Re: NEVER BUY WALMART'S BATTERIES OR YOU WILL BE SORRY

> Regardless if you used their batteries or not, they won't let you return > no matter what!! Plus 75% of their batteries will cause your car to have > faulty Fuel Reading. > > > Full Story: > > There was no clear written "No Return" policy in front of the battery > section, one of their managers tried to point out to me that there is a > No-Return policy, I was surprised, later you read it, I did not see any > where did it say "No return". They just made up their policy as they go > these people. > > I bought one of their batteries a few days ago, I had never opened its > seal nor used it. I later discovered that my other battery in my car is > fine, something was wrong with my car's charging system. Any way, I > thought I wouldn't be needing this new battery, now I am stuck with their > battery. > > One more thing to keep in mind, their EverStart batteries (black color) > had jumpy Current flow, its Current+Voltage will jump from 12.80v to > 13.76v, also to 15.45volts, this will affect your Fuel Pump meter, you > will get fluctuated Fuel level reading, because the fuel pressure depends > on how hard the pump is doing its work. > > This is another reason why you should avoid buying from Wal-Mart no matter > what they said. Their technicians will lied to you to get you to buy > their low quality batteries, it costs me more troubles and good. Be ware. > > Tom

You are full of crap. Tell me about some other store where they let you return a battery.

Your dribble about voltage is equally ridiculous. There are only about 3-4 companies in the US that make batteries, and Wal-Mart gets theirs the same place as many other retailers.

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Mark A
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I have never bought a battery I didn't need. Does any store let you bring a battery back for a full refund when you screw up?

Seventy-five percent? What are you basing that on?

I suggest you breathe through you nose and lay off trying to give advice. You come across like a drama queen, bud.

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Truckdude

I have always gotten my batteries at Walmart and they have all lasted me in each vehicle I have owned. Tom is an idiot.

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Go Mavs

I suspect that this is the first car Tom has ever had.

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Go Mavs

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Tom

He did not say you used it by saying you screwed up, dumbass. He said you screwed up and bought one when you did not need it. Most places will not let you refund it. Now shut up dickweed. Everyone here knows you are a dumbass.

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Go Mavs

"Tom" wrote in news:ff1e3n$qk8$ snipped-for-privacy@aioe.org:

So THEY should be responsible for YOU performing incorrect diagnosis on your electrical problems?

System running voltage is determined by the alternator, not the battery.

Also, many Hondas have an Electrical Load Detector which can go bad, leading to fluctuating system voltage.

We have a Wal-Mart battery in our Tercel. It's fine. This particular Wal-Mart battery was actually made by Eveready.

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Tegger

I'm not going to go into tearing apart Tom's statements. I think that has been done well enough.

Years ago I bought a car with a walmart battery, and it lasted for about two years after I bought the car. This was definitely my fault since the car was only driven about once every two weeks at it's most frequent times, and once every two or three months at others. I didn't know about trickle chargers then... Since the prorate wasn't quite up I went to them for the replacement. They made it easy to exchange it, gave me a credit towards the new one, and since then I have bought batteries from them for three cars. Only once have I had to replace a battery before the warranty period was up (In that case it failed at

22 months into a two year free-replacement warranty.) They just had me grab a new one off the shelf, did about one minute of paperwork, and I was out the door with no exchange of money. I have to say that I am very happy with their batteries/battery service.

I've chosen to stay with them despite the fact that I won't buy anything else from the store because of their horrble environmental and labor records. I stick with them simpy because their battteries are satisfactory, their exchange service works, and most importantly, I can find a walmart virtually anywhere that I might be traveling. That is something that I used to like about Sears. However, now many Sears do not have an automotive department, so sadly they have lost my business. I still buy my hand tools there though because of how great their replacement warranty is. I've ony had to use it twice, but it is great peace of mind.

Have a great day, Bill

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weelliott

I'm no fan of Wal Mart. Matter of fact, I refuse to shop there. But, if I happen to read an article which says that some of their car batteries are fine, I don't burn the magazine. Guess what? I've read articles indicating some of their batteries are good. Don't ask where I read it. You don't care and I won't tell you.

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JoeSpareBedroom

No fan of Wal Mart? One would expect a guy like you that works at Wal-Mart to be a fan and shop there, to take advantage of the employee discount LOL

mike

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Mike Hunter

You're drunk again LOL. No surprise, though. You know what they say.....

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JoeSpareBedroom

Not the brightest bulb are you? Mom must have been proud. Anyway, the screw up was the purchase of an unneeded battery that you now want a full refund for. You want to tell us who the moron is again? Probably not....

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Truckdude

Costco

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ToMh

"Tom" ...

*snipped for brevity*

I had my oil cap come flying off while I was driving. Naturally, the car screeched terribly until I could pull over. I called them, and made the mechanics *come out and put some oil into the car*, and put the cap back on, so that I could drive back to have them get it *right* this time. They didn't even offer me any compensation (next time free or something)

I've taken my car to the dealer for oil changes ever since.

Natalie

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Wickeddoll

There have been people who posted on this forum their experience at a dealer where they forgot to put the oil in the car (the mechanic had a long list of things that needed to be done).

If I cannot change my own oil, I always get my oil changed at a place where I can watch them do it. But I avoid the large national chain quick lubes like Jiffy Lube in favor of smaller chains that are locally owned (franchised).

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Mark A

"Mark A" ...

We don't really have a facility that can accommodate changing oil. We'd be charged for any stain on the concrete, for one.

It's just not worth the hassle to save the small amount of money, in our opinion.

Natalie

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Wickeddoll

I avoid those also. My 04 Sienna has been serviced only by the dealer I bought it from. I have been very pleased with their work.

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dbu.

Good thing I still have my Costco membership, I may have to renew it though since my batteries are still new ,1 1/2 years together with the car. I really haven't paid attention to the batteries in Costco. Are they Kirkland batteries or good brands? Are they like in the tire center and they will install the battery for you and test them?

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EdV

Why make that distinction? The employees are drawn from the same local manpower pool, whether a place is part of a franchise or locally owned. And the likelihood of poor management/oversight is the same, one would think. (Why would the manager of a Jiffy Lube be any less motivated than the manager of a locally-owned shop?)

I stopped going to *any* oil change place after the "mechanic" at one of them failed to tighten my oil drain plug completely, and most of the oil drained out onto my driveway overnight. Either I do it myself, or I get my (independent) mechanic to do it.

Geoff

-- "Is it true that Dorothy Parker named her pet parakeet Onan because he kept spilling his seed upon the ground?" -- David Mikkelson

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Geoff Miller

If you find a oil change place where the local owner has only one or two locations (whether part of large chain or not) then the local manager probably has an ownership interest and cares about the reputation of his business.

I have seen the same complaints posted about dealer oil changes just like the quick lube places. The key is to be able to watch them. That eliminates about 95% of the possible mistakes (failure to put in oil, failure to put on cap, use wrong oil, failure to change filter, etc).

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Mark A

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