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.

I promise if u sleep through this BAS$-&D then u have medical issues, lol. I have literally slept through a heating pad burn, but this baby will get u up on the fist ring. LOL…… would absolutely recommend it to anyone who struggles with sleeping through their phones alarm. This unit is very easy to set up. I use a “if I can do it without instructions, it’s easy,” kind of rating system, but one that best explains the ease of set up. It will go from comfortable to jumbo jet loud with roll of the thumb wheel design. Buttons are crisp when depressed. Something that I really like. Time and alarm easy to set two alarm settings with an un plug able vibrator pad option ( I do not use ) that can go under your pillow or wherever you prefer (decent length of cord ) to place it. I will say I got more than I thought I would for my money.

My husband can't hear for anything. He works out of state & sometimes it takes me 3-4 hrs of calling to wake him. I bought this and told him to put the disk in a metal bowl or pot so it rattles loud. This alarm is amazing it works every time so far. He's up within a minute or two. Would buy again.

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 my third Sonic Bomb clock and they are amazing. As someone that can sleep with lights and tv on on the background, I sleep through my phone’s alarm but with these I have no problem waking up. The vibration of the clock really shakes the bed well and is a good feature to use when I do not want a loud alarm to wake up my neighbors early in the morning. P.S. When I lived on a second floor in downtown and left my alarm on by mistake. I kid you not that everyone walking by was staring up at my room thinking that fire alarm was blaring out loud.

I have always had issues with sleep. It seemed that I have gained immunity to noise-based alarms and the vibration of my phone or watch didn’t seem to do the trick. I would always dread have anything scheduled in the morning outside of a routine because I would almost certainly sleep through my alarms.I got this alarm specifically for the vibration feature. It seems to be a life changer within the first week of use. I was having significant sleep issues leading up to my purchase of this alarm clock. I was up during the night and asleep during the day. With a 36 hour awake period and the use of the alarm, I was able to wake up instantly during the first morning of usage. Since then, I have been able to wake up as soon as the alarm goes off.I will say that the alarm sound could probably wake me up. The problem is that I live in a shared-living environment and the sound would most definitely wake people up around me. It truly is a loud alarm clock. So I keep it off and just use the vibration feature.I wish I had learned about the Sonic Bomb sooner since this would have prevented so many issues with missing various events, work, classes, etc. If you are a deep sleeper to the point you miss alarms frequently, this may be your solution.