dead flashlight, the vehicle crushed it, we used a Hummer for the test and, once again, it did NOT hold up to the claim it can be run over and still work. Maybe if on soft ground, because the flashlight would be pushed into the earth, but on a regular road, sidewalk or any hard surface, I doubt this flashlight will really survive that test! It didn't under our testing of it.

Do NOT but it, and I'd never recommend this flashlight to anyone!

I bought a TacLight Elite hoping to be able to use it on the job. Very poor construction. It barely pulls apart to reveal the lantern. There are two rubber friction rings in the sliding shaft. One ring broke, and the other popped out of its place. I tried putting the one intact ring back in its place, but after trying to reveal the lantern once it popped out again. So now the lantern is useless. It has to remain closed.

As for the light itself; it’s okay - when it works. It flickers and shuts off constantly. If I drove over it with a toy truck, it would probably shatter. Don’t waste your money. It’s not worth $20.00.

I bought one with one free, for as long as I pay for the cost of shipping of the second unit.

The free one that I received was defective. I wonder if it's possible to be replaced.

I would appreciate to hear from you.

I purchased this flashlight at the BJ's in Pelham Manor, New York. I loaded batteries and tested settings. It worked on first use. However, when I went to use it again only an hour later, it would only light on strobe setting, and I had to hold down button to keep it on. It is poorly made. If the price is too good, it's because the product is junk. Do not waste your money.

Ordered two TacLights, only one works, and I received no paid receipt within the package with contact information. No way of getting a refund, or a replacement product. What a rip off.

I got the TacLight for Christmas, and I love the brightness. But I accidentally dropped it in water, and now it won't work. The advertisement says it can be frozen, driven over, submerged in water and it'll still work. No, it won't.

I got my TacLights at the end of February, it is now the end of May and both lights are broken. The switch on both lights does not work unless you hold it in. I called customer service to get a replacement and was very surprised how rude that Keisha was. She made it seem like she was doing me a favor by sending me a replacement. I explained to her that I would be more than happy to send back the broken lights to prove that they didn't work. Again she got very rude and acted like I was trying to get something for nothing. I asked her if the lights had a lifetime warranty and she said yes. That's when I asked to speak to her supervisor. At this point, I was told that I would get new lights. We'll see if they show up.

I have come to find that the people I spoke with are not Bell & Howell employees; they are a shipping company. Maybe a company with a reputation like Bell & Howell should do a little research on the companies they allow to represent them.