Thursday, May 8, 2008

Retardables


*Reusable power solution for high-tech devices
*Ideal for toys and games, digital cameras and audio devices

One would think that when purchasing rechargeable (to be interpreted as "retartable" in this case) batteries that claim to be ideal for something, in this case a digital camera, that the product would indeed be ideal for the use intended. Notice how happy these folks look with thier purchace. Clearly they are happy to have a battery that works well with the little boys toy. Well, what about the big boys toys? Like the digital camera I mentioned? Doesn't the marketing on the web site and the packaging label state that it will work? These batteries last just long enough to view and take about 10 pictures before they are no longer "strong enough" for the camera. I went to the website to make sure we bought the right thing, since we only had the young boy at the counter at Target and our own selves to rely on at the store. That's when I found this picture and the description of what these batteries are for. On the website, I also found a section called "Testimonials". Testimonials for batteries? Are they joking? Yeah, they must have been because no one has left a testimonial. Well, I'll be the first. Here's a testimonial for ya...Your batteries a worthless in digital cameras! There should be a warning label that says: Warning--may cause headaches. May cause frustration. May cause you to want to smash your camera on the ground. Probably won't work for anything that you buy from anywhere but the Dollar Store!

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