My Apartment Never Had a Doorbell. I Tried Four Fixes. One Took Fifteen Minutes.
3 reasons a peel-and-stick button beat the sign on the door and the 'text me when you're here' — and I never had to call the landlord.
1. Every Fix I Tried Still Needed Me at the Door.
A sign on the door that said please knock loud. The drivers read it and left the box on the step anyway. My phone on the hall table so I'd hear the knock, which meant I never took it anywhere. Texting 'I'm outside' to everyone who came over, which works until it's a delivery.
I'd assumed a real doorbell meant wires, wires meant an electrician, and an electrician meant asking the landlord, who'd already said no.
Then a friend showed me one that peels and sticks.
2. The Chime Went Where I Am, Not by the Door.
The button lives on the door frame. The chime plugs in wherever I want, so it's in the kitchen, next to the hood, where my evenings happen.
It rings at the volume I set and a ring of color lights up with it. The hood was on the first time it went off, and I still caught it.
3. Right Now, You Get Two Kits for the Price of One.
Click Buy 1, Get 1 Free and you get two full kits. Pair both chimes to one button, so the front door reaches the bedroom too. Or keep one and send one to your mom, whose bell has been dead longer than yours. 60-day risk-free guarantee. Don't wait.
