Clocky Alarm Clock on Wheels, Almond
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Clocky Alarm Clock on Wheels, Almond
Customer Review: cute and fun
Summary: 3 Stars
its a fun, cute little clock that is loud enough to definitely wake you, but it has a button to turn the wheels off which kind of defeats the purpose off forcing someone to get out of bed in order to actually wake up and not just hit snooze.Customer Review: So, So Alarm Clock / Generally Not Worth It / I Don't Recommend It
Summary: 2 Stars
INTRO:
So, So Alarm Clock / Generally Not Worth It / I Don't Recommend It
I bought this product from J&R on Amazon. I would not recommend it because it was NOT effective at waking me up--it is about as effective as a regular alarm clock (except it costs $50). I would personally not re-buy this product and thought it was a waste of money. The other reviewer who gave it 5-stars along with a "Perfect" review doesn't seem like a real, genuine user of the product (and probably has an interest in selling it)
POSITIVES:
--It is very elegant and well designed (cosmetically but not necessarily mechanically)
--The ring tone sounds like a small robot (unlike the traditional alarm clock buzz)
--Very simple to use
--The blue backlight is very nice
--It is the only alarm clock I have ever seen that lets you decide how many minutes you want between snoozes, you can pick 0,1,2,3...9 minutes in between snoozes (most alarm clocks are factory fixed at 9 mins, some are 4 mins, some are 7 mins, but this is the only I have seen that lets you decide)
NEGATIVES:
--Uses 4 AAA batteries (AAA batteries run deplete faster than any other battery type. The energy in an AAA battery is one third that of a AA battery, so the costs add up pretty fast)
--The battery compartment is closed and opened by a screw which is extremely difficult to open and close (I am very good tools, but found this screw to be very difficult to close and open; I finally resorted to not screwing it once I got it open; instead, I use masking tape to keep the battery compartment door closed because the screw mechanism is very poorly designed).
--The movement is not all that I expected. It doesn't travel the room or anything as I was expecting. It doesn't move any great distance. It basically drops itself from the nightstand and moves around in different directions within 1.5 ft radius. It generally doesn't go further than 1/2 yard. Although its movements do grab attention, they are easy to ignore if you in bed and sleep right through it.
--If you are used to the convention "hold Time Button down" or "hold Alarm Button down" and set it, you will get confused with this because its innovative system requires you to push the alarm or time button once, then release quickly, and then set the time. If you keep holding it down (like 99% of other alarm clocks), it won't set time.
CONCLUSION:
It is a very elegant looking alarm clock (if you are willing to pay $50). Its effectiveness it not much than a regular alarm clock. If you already have a nice regular alarm, you don't need this. You pay $50 for nice cosmetic design but not for function or practical utility or application.
Customer Review: So, So Alarm Clock / Generally Not Worth It / I Don't Recommend It
Summary: 2 Stars
INTRO:
So, So Alarm Clock / Generally Not Worth It / I Don't Recommend It
I bought this product from J&R on Amazon. I would not recommend it because it was NOT effective at waking me up--it is about as effective as a regular alarm clock (except it costs $50). I would personally not re-buy this product and thought it was a waste of money. The other reviewer who gave it 5-stars along with a "Perfect" review doesn't seem like a real, genuine user of the product (and probably has an interest in selling it)
POSITIVES:
--It is very elegant and well designed (cosmetically but not necessarily mechanically)
--The ring tone sounds like a small robot (unlike the traditional alarm clock buzz)
--Very simple to use
--The blue backlight is very nice
--It is the only alarm clock I have ever seen that lets you decide how many minutes you want between snoozes, you can pick 0,1,2,3...9 minutes in between snoozes (most alarm clocks are factory fixed at 9 mins, some are 4 mins, some are 7 mins, but this is the only I have seen that lets you decide)
NEGATIVES:
--Uses 4 AAA batteries (AAA batteries run deplete faster than any other battery type. The energy in an AAA battery is one third that of a AA battery, so the costs add up pretty fast)
--The battery compartment is closed and opened by a screw which is extremely difficult to open and close (I am very good tools, but found this screw to be very difficult to close and open; I finally resorted to not screwing it once I got it open; instead, I use masking tape to keep the battery compartment door closed because the screw mechanism is very poorly designed).
--The movement is not all that I expected. It doesn't travel the room or anything as I was expecting. It doesn't move any great distance. It basically drops itself from the nightstand and moves around in different directions within 1.5 ft radius. It generally doesn't go further than 1/2 yard. Although its movements do grab attention, they are easy to ignore if you in bed and sleep right through it.
