I’m wondering if anyone has gotten one of these, what do you think of them?

http://leerburg.com/815.htm

Is there a less expensive collar that works just as well? I’m not a huge bark collar fan, so I don’t want to spend money on a non-effective cheap collar – I know he does not respond to scented ones.

I don’t want to leave my dog inside when the weather is nice and we are gone. Problem is, he constantly barks at the neighbor lady, even when we are home. I can give him a no bark command when we are home, but not when we are gone. She loves being outside in nice weather as well, and I don’t want my dog bothering her constantly.

Note for those who read too much into posts: I stay at home – when I am gone refers to times I take my kids to the store/ a friends house – usually a few hours every couple/ few days. I’m not leaving him alone outside with a barking collar for 10 + hours a day. His barking is not a boredom thing – he’ll do it when we’re all happily playing together, just to get this neighbor’s attention.
Ya know, I was going to let it go – people have their opinions and that’s fine. However, I find it crueler to leave a high energy large dog inside a small house/ crate than I am worried about something happening to him if left outside for a few hours.
He can always escape into the locked garage if someone decides to risk scaling the fence to corner him, although I’m not sure how they’re going to lift a struggling 90 lb dog up over the locked gate to get him out, but I guess I can see them throwing him an arsenic laced t-bone as a second choice… Ah well, to each his own, do what you want with your animals. I prefer to be kind and allow mine to run and enjoy his time apart from us. Perhaps your neighborhood is more chancy than mine, so I’m not judging your choices/ decisions – just thinking about the possibilities.