I was known as an alarm buff by officemates and friends, as it should be. I felt that I should be equipped with these protective devices after the robbery and mugging I had experienced.

As a home security defense, I bought one UFO Personal and Home Defense Alarm because it was affordable and easy to install myself. The other types of personal and home protection were quite expensive.

With the big six-bedroom house and antique furniture that my dead parents left me, I found it hard to keep them all secure. Bad people who knew that I lived alone tried many times to break in. A few times, they succeeded.

The house was very near the police station but they were not able to catch the thieves who burglarized it three times in the past. The UFO Personal and Home Alarm was my choice of home security defense. I bought five of the alarms and placed one in the front door.

I had one installed in my back door and one in the safe where all the important papers and valuables were kept.

Friends joked that I was like a magnet of muggers and thieves. I seemed to agree and I started to bring a UFO Personal and Home Alarm wherever I went. When I went jogging one day, I was threatened by one I thought was about to mug me. I activated the alarm I hung in my neck and he steered away from me.

One day I had just walked away from an ATM after a transaction when a man suddenly appeared and quickly tugged at my shoulder bag strap where I attached a home security defense alarm. Suddenly, the piercing sound went off. It surely scared him off as he scurried away.

This home security defense gadget can also be used as a flashlight because of the light emitted from its bottom part. This has become one of my precious belongings ever since.

Mikeal Gravette has been training people how to use self defense products to defend themselves and their homes for years. You can find many options, such as stun guns, self defense sprays and personal security alarms. He provides full support and instruction on how to use the products.