--If you are used to the convention "hold Time Button down" or "hold Alarm Button down" and set it, you will get confused with this because its innovative system requires you to push the alarm or time button once, then release quickly, and then set the time. If you keep holding it down (like 99% of other alarm clocks), it won't set time.
CONCLUSION:
It is a very elegant looking alarm clock (if you are willing to pay $50). Its effectiveness it not much than a regular alarm clock. If you already have a nice regular alarm, you don't need this. You pay $50 for nice cosmetic design but not for function or practical utility or application.
Customer Review: So, So Alarm Clock / Generally Not Worth It / I Don't Recommend It
Summary: 2 Stars
INTRO:
So, So Alarm Clock / Generally Not Worth It / I Don't Recommend It
I bought this product from J&R on Amazon. I would not recommend it because it was NOT effective at waking me up--it is about as effective as a regular alarm clock (except it costs $50). I would personally not re-buy this product and thought it was a waste of money.
POSITIVES:
--It is very elegant and well designed (cosmetically but not necessarily mechanically)
--The ring tone sounds like a small robot (unlike the traditional alarm clock buzz)
--Very simple to use
--The blue backlight is very nice
--It is the only alarm clock I have ever seen that lets you decide how many minutes you want between snoozes, you can pick 0,1,2,3...9 minutes in between snoozes (most alarm clocks are factory fixed at 9 mins, some are 4 mins, some are 7 mins, but this is the only I have seen that lets you decide)
NEGATIVES:
--Uses 4 AAA batteries (AAA batteries run deplete faster than any other battery type. The energy in an AAA battery is one third that of a AA battery, so the costs add up pretty fast)
--The battery compartment is closed and opened by a screw which is extremely difficult to open and close (I am very good tools, but found this screw to be very difficult to close and open; I finally resorted to not screwing it once I got it open; instead, I use masking tape to keep the battery compartment door closed because the screw mechanism is very poorly designed).
--The movement is not all that I expected. It doesn't travel the room or anything as I was expecting. It doesn't move any great distance. It basically drops itself from the nightstand and moves around in different directions within 1.5 ft radius. It generally doesn't go further than 1/2 yard. Although its movements do grab attention, they are easy to ignore if you in bed and sleep right through it.
--If you are used to the convention "hold Time Button down" or "hold Alarm Button down" and set it, you will get confused with this because its innovative system requires you to push the alarm or time button once, then release quickly, and then set the time. If you keep holding it down (like 99% of other alarm clocks), it won't set time.
CONCLUSION:
It is a very elegant looking alarm clock (if you are willing to pay $50). Its effectiveness it not much than a regular alarm clock. If you already have a nice regular alarm, you don't need this. You pay $50 for nice cosmetic design but not for function or practical utility or application.
Customer Review: Great idea - only if it would actually work :-(
Summary: 2 Stars
Whom I bought it from: My Gear Store
Love: cute looks, smart concept (clock that runs away!), wacky "R2D2 on acid" sounds
Hate: poor quality, random functioning, lack of reliability
Week 1 problems: one time, after hitting snooze, the clock reset to midnight automatically. Thinking it was a fluke, I gave it another try, and it worked a few more days. Then one morning, it didn't even go off, and I realized the time was several hours off - probably another random time reset when I wasn't paying attention.
Weeks 2 - 8 illusion: worked fine.
Week 9 death: turned off altogether. Would not re-start even with new batteries and trouble-shooting help from Nanda Home.
My Gear Store positives - taking responsibility
My Gear Store paid for the shipping, and honored the 3-month manufacturer's warranty.
My Gear Store negatives - misinformation, confusion, disappointment
When I followed up with My Gear Store on my exchange/repair a week after returning the defective product, customer service confirmed to me that a new product has just been shipped back to me. I waited in great anticipation for my new and hopefully working Clocky. 4 days later, I got an unexpected email from Amazon confirming a refund from My Gear Store for Clocky. Confused, I checked with My Gear Store's customer service again - only to find out that they lied, they actually never shipped a new product, and that they decided to refund the purchase because the color I bought was out of stock. In short (1) they lied about having "just shipped" the exchange (2) instead of checking with me on what I wanted to do since the original color was out of stock (I would have wanted another), they assumed I wanted a refund.
Bottom line - always have a back-up alarm for Clocky, think twice before shopping with My Gear Store again
Before any innovative gee-whiz new function, reliability is the #1 basic criteria of alarm clocks, so despite all its innovative prowess, Clocky failed in execution. I would highly recommend having a back-up. And while I respect that My Gear Store refunded my money, the return experience left a horrible taste in my mouth.