I have foolishly bought two of these. Both were hopeless * hard to read - and numerals become even fainter after time * even harder to set the time * or any of the other buttons The alarm can hardly be heard except close by in a very quiet room - ie not the kitchen

The alarm was so quiet that I took it back to our local Lakeland thinking it might be faulty. They couldn't have been more helpful and got another one off the shelf to test it but it was just the same. So I changed it for the slightly more expensive Salter Loud Timer (promising name) which is almost deafening! However, it has three volume settings and the middle setting is likely to be right for most situations.

Ring tone great but not timer not as usable as others

Bought as replacement for Colourworks and because it sticks magnetically to cooker. But it is rather quiet, I don't hear it with fan on. Also, after pressing bottom left button to set minutes I nearly always end up cancelling the time by instinctively pressing the (wrong) bottom right button instead of the top right to start. Start should be level with minutes. Labels are tiny typeface - need readers. NB takes button battery not basic AAA. If in doubt buy Colourworks timer or go mad and get the more expensive but loud Salter at £15. I wish I had but think it was out of stock when I needed it.

The Salter timer is very easy to use and is small enough to keep in a kitchen drawer.