On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:35:31 -0700 (PDT), "trader4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<trader4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Mar 28, 10:09 pm, wc98 <w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:59:12 GMT, RF <R...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >weelli...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> >> On Mar 28, 2:20 am, raymond <avi8to...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >>> waitasec.........
>>
>> >>> you boycotted Walmart due to their slave-shop labor, et al ....but
>> >>> sold out for ease of availability of their car battery, and the
>> >>> likelihood
>> >>> of a free replacement?
>>
>> >> Okay, you got me. It was a questionable decision. But three years
ago
>> >> when I first went to them for a battery, it was because I already
had
>> >> one of theirs that came with a car that I bought. Their battery had
>> >> gone bad, so I went to them for a replacement. I couldn't justify
>> >> paying full price somewhere else when I still had pro-rated value
left
>> >> in that battery.
>>
>> >> Since then I have put a battery in one other car of mine that I
bought
>> >> with a dead battery. I went to Sears first, but they had shut down
>> >> their automotive department. I remembered that Wal-mart had
batteries,
>> >> and they had the one thing that I had always liked about Sears-the
>> >> fact that they were everywhere. Since the guy at sears was saying
that
>> >> they were phasing out their automotive stuff, I thought it would be
>> >> foolish to look for another Sears that still had an automotive
>> >> department since eventually that would go away leaving me with a
>> >> battery without sup****t. At this point I should have just switched
to
>> >> Autozone or some place like that. But it never occured to me. I
didn't
>> >> know that they sold batteries.
>>
>> >> And I wasn't going with Wal-mart because they offer free
replacements.
>> >> Pretty much all brands offer a warranty period where they will
replace
>> >> it for free within the first two or three years. If you re-read me
>> >> post, I was not looking for a free battery, but to get credit for
the
>> >> pro-rated value in my battery, which is the industry practice.
>>
>> >> So now I am done with them. You might be happy to know that you are
>> >> the straw that broke the camel's back. Even when this battery dies,
>> >> I'm just going to get one elsewhere. That is unless it dies within
the
>> >> free replacement period. Then it is more of a burden to Wal-mart.
>> >> Apparently you can still get Diehard batteries elsewhere now. I wish
>> >> Target sold batteries. They're everywhere, and a responsible
company.
>>
>> >Just 2 comments:
>>
>> >1 According to Consumer Re****ts ratings the Diehard
>> >batteries are rather low.
>> >You can do much better.
>>
>> >2 A few years ago I noticed the receipts fading and I am now
>> >in the habit
>> >of scanning them into my computer just after buying. Later,
>> >if I need to, I can
>> >just print them.
>>
>> >RF
>>
>> But beware, some stores will not accept a printed copy of a
>> receipt...original only. I bought something with a credit card and did
>> later could not find my receipt so i had my credit card company sent
>> me a copy of it and the store (Wal-Mart) would not accept it.- Hide
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>Isn't the real problem with a credit card receipt that it only shows
>the amount, date, where, etc,, but not exactly what was bought? Even
>if you had the original credit card receipt, I doubt that would have
>been sufficient either.
The receipt my credit card company supplied me was the same receipt
you would get in the store if you use the card machine at the
check-out and sign the electronic pad. It is really a Wal-Mart receipt
but shows you used a credit card for the purchase. The credit card
company was really giving me a copy of the Wal-Mart receipt instead of
the typical credit card sales receipt.
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