uscce Alarm Clock Radio for Bedroom - 0-100% Dimmer, 2 USB Chargers, Dual Alarm with Weekday/Weekend Mode, FM Radio w/Auto-Off Timer, Battery Backup, Loud Alarm Clock for Heavy Sleeper(Wood Grain)

When my daughter was young (6/7ish), we bought her an alarm clock from Walmart that could be set to only go off on weekdays. We were teaching her how to be self-disciplined and responsible by getting herself up to her alarm each day for school. It’s hard enough to teach that life skill to a youngster, we didn’t want to also risk her forgetting every Friday to turn her alarm off for the weekend (waking us all up way too early on Saturday!) or to turn it back on Sunday before school the next day (possibly being late for school!). The alarm-by-day-of-week feature is really a must-have.We loved that alarm clock, but after many years it started changing to different time zones for no reason and at random times, and caused her to be late on more than one occasion. So, for the 2020 school year, we got her a new one.I began searching for an inexpensive alarm clock that I could customize specific days for each alarm. Because of COVID-19, she was only going to school in-person via bus 2 days a week and needed to be up by 5:10am, the other days were virtual and she didn’t need to be up until later. Our smart phones can do this easily. It’s 2020, so I thought for sure basic alarm clocks could do this too. I had no luck!MAIN REASONS I CHOSE THIS ONE:I landed on this one for several reasons:- It had a 4+ star rating- Good value: lots of good features for a good price- I can set different alarms for weekdays vs weekends, and every day is a third option.- It can be used with batteries as a backup (we have a handful of power outages each year)- Highly adjustable: She can wake up to different kinds of sounds or the radio, she can adjust the alarm sound level, she can adjust the brightness of the display.- Daughter liked the designWOULD BE NICE IF:- I could custom program the days for each alarm.- It set the time itself so it’s always exactly on time (our last one did this when you turned it on)- It auto-adjusted for daylight savings- It had a feature that yelled at your teenager to turn their alarm back on the night before returning to school after having turned it off for a holiday.A FEW MISCELLANEOUS FINAL NOTES:- We’ve had this alarm clock for about 2 months now, and I absolutely recommend it.- The size is just right, not too small. Not big and bulky. It fits perfectly on the corner of my daughter’s vanity.- It’s really simple to use and figure out. My 13 year-old has no issues managing her alarm clock.- I read reviews that this doesn’t work to charge Android phones, but it does. My daughter uses the alarm clock to charge her Google Pixel 2 (see photo). The charging USB ports work well.- She doesn’t use the radio on this at all, so I can’t say whether this is a good radio. But, again, it’s a really great alarm clock.- I asked my daughter and spouse to tell me the bad things and the good things about the alarm clock. None of us could think of any bad things to say.

I only purchased this because I read all the good reviews. My much larger clock radio of many years finally bit the dust and I'm thrilled with this replacement. Yes, it is very small but such an improvement over what I thought was a pretty good previous device . We always wake to the radio and I sometimes had reception problems with my previous clock/radio. Couldn't believe that the station I always use came in clear as a bell having just stretched out the little cord antenna from its wound up position in the box. I was concerned about this because I was always having to adjust the antenna from my previous clock/radio to get decent reception. Everything is so simple to do on this little goodie ... yes one needs to check the instructions and follow them in the beginning but all is very clearly explained and apparently there is an instruction video from what it shows in the instruction booklet if one wants to check this out ... I didn't. For daytime this radio can be very bright and clear or dimmed as much as desired for night time by winding up or down the little dimmer switch in back. Like so many, I also love that this little device takes up so little room on my night stand, has two alarms that can be set, and it's so easy to set the time and alarms once one checks out the instructions. My only concern would be that the display might go missing parts as was the experienc of around 3 of the reviewers, but the Company sounds great and I think they all got replacements. I think I read that it's at least a year that the Co. will replace a defective product and it might be longer but, hopefully, a problem would show up in that time frame and the Company sounds from the reviewers to be very responsive. Lots of reviews to wade through on this little "guy" and most, like me, are very pleased with this relatively inexpensive clock/radio. If you're on a budget like a lot of us, I'd say go for it as I think this is a great bang for your buck!