Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Didn't work from the get-go

For some reason I decided to ignore the many reviews that said this timer didn't work. Maybe it was the cheerful yellow color and the lanyard so I could hang it up. I thought it couldn't happen to me. But it did. I have heard the ring on this timer exactly twice, out of probably 20 attempts to use it to time things. At first I was in denial, thinking I must have somehow missed hearing it. But isn't the whole point of a timer to get your attention when time is up? Then I made excuses, thinking it didn't work while laying down flat, so I tried it again several times while it was hanging. Still no go. Finally I became angry and nearly consigned it to my child's toybox, until I realized I'd much rather have the refund to buy a timer that works. It's going back to Amazon tomorrow.