Parcels received quickly. Perfect clock, does not make much noise when the slats fall. We hear almost nothing. Requires 2 AA batteries, not AAA batteries as shown in the ad, but if you look good packaging, that are AA (x2). Little indication of the time, that I received indicates the hours of 0:00 to 11:59 p.m. (not like the picture where you can see the presence of the word "am" or "pm" are the hours from 0:00 to 12:59).