PS: There is a Sound button on many microwaves, but this one-second delay feature should be added as well, because it's more convenient to have the desired action be the default action. (No one who wants the beep is inconvenienced by a one-second delay, so no one doesn't desire it.)

I agree. I find the beeping annoying, but there's no way around it. I took the cover off my microwave once and covered the beeper with electrical tape to muffle it. It's quieter, but it still annoys me.

No way to change them all, there's not enough bias one way or the other I'd think.

For your own personal use, I'd suggest typing an extra minute into the microwave. If I am ever standing right next to the microwave, I just hit "Minute Plus" four or five times and open the microwave when I'm done anyway. It's not an exact science...

Oh and I only read the first half of your post I guess. :) Don't have a solution for ya.

So, what I'm getting from this is that you don't want the beep or the button chirp. You have to put time on the clock for it to cook your food. That chirps with each button, too. What difference does one last chirp matter for clearing the timer? I really don't understand the necessity. However, I will agree that as a person that doesn't care about the beeps and chirps one way or the other, a one second delay really isn't going to inconvenience me either. "Let stand in microwave for 5 minuets before eating".

Good point. My counterpoint is that the alarm beeps are two or three times longer--they aren't just quick chirps. Also, they seem louder.