CDN TM30 Direct Entry 2-Alarm Timer-Alarm Sounds or Vibrates - 2 count

I had 2 timers similar to these, but made from white plastic, that I had purchased at Radio Shack, probably 10 years ago. They didn't have any logo on them, but they were exactly the same size, shape, and button layout as these. One finally broke and the other one still works fine. They are the best! Count up or down. I especially like the fact that unlike a lot of timers, you don't have to press a minute button 45 times to time something for 45 minutes. You just enter 4-5-0-0 and start! If you have several items that require the same amount of time, you can press the start/stop button when the timer goes off and then just push it again to restart the timer for the next item.One difference with these and the older ones; the older ones had 2 sound levels and these have a choice between beeping and vibration for the alarm.

These like the old Radio Shack timers I got addicted to ages ago. I use them for absolutely everything, they're so easy to use. I have 3 by my stationary bike so I can increase minutes of difficulty per day, reduce "medium" ride accordingly, and watch my cool down min. While my washer & dryer play a tune when they're done, I can't hear it two flights up so I use these for that, too. I've been known to clip one to my shirt so I don't miss the end of an online auction, time out how long before my next conference call, you name it. I have one in the Master to measure how long I can "plank" (not long), but they're super handy & in every room of the house.

I have now bought 6 of these over the past 3-4 years. Six because I buy two at a time, one for the kitchen and one for my office. They seem to break after about 2 years. Something goes wrong with the speaker inside, I think, because the time will flash, but there will be no sound. NOTE: I did buy two other brands and did not like either one as well. One by West Bend (Cat. No. 40005X) has the very small start and stop buttons in the middle, so not as easy to use. The other one (Xrexs - no model number on the back) has an unpleasant and loud alarm, so I don't use that one either. Over all, I will stick with the CDN Model TM 30, even if they do "give up" a bit too soon. (I would have given a 5 on all, except for the short life of the product.)

We bought two of these in 2016 and they were great. Eventually we needed more for a variety of reasons so of course we bought these. All four of the new ones have now failed. Sometimes they randomly beep when we haven't set them. Sometimes they beep once when time is up. Or beep when you start the timer rather than when it ends. Then they start intermittently failing to beep at all when the timer is up. When it happened to the first one we thought it was a fluke and just tossed it. Now we're down to the two we started with. Don't risk you recipes or anything else you rely on timers for!

I have about 8 of these now, and I use them for a game I play (Goodgame Empire). They are the best as you can set them for several hours, and you just press individual buttons to set time you want them to go off. Many of these on market you have to keep pressing the button over and over to get to right time, and many only go to 99 minutes. I have had several of these now for a couple of years. Also battery is easy to replace and uses an aaa battery that lasts a decent amount of time (and very simple to replace). I am extremely happy with this product--and it is very easy to read.

Easy to use and accurate way to keep things in the kitchen or grill to not over cook. The sound is a tiny bit jarring if you don't expect it, but that is good! It alerts you if you've gotten sucked into reading your phone or just busy jostling multiple pots on the stove top. Would definitely buy again.

Talk about waking the dead! It is a portable timer. Don’t most people take the timer with them if moving into another room?Even though I know that loud alarm is coming, I can’t help but jump out of my skin. It also hurts my old ears that don’t hear like they used to.What would be very nice is if there was a volume control ~ vibrate isn’t a good answer for me.

Only problem is the digits were not as clear as some other very similar timers. When the digits are supposed to represent zeros (0), they indicateeights (8). You have to move then to a different angle to be able to 'read' the numbers. The part og the digit that is supposed to become invisiblewith the different number, don't.