Sonic Bomb Dual Extra Loud Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker, Black | Sonic Alert Vibrating, Heavy Sleepers, Battery Backup | Wake with a Shake

I'm usually not one to do reviews but this certainly deserves a review!!!We've had this about 5 months now.. life changing!Hard sleeper? Hitting the snooze button a lot in the morning?Yeah..well, that’s me..it hasn’t always been… Heck, I used to be up by 5 AM every morning, ready to kick booty and take names. Well, not so much these days. Not sure if it's because I haven’t had a full night’s rest since 2012 (thanks Al’s) or because my diet & exercise have turned to crap-- nonetheless, Russians attacking the U.S. in broad daylight couldn’t wake me from a midday power nap if given the chance.Being business owner, WAHM, Wifey.. Surely you can see how that can be an issue.As fate would have it, Mr. Smo and I happened across this surreptitious alarm clock marketed towards those that sleep like a railroad tie instead of a normal human being should. Literally never heard of it. The ad promised to wake the heaviest of sleepers. I’m thinking, “they’ve obviously not met me, so..”What the heck, let’s give this thing a whirl. We buy it. It comes in 5-7 business days, yada yada. Of course I’m testing it out! I ain’t fixin’ to DIE trying to come out of my sleep (if it really works, that is!)Firstly it comes to you literally looking like a bomb wire to a hockey puck. Like, that probably should have been my first clue to walk away. Nope, I’m a glutton for punishment.Y’ALL- we were testing--- I repeat, TESTING this alarm, broad daylight… Not sleeping…Heck, we were expecting the thing to go off in a minute’s time. That alarm went off and y’all, If I’m lyin’ I’m dyin! I dang near fell out.. I nearly had a HEART ATTACK! This thing packs a whopping 113 decibels, (the same as a chainsaw, so you imagine one starting up as your alarm clock!) My ears probably bled lol..The vibration was jolting, but more on that later.Alright, now to the real test:So Night #1: Side note: Both Mr. Smo and I have a love affair with our snooze buttons. We usually set the alarms 1-2 hours ahead so we can snooze and “drift lightly back to consciousness in time” for the day. Night #1 we decide we’re gonna be some daredevils. Set that joker for the exact wakeup time. Let’s do it. We placed the “jolter-majig” under our mattress, in the middle, to make it fair for all parties.I wasn’t ready. He wasn’t ready. Also, might I add, tiny Smo, too, was also not ready.Now, let’s break this down. You’re sleeping. You’re dreaming. Then you get the “jolt”, and by “jolt”, I mean sit straight up in bed, bug eyed, scrambling for glasses, screaming across the king size bed, “HOLY !)@*# IS THAT AN EARTHQUAKE?!?” kind of jolt. The bed-shaker (that actually goes underneath your pillow, I do NOT recommend that) shakes so violently, you can hear and feel it on the other side of the house. So, yes, it literally shakes your lazy tail outta bed. Imagine a guy coming into your room each morning with a jack hammer, and that’s about it.Then, you get the “squall”... (is that a good word? I feel like that’s a good word.) Remember the aforementioned 113 decibels? Try going from sleeping soundly, to a chainsaw in your ear with no warning. Your heart rate will go from 60 to 130 in seconds, from the first jolt, really.Now, this God-given, Satan inspired gift also has one more trick… it has LIGHTS, as if the brutal awareness that you are no longer asleep, but may now have an anxiety attack instead, isn’t enough. I wouldn’t go as far as to say these red-flashing lights would cause a seizure, but it probably would be good to keep in mind if you have epilepsy. The only way I can describe these lights is, if you’ve ever seen flashing red lights on an ambulance, that’s about what it’s like.The only experience Mr. Smo says he can compare this alarm clock to is being jolted to consciousness each morning in basic training. Like drill sergeants, the shear volume of this alarm clock will make it impossible for one to ignore it. Really, I’m not even sure why they included a snooze button on this thing.If you have heart issues, do not get this. If you suffer from anxiety, do not get this. Epileptic much?-- probably not for you. This alarm is no joke. But it’s EFFECTIVE. I often find myself waking up before the alarm even goes off due to what I believe is almost fear. Imagine someone putting a jack hammer to your bed and the loudest alarm you can imagine going off. If you can sleep through this then you may want to go see a doctor to check and see if you’re still in the land of the living. Though, I’m certain no matter what state of decomposition one is in, it’d probably still wake the dead.As far as wiring issues, not working, etc... no problems so far.

Teen boys are hard to wake up. The Sonic Bomb just might work.It was simple to follow the instructions for setting. The buttons and toggles are clearly marked.The snooze can be adjusted for the amount of time of your choice.It has the option to set two alarms.The light display can be adjusted from very dim to super bright.The cord for the vibrating attachment is fairly long; reaches from nightstand to middle of a full bed with plenty of slack.The alarm sound has a wide volume range. The highest is VERY loud.To our delight, the vibration is wide spread - not just a little spot. We put it under his two inch mattress topper and it can be felt in a very large area and pretty intensely too. If it was just the vibration, he might enjoy it like a massage LOL but the alarm is killer.

OK, so I sleep loike a log. There could be an earthquake and I would sleep through it. I have yet to find an alarm clock that I do not sleep through till this. OMG what the perfect name, cause this thing is LOUD, it is awesome, this is my second one as I broke the last one moving. I had to buy another. The vibrator is awesome, put that under your pillow or the matress AND bam..... im UP , THANK YOU SO MUCH !If you need an alarm clock that will wake you and shake the bed, this is your answer. It has high tones, low tones, and the vibrator has a nice long cord. This will surely wake the deepest sleepers up!

I have two of these, both had the vibrator break off the cable, I would normally shove it to the bottom side of a pillow and it worked well, sometimes even when it got pushed against the wall it was loud just vibrating and woke me up.For Loud and vibrations, it's alright, I can't really say how to improve the vibration aspect, the cable could be braided and nicer perhaps? It is annoying to change alarm times but if you don't need to often it's totally serviceable, and with a battery it has lasted through power loss for me.Even without the vibrator, they are loud and do the job haha.I once slept with my window open, and woke up to the police asking me if I was ok through it, it was so loud the neigbors knocked on the door and called them after. I was just THAT tired I suppose, but good to be aware of, use where it may not irritate people.

This is a versatile alarm clock. It has flashing lights, a tone, and a vibrating puck to go under the mattress.This is our 5th attempt at an alarm clock. She *hates* the vibrating puck! It wakes her up immediately. She immediately silences it. Then she gets out of bed and starts to get ready.We don't use the tone and we don't use the lights. We use this in conjunction with a Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light. I like the combination of the very bright, gradual-rise Philips light, but to be honest she adapted to that in two days and mostly ignores it. But when the buzz from the sonic alarm clock wakes her up, the light from the Philips keeps her up. It's a good combo.Interesting notes about the tone: The frequency (note) of the tone is configurable, and the volume of the tone can be changed. It can also be disabled (buzz only).Thankful for a great product!