Alternatives: On/Off Switch Solution for Unreachable Items

Okay, so I purchased two Walmart lamps and placed them on my shelving in my living room. The problem isn’t with the lamp on the first shelf, but rather with the one on the top shelf. I can’t reach it and I’ll be darned if I’m going to climb up and down on a step ladder every single day to turn it off.

And I don’t want to flip the switch on the surge protector to turn it off because it turns everything off (i.e. tv, dvd player, etc.). Also, I hate the idea of pulling the plug out of the surge protector every time I want to turn the lamp off.

So I started thinking about other options and a moment later it hit me… the track lighting in my room came with a cord switch. Why not get one of those for my lamp?

So I just ordered one.

Note: You might like this one if you don’t like the one I ordered

It’s pretty simple to use, but it will only work for you if your item is plugged into a reachable outlet. Remember, you have to be able to reach the switch otherwise using it is pointless.

So how does it work?

Simply plug the lamp cord into the cord switch, then plug the cord switch into an outlet or surge protector and flip the button on the cord on and off as needed. No more unplugging cords and no need to climb up and down to get to the on and off switch on the lamp, etc.

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