Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: died after a month

Sent this as a gift to my brother-in-law. It died after only a month. Not sure what went wrong. Embarrassed to have given a lemon of a gift. I will try again with the other brand (Countdown Clock Old Timer's Time to Go Retirement Clock). Originally picked the this one (the failed one) because of it's larger size, but I'm willing to swap size for quality. And the smaller one is cheaper too!In general, the idea is great - if you get one that works! My husband had one (can't remember exactly which brand). It lasted a year and a half and dutifully counted down the days until he retired. Hopefully the next purchase will be a good one.