Vornado VFAN Jr. Vintage Air Circulator Fan, Green VFAN Mini Classic Personal Vintage Air Circulator Fan, Vintage White

I purchased the small and medium fan. They are both so close in size and didn't know which to pick. The small has 2 speeds, the large has 3. The lowest speed will most likely not be used because it's too low and equivalent to someone standing next to you and blowing in your face...The small fan is great for a small space where the fan will hit you directly - like a desk. The larger one is only a tad more powerful but will do a better job circulating air in a small room. I posted photos of the small and medium fan side by side for comparison. Also - The color of the fan is lovely but not as bright as seen in the photos. It has a more vintage mint green color, not as bright as in photos.

****2/27/18 UPDATE****Down to 1 star.Every single one of these fans develops the grating/screeching/grinding problem. Vornado's response is to have you destroy your fan (cut power cord at base), send them a picture with power cord and serial number in the photo, and then ship you a new one. They do this relatively quickly, but it's a huge waste. Going to go through yet another replacement and hope that 8 months later they've improved their manufacturing process, but I'm not hopeful.****Original Review****This is my 3rd VFAN Jr. All 3 of them have developed a high-pitched grinding noise. Have it in both white (at home) and Chrome (at my desk at work). Chrome at work developed high pitched whine, Vornado quickly and easily replaced fan for me, new fan developed same grinding noise within a few days. Completely unacceptable for the price. Fan at home also developed grinding noise within about 2 weeks. Recommend avoiding if in a situation where you'll hear the fan noise. I'm living with it until I get motivated enough to disassemble and figure out what's causing it.I'll note that I have this fan in standard and large sizes as well - those are performing just fine and have not developed the same sound. It's only the Jr. model that does it.

Returned the first one because it kept making various pinging, scraping and banging noises. The second one was fine for a while, but now 4 months later it too is scraping, and the speed keeps going up and down, sometimes to a complete halt. Totally unacceptable for a $60 fan.Update: Contacted Vornado as per their suggestion, and they quickly sent me a replacement (they could not offer a refund because it wasn't purchased directly from them). Good customer service, but we'll see how long the new fan lasts, and I will be updating this after enough time passes (or it also becomes a rattling, wheezing mess).Update of my update: the replacement Vornado sent me has now also begun to make the same annoying scraping noise. This one probably lasted a bit longer, maybe 6 months, but still totally not worth the price for anything but a retro looking paperweight.

What a disappointed. On the plus side, it's cute. Beyond that there isn't much positive to say about it. It was supposed to circulate the air in a small room. I put it in my tiny bathroom and only felt the air moving if I stuck my face or hand right in front of it. It's unclear to me why it gets such good overall reviews. I have another tiny Vornado that was meant to be used on a desk or something similar so that it blows directly on you. That one barely moved the air at all.It didn't even make my hair blow. I'm not sure why Vornado fans, which are reasonably high priced, are considered good fans. I must be missing something.

I don't have any problems with my fan. It isn't quiet, but it's steady, so the noise gets tuned out. It's hard to know how big it is in photos, so I'll just tell you.. if you had a globe on a stand that spins and the globe was the size of a volleyball, that's how big the fan is. It is currently blowing at me from 7 feet away and I can feel a nice gentle breeze on my face. Haven't had to touch that thermostat. Very pleased.+++Ok, so real talk.. I read reviews about the fan making strange noises after a little while, but I bought it anyway. Ill give it one little bit of sympathy.. it has fallen off the shelf (from a trip over the cord) and has ran continuously for about days on end in the last 7 months.. make of that what you will. Truth remains. This fan has recently started making strange noises. It woke me a few times last night because it sounds just like someone is piddling around in a drawer looking for something. I eventually realized that wasn't the case, but it has DEFINITELY started making weird various noises. It sounds like it's oscillating, and it isn't. It sounds like something is jingling in there from time to time. Ill say the first thing one more time to bring up another point. It sounds... just like.. an oscillating fan. It is currently to my right, and though it is on II speed and facing straight at me, it sounds like its moving and changing speeds, because the sound is crazy. It's been a cool fan, and it sure is nice looking, but dang if the old folks aren't right on the money about new stuff... it just isnt built to last. Built to look cool till you throw it away.

Ended up buying 3 colors, and after less than six months they are making an awful sound. We can't even use them and now I can't return them. Thus is horrible coming from what's supposed to be a great company. Complete waste of money unless your looking for a paper weights, which these are.Trust me, but the Hunter metal desk fan, I have 2 that have been running for nearly 5 years. Going to buy some more of them NOW.Purchased 2 of these awesome fans, one in red also for my daughter. These put out a perfect amount of air for a bedside table fan, which is what we got them for. Low noise but still enough to satisfy us humans that cannot sleep w/o a fan in our faces.I switched to all metal fans a few years ago b/c I was sick of replacing plastic ones nearly every year and they were just cheap looking.These fans are great at being fans and great looking. Will Be purchasing the next size up for our living room soon. Just buy it you won't regret it.

Absolutely great product, but US voltage and 60Hz product should not be made available to UK without warning. A step down transformer will not change AC frequency so this cannot be used in the UK.

I bought this and used the correct US to UK adaptor but it lasted all of 10 seconds before burning out. Looks good but unusable.

Caveat Emptor!Although widely promoted on UK Amazon this fan will NOT work in the UK.Should have an advisory telling potential UK based customers that, even with a adaptor, This fan will not work. The rating is 110v and should you plug it into a UK plug it will overheat, smoke then pack up!

This is not suitable for use in the UK, yet it does not say that anywhere in the description and it is for sale on Amazon.co.uk. Really irritating.

I had a cheapo plastic fan that stopped working and I am one of those people who needs five hundred things to help me sleep. This fan is nice and sturdy and has a sweet vintage look to it. I have it on my vanity table and it fits perfectly. Its quiet but not too quiet - I need the white noise! I find its pretty powerful too. Seem higher quality to me.