Sunrise Alarm Clock, Aldi Specials on Sunday - €29.99

The_Mask · 24-11-2013 10:07PM

I work shifts and have a Phillips one, gf works in a chemist so got a good discount, it defo works at getting me out of the bed. Did anyone mention what wattage the bulbs are as this is important. I agree they take a lot of button pressing to set the alarm times and I use the manual every time.

madrabui · 25-11-2013 12:54PM

http://www.boots.ie/en/Lumie-Arabica_1133459/

Lumie Arabica €17.99

It's for sale on amazon.co.uk for : £103.78

positron · 25-11-2013 01:50PM

THanks madrabui, looks like a decent offer. I have ordered just one.

PS: Ah... hmmmm.

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25-11-2013 01:58PM

madrabui wrote: »

http://www.boots.ie/en/Lumie-Arabica_1133459/

Lumie Arabica €17.99

It's for sale on amazon.co.uk for : £103.78

I ordered this. waiting for mis-price cancellation and refund. doubtful if it will go through.

hootietootie · 25-11-2013 02:02PM

There were 2 of these in Aldi Letterkenny yesterday(the old one) reduced to €9.99

25-11-2013 03:55PM

hootietootie wrote: »

There were 2 of these in Aldi Letterkenny yesterday(the old one) reduced to €9.99

maybe will work then... will see....

paddydriver · 25-11-2013 04:25PM

Out of stock when I added to the basket.. Sh!t

madrabui · 25-11-2013 06:36PM

positron wrote: »

THanks madrabui, looks like a decent offer. I have ordered just one.

PS: Ah... hmmmm.

You're welcome! I didn't post this alert until I received one myself.

positron · 26-11-2013 05:16PM

glasso wrote: »

I ordered this. waiting for mis-price cancellation and refund. doubtful if it will go through.

My order seems to have gone thru - I got an email saying "Your order has been despatched".

figgisp · 27-11-2013 12:04PM

Does the Lumie Arabica light box in Boots also function as an alarm clock or is it just for continuous light, i.e. can I use it to set it to come on in the mornings to wake me up?

Mr Velo · 27-11-2013 12:05PM

Philips one is part of Amazon's black Friday today at 3.45pm:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EO4MDVC/ref=gb1h_img_c-1_8827_b4b7d070?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0SV1RGFN7Z6YR903H1CR&pf_rd_i=161428031&pf_rd_p=449478827

savemejebus · 27-11-2013 12:54PM

paddydriver wrote: »

Out of stock when I added to the basket.. Sh!t

Back in stock now

positron · 27-11-2013 01:30PM

figgisp wrote: »

Does the Lumie Arabica light box in Boots also function as an alarm clock or is it just for continuous light, i.e. can I use it to set it to come on in the mornings to wake me up?

Lumie Arabica is just a light as far as I can tell. No alarm / wake up function.

Soarer · 27-11-2013 01:40PM

Mr Velo wrote: »

Philips one is part of Amazon's black Friday today at 3.45pm:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EO4MDVC/ref=gb1h_img_c-1_8827_b4b7d070?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0SV1RGFN7Z6YR903H1CR&pf_rd_i=161428031&pf_rd_p=449478827

That Philips one doesn't have an FM radio.

27-11-2013 01:48PM

figgisp wrote: »

Does the Lumie Arabica light box in Boots also function as an alarm clock or is it just for continuous light, i.e. can I use it to set it to come on in the mornings to wake me up?

no. it's a light box for winter blues / SAD

MollyZ · 27-11-2013 02:42PM

madrabui wrote: »

http://www.boots.ie/en/Lumie-Arabica_1133459/

Lumie Arabica €17.99

It's for sale on amazon.co.uk for : £103.78

I've just ordered one of these - it's back in stock on boots.ie at the same price. Really great bargain, thanks madrabui, have been wanting one of these for a while.

biebiebie · 27-11-2013 03:38PM

If you have a Samsung phone then on an alarm try the Smart Alarm function. If you have it you can set a gentle alarm that slowly increases in volume. Also the phone screen displays a blue colour which to me resembles a blue sky. Anyhow might satisfy some without forking out more money

vibe666 · 27-11-2013 09:52PM

if you were going to spend enough to buy the phillips one, i'd just go all out for a tiny bit more dough and get a lifx lightbulb instead and do it properly.

http://store.lifx.co/products/bayonet

you can use it the same way as the phillips yoke with the light coming on gradually to give you that sunrise effect, but it also doubles as a 'do everything' bulb, with multiple colours, dimming, even strobe and disco lights.

seamey beag84 · 28-11-2013 12:22AM

vibe666 wrote: »

if you were going to spend enough to buy the phillips one, i'd just go all out for a tiny bit more dough and get a lifx lightbulb instead and do it properly.

http://store.lifx.co/products/bayonet

you can use it the same way as the phillips yoke with the light coming on gradually to give you that sunrise effect, but it also doubles as a 'do everything' bulb, with multiple colours, dimming, even strobe and disco lights.

