Equity by La Crosse31018 Large 1-Inch LCD Display Battery Operated Alarm

 (7 customer reviews)

I bought one of these alarm clocks approximately 4 years ago.

Good points -
Low price.
Large numerals which can be read from across the room.
Battery operated.

Bad points -
When the battery runs low, the first indication is that the alarm does not sound at all. There is no warning, such as a weak alarm, nor a low battery indicator on the display, just silence when you wanted to be awakened. Imagine your surprise when you realize you have overslept.
Two of the elements in the LCD display have lately begun to fail intermittently. They work for several hours, then do not work at all for several hours, so time-telling becomes time-guessing.

I suppose I should not have expected much of a cheap alarm clock, but I tend to feel that one should make a reliable product, and charge whatever is necessary, or not make the product at all. Although I got 4 years' use from the clock, I would not buy another.

One correction I have is that the snooze lasts 4 minutes, not 9 as advertised. Other than that, it works as advertised.
One thing that I required, is that the snooze/alarm does not shut off if one of the time or alarm set buttons is accidentally hit when hitting the snooze button. Not a good thing if that happens.

I bought this little clock so my son would know what time it is during his morning shower so he wasn't late for school. It works great, just don't get it wet!