Self Defense Keychain Personal Alarm- 130dB Rechargerable Self Defense Alarm Keychian with Emergency LED Flashlight - Security Personal Protection Device for Women Girls Kids Elderly

It was all I expected.

My husband has Parkinsons. His voice is too soft for me to hear if not beside him. He stays up later than I do. I needed a way for him to let me know if he needed me or if he fell when I was asleep. I looked into many systems but none seemed right at the time. This little alarm is freaking loud, I hear it anywhere in the house. The button is easy to push even on a bad day for him. We have 2, one in hs pocket and one in the bathroom. I think it would be great for a person alone at night to scare off anyone or animal. The flashing light is a bonus. At the low price of $10 ish it's a bargain and well worth the price.

The alarm sound is not very loud. The pull to start the alarm is stiff and doesn’t pull out easily.it

Oh it’s loud. But this thing has cursed me. Make sure you remember how to turn it off is all I can say.It arrives in the mail and you test it out once. Great! You put it on your keys and forget about it. Then one day you’re in a hospital parking lot and accidentally hit it and it starts going off. And you can’t remember how to turn it off. After frantically trying to turn it off for about 30 seconds you get it to shut up. You’re mortified the whole day but move on with your life.But don’t worry, it gets worse. Another year goes by after that incident. You’re at church this time. Pastor asks everyone to stand and so you do. You don’t carry a purse so you grab your keys to put them in your pocket and as you do that you accidentally pull on them and the alarm starts going off. In the middle of the service. And it gets EVEN better!!!!! You don’t remember how to turn it off!!!!! As you frantically panic trying to turn it off you have to have an innocent volunteer help you in the lobby.Hopefully I never get attacked and that me screaming will be enough as a call for help as I’m throwing this thing away and never buying anything like this every again.

I would have liked a louder alarm, but I chose this alarm over one with 140 decibels and less expensive alarms with the 130 decibles because the battery was rechargeable, the flashlight is larger, and it has two options for setting off the alarm making it more useful. I prefer the button because I can set off the alarm with one hand. Hopefully I can also swiftly pull down on it with force with one hand to pull the pin out when it is hanging off my purse, rather than having to use two hands to pull it out. I plan to test the hard tug option. Finally, I like that the pin stays attached to the main unit when pulled out so my hands are freed up in an emergency. I have had no issue with accidentally setting off the alarm, although I hang it on my purse or belt loop on a walk, I don't put it in my purse or pocket. I utimately went back and bought one for my sister who is moving from a small Colorado town to the city in California and my daughter-in-law who often walks my grandbaby alone on popular trails and up in the mountains with my son where they might come upon aggressive wildlife. Now my sister is going to buy one for her daughter who is in on a college campus. I should have taken advantage of the mulitple discount, but I wanted to see if I liked it before purchasing for my family. A personal alarm is a tool for empowerment to be prepared, not fearful. I recommend it.

I work nights and have a long walk to my car in the dark, which is why I purchased this item. It's definitely noisy enough to get attention, but when I hang it from my keychain (which it's designed for) it easily pulls out and starts alarming. This happened multiple times while it was just sitting undisturbed in my coat pocket. I wish it was slightly harder to pull to remedy this. Regardless, it does make me feel safer to have it, despite the occasional pin release.

There are quite a few personal alarms on Amazon, each with glowing reviews that all kind of sound the same (suspicious) and none older then September 2019.I chose this one for three reasons: The alarm can be activated by either pulling a pin or pressing a button, the battery can be recharged via a USB cable and it comes with a flashlight. This one is more expensive than others but decided to give it a try and am glad I did. The alarm is LOUD, I annoyed everyone far and wide because I pushed the alarm button twice before reading the instructions (hint: you need to hold the button for a while to shut it off).The thing is small and smooth enough to fit nicely into the palm of a hand, it can also be attached to items such as a leash or a handbag. The alarm will not go off accidentally as the pin requires a good yank and the button needs to be pushed twice to activate the alarm (not to be misunderstood: to activate you need either yank the pin or push the button twice, you do NOT need to yank the pin AND push the button).The pin does not detach from the device so can't get lost and you can not yank the pin and push it back in to shut the alarm off when the alarm was activated by double-clicking the button, which I think is a nice additional safety feature (you know how to de-activate the alarm but the person attacking you will not). The flashlight is handy for finding key holes and can be set to flashing mode.It's a nice, sturdy little thing that I hope I will never have to actually use, but it sure provides peace of mind.