[nabs-l] Seeking Talking Watch recommendation

[Rob Blachowicz]

We are in pending lidigation with that company right now I would suggest ILA 
or our own independence market.  I also had some issues with them stealing 
credit cards.


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From: "Justin Young" <jty727 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Seeking Talking Watch recommendation

> Well, I know MaxiAids has them and its good kind.
> I think their site is www.maxiaid.org or .com, I'm not sure.
> Justin
>
> On 8/17/10, Gerardo Corripio <gera1027 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi listers: Here in Mexico we have talking watches of those cheap ones 
>> with
>> a woman's voice and the three alarms; they seem to be made of disposible
>> material because I've tried taking them to get their battery changed but 
>> the
>> machine in the watch is the one that doesn't work! I believe they're the
>> same you guys have in the Chinese stores that costs $5 or $6, thus am
>> wondering is there a better quality talking watch somewhere that has a
>> better voice and that not only tells times but has a timer, stopwatch and
>> other functions or are you guys stuck with those cheap watches that I'm
>> talking about? I used to have a Seiko watch back in the eighties which
>> lasted about fifteen years: the watch you guys might remember with a 
>> female
>> voice and that you could set up to sound every half hour either by voice 
>> or
>> just beeps; that was certainly a great watch! and am wondering is there
>> something similar or are there only those cheap $6 watches I'm talking 
>> about
>> those that only last for about a year before having to buy another one? 
>> here
>> in Mexico they cost about eighty pesos; imagine spending eighty pesos 
>> every
>> year rather than buying a good talking watch and having to spend only the
>> cost of the battery! Hoefully there's something like what I'm looking 
>> for.
>> Gerardo
>>
>>
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