Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This appears to be a totally decent old-fashioned alarm clock. I've had it as an occasional-use backup for the last six or seven weeks. Some characteristics: * The single alarm is loud. Damn loud. Not to fire-alarm levels, but I wouldn't expect a sleeping partner to ignore it. * The alarm is set by a twist dial on the back. There are two dials; the other one sets the time. You have to be careful which you grab. * There's no snooze capacity here. The alarm is either activated or not, as set by a small switch on the back. * It ticks audibly. I sleep with earplugs so I don't care. If your sheep can't stand a fixed rhythm, you won't like this. * There's a small button on the back to activate a side light. The face is otherwise invisible in the dark. * It appears to hold time. The first few days I used it, it seemed to lose time, but it's been steady for the last month. * It really is a pretty clock, especially for the $8 WM wanted for it. The only question mark for me is the battery wear rate. This clock uses a single AA rather than a proper AC adapter. I've erred on the side of caution with a 1.5V Alkaline rather than the usual 1.2V Eneloop.