Screaming Meanie 220 Alarm Clock and Timer - The Perfect Combination for Reliable Wake Up Calls

Nathaniel Bullinger: Works as it should but scares u awake when set to loudest setting. Also goes off 10 min earlier than set 4

United States on Jan 09, 2024

Cathrine Fairbank: This wakes up even the deepest of sleepers. Gave it to someone who could sleep through 20 alarms, being shaken in their sleep, and anything else you could imagine and this is the only thing that has worked to wake them up. Highly recommend

Canada on Jul 17, 2023

Scott: I bought this product like everyone else I needed to get up! And nothing else would, mechanical alarms, digital alarms etc etc. When I found this product I knew it was fine be the solution and trust me it was always reliable until one day when I must've damaged it by pulling the battery out morning after morning. But I'll not make that mistake twice and I'm happy to pay in total £100+ to be able to wake up reliably in the morning :)

United Kingdom on Oct 16, 2022

Amazon Customer: Most efficient and effective alarm clock money can buy highly recommend!! (I Don’t recommend the loudest setting unless your are deaf or a very deep sleeper) 👍🏼

Canada on Aug 25, 2022

Matthew Smith: I really like this thing because it never shuts off on its own, its 3 loudness settings are just right for having enough options. But I also dislike some things that I list below. Ultimately this alarm is in a league of its own in terms of loudness, portability for how loud it is, and the fact that it does not autoshut off. Seriously every other travel alarm clock I looked at auto shut off in a minute or two seems nuts to me.

1) Like another reviewer stated the red battery check light blares right in you face at night when checking the time. I can still read it but I think the red battery check light should be paired with the (key) button because you have to press the key button to set the alarm or timer and it would also show you if the battery is good while you set the alarm. Or move the battery check button to the (lighthouse) button.

2) The light bulb, arrow, and lighthouse buttons are all printed on and I think over time they will rub off, I think they should be stamped into the plastic

3) The sound of the alarm I would prefer to sound like the old-school classic alarm clocks of the 80s . If you want to know what I mean go to youtube and...

United States on Jan 25, 2021

Kristenk: I bought this alarm because it is nearly impossible to wake me in the morning. I have purchased bed shaker alarms, clock radios, old style bell alarm clocks and this one comes the closest to doing the job. It is not as loud as I expected but that just be me because my husband and kids tell me it will wake the dead! It is only battery operated tho (9v) but I'm willing to go along with that because it is the loudest alarm I own. The only other thing that is kind of a pain is that you have to go and set the alarm daily...if you go to bed without setting the alarm time and turning the alarm on you're screwed. However, it is handy for travelling and is small in size, but the display is not backlit so is impossible to see the time in the dark, so not suitable if you want to check the time when you wake up in the middle of the night. But all in all, it is a very powerful little unit - surprising considering it's battery powered - and is a good value for very heavy sleepers like myself.

Canada on Nov 16, 2020

tammy pham: This is the greatest and loudest alarm clock ever! The alarm does not lock, so it stays until you have to turn it on before 5 seconds before activating it!

Canada on Nov 06, 2020

Nathan Wheeler: TL;DR:
Outstanding customer service, definitely as loud as advertised, not as tough as advertised, terrible ease of use and accuracy, but I'm still buying my third one today. Five stars only on the basis that the alarm actually wakes me up. I'm also a cheapskate who's used a fully-functioning, but busted, alarm for almost 5 years.

Customer Service:
I bought my first Screaming Meanie in 2014, which was replaced by the company for apparently some defect that mine didn't even have that I knew of. First time I've ever gotten a warranty replacement on a product that hadn't broken yet, so I give customer service absolute top notch. A few months later, and sure enough, my original quit working, and I moved to the replacement.

Loudness:
I'm a ridiculously heavy sleeper most of the time. My baby cries and I'm up instantly, but I swear a car could crash through my bedroom wall and I wouldn't notice. This thing (most of the time) wakes me up. I've slept through it going off, which it does for a whole hour, a few times. This results in a headache that won't go away for hours, and a ringing in your ears that's really, really terrible. So, the product...

United States on Oct 04, 2019

technopagan: I actually had the 110 for years, and wanted to get a second one to be a backup alarm. I found the 120 and chose it for the intermediate alarm volume. I am glad I upgraded.

I have to confess, I am using this as a countdown alarm almost exclusively. I'd rather do the math when I am awake and setting the alarm instead of when it goes off and I wake up. The operation doesn't seem intuitive at first, but you learn very quickly how to use it and which buttons to push. The fact that you need to think about it just a little and make sure that you are pressing the proper combination helps you wake up a little when you are turning off the alarm or, as I do all the time, resetting it for an extra five minutes while only half awake. A regular alarm feature is available if you have a regular schedule and get up at the same time every day. I don't so the countdown timer makes more sense for me.

Unlike the 110, this model has the intermediate alarm volume which you will hear and which probably won't upset your neighbors. This has always been a concern for me with the louder setting on the 110. I think the 120 feels more solid and the action on the...

United States on Dec 12, 2013