Large LCD Digital Countdown Clock - Up to 999 Days - Countdown and Retirement Timer, Count Down Clock for Retirement, Big Display Large Digital Timer for All Events (Black)

Bought it for a friend who is counting down the days until her husband is back home! She LOVES it!! Makes the days seem to move a little quicker

I used this timer to countdown to the election and then to the Inauguration. Unfortunately, the countdown only goes up to 999 days, so I can't do one for 2028. I wish I could just enter a date and time and have the clock do the math, but you have to do it yourself. It also would be nice if it was backlit. It's hard to read around dusk.

I have this countdown clock sitting on my desk, counting down to a trip to Greece. The instructions are fairly simple, but you have to find an online countdown clock to set the initial time; it doesn't have a way of calculating the time between today's date and the date you're counting down to. The timer and clock are separate from each other, so if you want the timer to match with the current time, you have to start the timer at a time that makes them match up. Doing so took me 2 or 3 tries. Once you set it, you can forget it.The back of the clock has magnets, so it can stick to something metal. It also comes with a stand, so you can set it up on a horizontal surface. However, there's no built in way to hold onto the stand if you're using the magnets. Being a small piece of plastic, the stand would be easily misplaced if not in use.Despite these downsides, I gave this 5 stars because the value I'm finding compared to the price is worth it to me. It helps to temper, yet also build, my anticipation in productive ways. After the Greece trip, I'm definitely going to use this to count down to the next big trip or event I'm excited for.

This countdown clock is just what I needed to countdown my retirement The time setting is simple. You just set the days/hours/minutes/seconds until the event and start when ready.The display is large and easy to see, even from across the room. It has magnets on the back that allow mounting on a metal background, but they are somewhat weak and on a magnetic whiteboard, it slides a little, It holds fast on my textured refrigerator, so results vary.Overall this is a great little countdown timer.

A friend of mine is retiring soon and I decided to get her a countdown timer. I first looked at the big neon colored LED lighted ones which are quite expensive if they count days to 3 figures or more. I was certainly looking for something which would count more than 99 days. When I came across this I decided (max 999 days) it had all the features I needed for a one time use AND I could hand it over mysteriously and discretely rather than in a huge box. It worked out really well. She LOVED it!! I actually set the countdown myself before handing it over. Sat there trying to figure out how many days, hours, minutes until the end of Jan, subtracted 7 (no one works till midnight on their last day of work ever!) and got Alexa to validate my math. I didn’t even use the instructions, it’s that intuitive. I also set the current time in the left hand corner - equally easy. This thing is simple, small (6x2 inches?). a fun gift for anyone who is counting down to an event whether a pregnancy, kids or adults birthday, Xmas or retirement etcStick it on a desk (comes with a little stand) or on your fridge (it has magnets on its back).Comes already “on” by virtue of 2 included watch type CR2032 batteries. (I thought this a bit odd considering most such devices have a pull tab these days which needs to be removed to start the batteries functioning).Great value and a fun gift!I hope you found this information helpful 👇

Display is dark and hard to read. Easy setup

I stick this on my magnetic white board, set the countdown for the next vacation dismissal in my elementary school, and my students love referencing it. It's just the right size for it being near my desk, though you can't see it across the room. It works, got us to Christmas break!I just wish you could enter a target date and time and be done. You can't, you have to calculate backwards from your target and enter it all manually.

I ordered this to give me a little hope when I am having a bad day at work. I am planning to give up the corporate rate race in about two years and live a more simple life without a paycheck. Some days, I don’t think I am going to last that long. So, I got this countdown clock to make it look like I am making some noticeable progress to that end. The size is perfect and the device can either stand on your desk or be mounted on something metal, like your fridge. Unfortunately, the magnets don’t hold well because they are set into the device about a millimeter and that’s just enough to diminish the magnetic hold. The display is simple and easy to read. It’s simple and modern and won’t look out of place no matter what décor surrounds it. Setting it up is intuitive and the instructions are fairly simple. The only thing I don’t like about it is that you can’t enter the date and time of your event and let the device figure out the distance to it. You have to manually enter how far in the future it is. What I did was go online to a web-based countdown timer, enter the time and date of the event online, and then match the device to that online timer. The timer is therefore independent of the device’s own clock so if you are like me and like things to be exact (I mean, what’s the point of a timer if you can’t be exact) and sync it right up to the second, it will take about 5 or 6 tries to match everything up depending on your math skills and finger dexterity. That said, once you set it, you can forget it. It has two large puck batteries and since this timer can only go up to a couple of years, I am confident the batteries will last at least until your first event.