Amazon's £14 wireless doorbell is a 'game changer' to stop homeowners missing parcels

We've all been there - you get a ping on your phone to let you know that the package you've been expecting was delivered, but you were actually at home the whole time and must have missed the doorbell. Traditional doorbells, after all, can be fairly quiet and also might only have a bell at the front of your home. 

A wireless digital doorbell, by contrast, can have its receiver anywhere in range, and that means you could have it make its sound in a much more central or helpful location. If that sort of convenience sounds useful to you, it's great to see an affordable option in the form of the SECRUI Wireless Doorbell, on Amazon for £13.99 and which customers have praised as being 'easy to install' and has also helped people stop missing deliveries to their housess.

You'd be forgiven for assuming that because it has a lower price tag, it may n ot have impressive features but that would be wrong. For £13.99, you get a doorbell button that you can easily install outside your home, along with a plug-in receiver that only needs to be within 1000 feet of the button, according to SECRUI. This means you can place it wherever you need it to be to make sure that you hear the bell. It also has 58 tunes you can choose from, with five adjustable volume levels with varying ranges. And impressively, it remembers your settings in the event of a power outage. 

It has ultra-low power consumption, so no need to worry about elecricity bills, and its lithium battery promises a three-year lifespan. We know how unpredicable the British weather can be too, so its waterproof build is another great addition. If you think about it, some takeaways are more expensive than this, so you're getting some long-lasting tech for a great deal. 

Furthermore, from just over 10,000 customer reviews on Amazon so far, the doorbell has an average score of 4.6 stars, underlining its quality. Happy customers have shouted out a range of its features, like this one who wrote: "Works perfectly, great value! Lots of doorbell sounds to choose, great size, connection is brilliant, long-lasting battery. Very easy to install! Great value."

Another user said: "This wireless doorbell was very easy to set up and works very well. Convenient and with many choices of ringtone. Good value too. Would definitely recommend." A third said: "I didn't have a door bell or knocker so sometimes could not hear people at the doors so bought 2 for the front and back door. They turned up fast they were packed well. They are sturdy easy to stick up and plug in lots of different tunes and nice and loud if you cannot hear. I think they are worth the money and they look good on the door or frame".

Of the 10,010 global reviews on Amazon, 3% gave the product a one-star rating. Of course, different people look for different things in products, and one person noted: "Biggest problem is that if you want to change the tune (58 different tunes!) it is overly complicated." 

But it is refreshing to hear about other options like this one, because these days most people are familiar with brands like a Ring Video Doorbell, which while popular, also comes with a steeper price tag, and is currently selling online for £129.99 at Currys. Another brand that has gained popularity are TP-Link Tapo cameras, but they also have an over £100 price tag. 

So it circles back to something that is well-priced and effective in the SECRUI doorbell. And you won't have to charge down the road in a hurry to see if you can find the delivery driver...