Polder 898-95 Clock, Timer and Stopwatch, Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Polder 898-95 Clock, Timer and Stopwatch, Black
Customer Review: Versitile
Summary: 5 Stars
Clock, count-up, and timer all run in parallel. So you can count-up your exercise, for example, while waiting for the alarm to tell you dinner is ready. Very intuitive, except for the fact--as at least one reviewer has noted--that to set the clock you need to add the seconds. That ran me around for a bit. One sentence on the one page of instructions would have saved that. I would suggest saving that page, with perhaps an edit for the seconds, when you need to replace the battery.Customer Review: Keeping track of keeping track...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an item I use every day at work - to keep me on time for breaks and lunch. I'm absolutely lost without it...Customer Review: Polder Timers
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these online for my bakery because I couldn't find a good timer locally. I like these because they seem to be made better than others. I also like the fact that you can enter the exact number of minutes and seconds you want rather than having to push a button 30 times for 30 minutes!Customer Review: Almost perfect timer
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using this timer for 5 weeks now and I love it.
I have to take meds on a very set schedule and so I have been looking and looking for a great timer that is both easy to use and very portable. I have been through MANY different models and brands of electronic timers over the past year.
I have to say this one is *almost* perfect. It never gets lost in my purse or pocket, it slips into my bra if I don't want to have it hanging on my neck.
It is discrete and not one bit ugly. Very easy to set and reset. I would buy it again if I needed to.
Customer Review: I find so many uses, I just bought my third
Summary: 5 Stars
Originally I bought this just as a kitchen timer, though is can serve as a clock (one week when my watch was being repaired, I wore it around my neck all the time, when I got a quizzical look, I just said "MP3 Player" and everyone nodded in approval), as a count-up timer, and as a count-down timer. I use it mainly as a countdown timer.
After using it stictly in the kitchen for about two years (it needed one new battery during that time), I took it into the office to limit the time I talked during staff meetings--my staff thanked me! I then started using it to time obnoxious tasks (usually involving writing). I'd say, "Alright I'm going to do this for 15 minutes then do something else." That gave me a very focused 15 minutes and over time helped me complete tasks. I also use it to time my reading when I have long reading assignments--and I use it to time my breaks which used to get way too long. This has become such a valuable life-skilss tool that I've had to buy another one to put back into the kitchen! (I bought a third as a spare since it is one a 4-for-3 sale)
A couple pros and a con. In the kitchen I strictly use the count-down timer. I set it, say for 30 minutes to cook my steelcut oatmeal. After 30 minutes the device will beep for one minute, then stop beeping, but the timer will keep timing to tell you how long it was since the target time was reached. That's been very useful in baking or other cooking procedures so that I know how much I have to adjust the next step. The neck strap made no sense in the kitchen, but now that I take it to work, I use it quite often, so it's a plus. There is a magnet on the back that is not quite strong enough to keep the device from rotating when stuck to the fridge so that the string side is pointed to the floor. I solve this by plunking it just above one of my other magnets to keep it horizontal and easy to read.
On the "con" side: I agree with whoever said the buttons protrude and are sensitive. You cannot put this in your pocket, or even your backpack during a "timing event" because the buttons are going to get pushed. Thus the neck strap--they probably figured that one out at the factory.
This seems a bit pricey, but it is an excellent and very versative device.