I'm quite a heavy sleeper so a good alarm clock is vital to me, unfortunately I don't have one at the moment.
I was using a Sony one but the alarm on that one wasn't loud enough. So I'm back to using an ancient Hitachi one I dug out of retirement, which is very basic but LOUD.
Anyway, can anyone recommend me a decent alarm clock. Musts include ease of use and loudness of alarm. Also being able to easily set multiple alarm times would be an advantage, as I normally wake up at a different time each day.
Thanks in advance, Paul
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Have you tried a cat? It will take about a week to set the routine/time it wants to be fed, but if you try sleeping past this time, you will be woken, one way or another. But they don't seem to understand the concept of weekends and/or bank holidays!
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I usually use my mobile. A lot more flexible than a lot of alarm clocks I've had.
Vibration mode to wake you up huh?
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Have you tried a cat? It will take about a week to set the routine/time it wants to be fed, but if you try sleeping past this time, you will be woken, one way or another. But they don't seem to understand the concept of weekends and/or bank holidays!
yep best alarm clock ever, 365 days a year 5 am on the dot, piano playing on the rib cage, paws padding the face, claws yanking the nose or top lip, works everytime
now for a classic
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Thanks for the suggestions so far . If the worst comes to worst I'll probably end up buying a rooster, (and who cares about the neighbours).
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Originally Posted by PJTX100
You are a heavy sleeper.
At 10% it wakes me up.
Is the radio louder?
Yep, the radio's louder but for some reason I find a radio easier to sleep through.
Maybe if I put the alarm the other side of the room, as suggested. Unfortunately, the Hitachi's now broken, since I washed it to get rid of the years and years of crud built-up on it.
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Ironically I am currently complaining that I wake up too early... 8am sharp
Why? Just moved and my new room has cream-white curtains. Which is fine in a minimalist style kind of way but useless for blocking out the sun. So I am up every morning to a bright room
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Ironically I am currently complaining that I wake up too early... 8am sharp
Bloody students...that's a lie-in.
On-topic: I also use my mobile, and have it set to a sound that starts quietly and gets increasingly more shrill and irritating - if I don't get up it keeps going until it's so loud it wakes the neighbours.
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My son has set his rather basic mobile to play back a recording he made on it. It's his own voice shouting Wake Up that gets progressively louder as he raised his voice. It wakes me up instantly from my room and I would happily walk the 12 yards to his bedroom in order to toss it out of the window Fortunately he only uses it for special occasions.
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My son has set his rather basic mobile to play back a recording he made on it. It's his own voice shouting Wake Up that gets progressively louder as he raised his voice. It wakes me up instantly from my room and I would happily walk the 12 yards to his bedroom in order to toss it out of the window Fortunately he only uses it for special occasions.
Another good tip. Wake up before you lose your mobile to an unfortunate 1st floor window dropping
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