At first I wanted to run over this "alarm" with my car. The directions are NOT good, and only after searching online for info did I learn that it's NOT an alarm clock ... you can only set it as a timer - which would be okay IF the instructions stated that clearly. That caused a LOT of problems with trying to set it and the aforementioned desire to crush it beneath my car. Loud? YES. Very loud. I am partially deaf, and hopefully it'll put an end to sleeping through alarms. Read more

I drive OTR and I sometimes have a tendency to oversleep, and it has cost me $$ in the past. This is my second Screaming Meanie, I bought the 1st one several years ago and it worked perfectly until I dropped it out of my bag in water and the screen partially quit working, 100% my fault. I didn’t hesitate to order another one and for a alarm clock they are kinda pricey but it works flawlessly and will last forever and will wake the dead. Battery life is awesome, I use mine 6 to 7 days a week and the Energizer battery lasts for 10-12 months. Some complain about how you set it but honestly once you get the hang of it I have no problems. I couldn’t live without my SCREAMING MEANIE !!! By the way my wife hates it because when she’s with me there no such thing as sneaking out of the bed !!! Read more

Definitely takes some time knowing how to use it. Sometimes if I set the alarm time, if I switch to clock time view after setting/viewing the alarm time, I changes the alarm an hour ahead. I guess once the clock is set then the alarm is set you just leave it on the alarm view. Also after a few days I notice the clock time fall behind like 3-4 minutes. I have a feeling that using the buttons on this everyday to set it will ware them out at some point. Definitely loud enough though. Would be more user friendly to get the samshow 120db alarm clock or big bang and sonic bomb 110db alarm clock for less cost. Read more

It works great and is nice and loud in the truck, exactly what a truck driver needs, well made product Read more

To those who have it delivered to work place, do NOT test it at work. It came as scheduled in a nice box with instructions. PLEASE read them first and get familiar with how to turn it off. This is important. Wear earplugs when you test it.or face it away from you and others! Read the directions before testing and be ready to turn it to LOW! I can't tell if I accidentally hit HIGH instead of MED, and won't know until I get home to test it again, but I can definitely say that whatever I switched it to from LOW just about made my ears bleed. I scared my coworkers and people thought our fire alarm was being tested. That being said, I may have to muffle it if what we heard was the middle volume. I will edit my review once I've actually tried it out for waking up, but I can truly say, if this doesn't wake me up, nothing will! Wow! Edit, same day: I tried it out at home. It was the MED volume we heard at work. LOW is really light, great for anyone who wakes up with little noise and for other alerts. MED really should be termed as HIGH as I imagine it can do damage to your hearing if exposed to it too long. It's REALLY loud. HIGH should be termed WAKE THE DEAD, as well as alert authorities miles away. This setting should not be used around anyone or any animal with sensitive ears. It's literally louder than a siren you're standing next to. Pros: You can take it camping, or traveling, and have a great alarm you know will wake you up. You can scare away ANY dangerous animal with it. Though, I wouldn't use it around a skunk. You can use it to help people find you miles away if you're lost, or they're lost, as it has a beacon feature that goes off every 5 minutes. You can check before setting it for the next alarm what the battery status is. It has a timer feature. Cons: It could do serious hearing damage and I highly recommend always facing it away from you when set on MED or HIGH, preferably underneath something like a pillow. You have to set it for each alarm since it will only set 21 hours in advance. Though this may be an asset since you wouldn't want it perpetually set to go off if set on anything but LOW. Edit (less than a week after): Impressions: you can change how loud the middle volume is by facing it away from you or up just a few feet away. I have been able to sleep through this while fans and AC are blowing and other alarms have been going off for about 30 minutes. I will try it as the first thing to come on tomorrow morning instead of as a fail safe and report findings. Read more