was given to me as a gift and I was originally skeptical but this is so much better than sunburns and sand to hear the surf! Thank you! Designer is an Idiot Whoever designed this is a moron. You cant continously sleep/listen to one of the sound settings AND set the alarm to a sound setting. So, if you sleep through the night to say..."white noise", you have only one choice for the alarm-the obnoxious beep. The original Travel Soother let you sleep to any sound and set the alarm to any OTHER sound you wanted. Peaceful sleep to "white noise" and a nice light "chime" or "dockside" or whatever for the alarm. The Sound Soother cant do this and therefore SUCKS. Nice Product I bought this for my five year old son who was having problems sleeping. It has worked wonders and he loves being able to choose a new sound every night. Happy with my purchase Didnt need the birds or traffic sounds. Not that relaxing. Nice product Great product Soothing sounds. Nice gentle wake-up. Easy to set. Great gadget Use this machine EVERY night! "Just one glitch" I was looking for a sound machine to drown out outside noises when I go to sleep. I use the "white noise" setting, but wished there was a "fan" sound as that appeals to me more. The glitch is that after I turn off the alarm, it continues to sound a soft beep for 1 minute. Weird??? They are replacing