Originally Posted by
Sunnyhere
When friends and family see my travel alarm clock, they inevitably say "I have the same one." It's a cheap, $8, Timex. As others have noted, rarely does one need an alarm clock. For $8, I don't care much if it's damaged or lost. I don't like having things stolen, either, but better a cheap clock stolen than an expensive one.
Yep. I've got that one, too. No batteries. No electrical cord that needs a converter/transformer in foreign countries. You wind it up. And who would steal it?
I always have at least 2 alarms when I need to get up early to make a plane. Possibilities include the wind-up, my cell phone (US only, unfortunately), the hotel alarm clock, and a wake-up call. But I never count on just one if the consequences of oversleeping are too drastic.