There are so many good things that come with warmer weather, like lake days with the family and more time spent using the porch or patio. But as lovely as the sunshine can be, Southerners know all too well the downsides of the scorching summer heat and its relentless humidity. To keep cool, you have to use every possible tool at your disposal, whether that’s the type of clothes you’re buying or the sheets you’re sleeping on.

But what really makes a difference inside the home is the right cooling fan to keep you and your spaces comfortable through the summer heat. Shoppers are loving the Black + Decker Mini Box Fan, which has over 5,800 five-star ratings on Amazon and an overall rating of 4.5 stars. With more than 1,000 of these purchased in the past month alone, customers are finding tons of different ways to make the most of this versatile tabletop and deskside fan. And perhaps best of all, it’s 41 percent off at the moment.

　　 Black + Decker Mini Box Fan

Buy on Amazon Compact, easily portable, and surprisingly powerful, this small-but-mighty electric mini box fan measures 10.9 by 4.25 by 10.9 inches and weighs under 4 pounds, the perfect size to sit on the windowsill. But reviewers say they’ve used it pretty much everywhere, from bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices to garages, RVs, and dorm rooms.

One five-star reviewer said, “I purchased this to put by my chair in the living room and can easily move to my bedside table at night for when I have hot flashes.” They added that it’s “a great size,” “works wonderfully,” and “super quiet and puts out a lot of air.”

While shoppers have mixed opinions about this fan’s noise level (many find it to be super quiet, but a handful say it makes just enough white noise to fall asleep to), its customizable airflow is certainly one of its fan-favorite features. It comes with low, medium, and high air speeds, which you can use according to your preference or for the job at hand. (If you’re using it to ventilate a room, crank it up to three, but if you want to peacefully fall asleep to it at its quietest, try opting for level one.)

One shopper who called the fan “small but powerful” said, “The intention was to use it as an exhaust in the bathroom, and it fits perfectly in the window and it does the trick.” It worked so well in their bathroom that they started using it in other rooms of their home. “We keep it in the bedroom at level one at night and the noise level is very low, and during the day at level three, and it works great.”

After their ceiling fan broke, another shopper said that “this fan works great venting out all smells.” It’s even great at keeping people cool in areas like the deep South with high humidity.

Cooking connoisseurs also appreciate how well this fan ventilates and say it works wonders to circumvent smells. “I use this to circulate air in my kitchen when I'm cooking,” someone else said. They added, “It’s easy to move around the room, the cord’s not too short,” that “it works great,” and that they’re “very happy with this little fan.”

The search for the perfect fan for the Southern summer heat stops here with the Black + Decker Mini Box Fan, now 41 percent off on Amazon. Shop the popular tabletop and desk fan while it’s marked down from $30 to just $18, and check out more great fan models below.

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