That looks fairly cool. Might give that a purchase. Not much on the site about it though. Did they raise enough from the kickstarter to go ahead with production?. You can only preorder from the mobile site

vibe666 · 28-11-2013 12:51AM

seamey beag84 wrote: »

That looks fairly cool. Might give that a purchase. Not much on the site about it though. Did they raise enough from the kickstarter to go ahead with production?. You can only preorder from the mobile site

yeah, one of the most successful kickstarters of all time by all accounts.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/limemouse/lifx-the-light-bulb-reinvented

the final product is looking quite different and you wouldn't exactly be kitting your whole gaff out with them at that price, but a single one in the right place would be a good buy, esp. with a 25 year lifespan.

although i do like the idea of a bunch of them all being networked together and controllable via your phone over wifi.

pre-orders are for the 3rd batch (batch one already shipped and batch 2 sold out) of bulbs now which they say will ship in Q1 2014, but no idea on specific dates yet i don't think.

positron · 28-11-2013 12:51AM

Lifx looks sweet. However its a bit steep considering its just an led bulb coupled to some what would imagine fairly simple stuff with a WiFi chip. Great idea though, I would buy a dozen if the price comes down to 20 euro range. I am sure someone out there is working on developing as WiFi enabled light holder that can take any bulb.

vibe666 · 28-11-2013 10:54AM

positron wrote: »

Lifx looks sweet. However its a bit steep considering its just an led bulb coupled to some what would imagine fairly simple stuff with a WiFi chip. Great idea though, I would buy a dozen if the price comes down to 20 euro range. I am sure someone out there is working on developing as WiFi enabled light holder that can take any bulb.

i feel exactly the same, but whilst they are taking pre-orders months in advance for an $89 bulb because they can't keep up with production, they're not going to lower the price, even if it is cheap to make. supply and demand and all that.

i'm sure once they can ramp up production and reduce production costs, we'll see a price reduction, so i'm just going to wait it out for now. might get one though in the new year, just to see.

loomk · 28-11-2013 12:56PM

The Lumie light from Boots was dispatched this morning to me

MuffinsDa · 28-11-2013 02:03PM

Just came across this too, it has a dawn simulation option!
http://www.screwfix.com/p/fully-programmable-lighting-control-white/41844

positron · 28-11-2013 03:15PM

loomk wrote: »

The Lumie light from Boots was dispatched this morning to me

Just picked up mine from Boots (had it delivered to the store).

gazzer · 28-11-2013 03:34PM

madrabui wrote: »

http://www.boots.ie/en/Lumie-Arabica_1133459/

Lumie Arabica €17.99

It's for sale on amazon.co.uk for : £103.78

Thanks for that. I am after ordering one so hopefully the transaction will be honoured.

Jimmy Bottlehead · 28-11-2013 05:23PM

gazzer wrote: »

Thanks for that. I am after ordering one so hopefully the transaction will be honoured.

Me too, looking forward to seeing how it goes.

prince20 · 28-11-2013 05:25PM

madrabui wrote: »

http://www.boots.ie/en/Lumie-Arabica_1133459/

Lumie Arabica €17.99

It's for sale on amazon.co.uk for : £103.78

Thanks for that pal. Have ordered one and they say it is despatched also.:)

positron · 28-11-2013 06:03PM

They are honoring this price - at least three of us got ours already.

I plugged mine in briefly and it's very bright indeed, however, it looks a bit blue/cool like a cfl - I was hoping for something that would emit full daylight spectrum.. isn't that how these yokes are supposed to help your senses?

uck51js9zml2yt · 28-11-2013 06:53PM

ordered a sad light today ..thanks.
have one coming from amazon which I'll return.

Sunrise Alarm Clock, Aldi Specials on Sunday - €29.99

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