Difficult

[susandennis]

Some things just seem unnecessarily difficult to me. And finding a clock radio that does what I want, is one of those things. I want one that is:

Stylish looking - black or silver would be fine
Good radio - a clear signal is not a given through the walls of my condo
Dual alarm - triple would be even better
Small footprint - I have limited night stand space

I don't need/want:

CD Player
Nature Sounds
Big numbers or gawdy LCD light
Major snooze button or function

And, after my latest experience, I need one that I can set with ease and operate efficiently.

I bought this one:

It's very stylish and has a nicely small footprint. And it has a good radio. And it has a dual alarm. But, the DC Plug in the back keeps falling out. I finally had to duck tape it - nice style addition. The automatic shutoff doesn't. Setting the alarm time is relatively straight forward. Turning the alarm on and off requires a series of steps that must be executed in order and include a special prayer and standing on one foot. And the blue light is very very very blue. But, the contrast is not enough to even see the numbers. So it's going to the Goodwill if/when I find a replacement..

But, finding the next one is proving to be not so easy a task. There are a million or so different clock radios out there. Surely somewhere there's one for me...

Comments

Are we so difficult?

[gordon92151.livejournal.com]

Why is it so hard to find what we want? Your requirements are not outlandish. You should be able to find it anywhere from Amazon to Wal-mart…but I’ll bet you won’t. One will be too big, one will be a perfect size but it won’t have dual alarms, one will have triple alarms but also a CD player, huge numbers, flashing LCD lights and the alarms will be the sound of cats retching. One will be perfect but it will only come in purple and green fake fur.

Good luck on your quest, my friend. May the shopping force be with you!

[canuckgirl.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, and a high center of gravity. If I had one like that, it would get knocked over on a nightly basis by wandering furballs. :)