Moonlite37
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At the big box store you all whip, had new batteries with a 2=17 sticker on them. I try and usually get a couple years past warranty, but was afraid of them. Plan to go elsewhere soon. How do they age on shelf?
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Ted in NE-OH
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That should be a tool for negotiating to 1/2 price.
Steve@Advance
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They don't degrade much sitting charged and unused. Might ask for a load test just to be sure it hasn't lost it's charge.
The main thing is to document the sale date. Most issue warranty by the sale date, assigned to your phone number, or a paper receipt. Still, I always keep the receipt.
You might question them about the warranty date. Some mom and pop stores are not into documenting sale dates, and that may well be where you would find slow turnover of stock. If they say they go by the sticker date, I would question them on their policy before buying.
The main thing is to document the sale date. Most issue warranty by the sale date, assigned to your phone number, or a paper receipt. Still, I always keep the receipt.
You might question them about the warranty date. Some mom and pop stores are not into documenting sale dates, and that may well be where you would find slow turnover of stock. If they say they go by the sticker date, I would question them on their policy before buying.
Russ from MN
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- Bemidji MN
I forgot to look for a mfg date on the one I bought Thursday, but it had 12.4 volts when I got home, reached full charge in an hour on my new 1.5 amp fast charger! L&M sells so many of them so fast they never put them on a shelf, sell them right off the pallet.
Traditional Farmer
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- Virginia
Why would you buy one? Plenty of other batteries for sale.
Blackhole49
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- White Lake MI
Wet batteries start to degrade as soon as you put acid in them. When I buy, I go to the newest date on the shelf (usually in the back). If 2017 is the newest date, I would go some where else.
Crazy Horse
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Do batteries not arrive at the retailer in dry condition (no acid added yet). I suspect once the acid is added then things would be starting up from scratch, even a six year old dry battery? Maybe someone could explain this. I know the place where I used to buy motorcycle batteries never had them juiced up until you bought one. Mind you they were selling a lot fewer batteries than say Costco or Wally World or NAPA.
BarnyardEngineering
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- Rochester, NY
They better not. That sticker is a MANUFACTURE date.
Of course in reality the manufacture date is tracked by serial number. The round colorful sticker is only there for the consumer to be able to easily see the manufacture date.
All they can do is test the batteries and sell them as seconds at authorized dealers.
Ran into that trying to buy one from Advance Auto. I told the guy I wanted a fresh one but he insisted they had to sell the oldest ones first. Said the warranty starts when you purchase it, not when it was made. I told him yea but if a battery life is 3 years and I buy it as a year old one, it will last me a year less. I went somewhere else and got a fresh one.
Crazy Horse
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Barney .... funny thing but I always thought that colorful sticker was activated (by removing those little date numbers and months) when the
battery was sold at retail. Meanwhile, I have seldom seen a battery in cars and trucks with those little sticker tabs taken off, I think
most retailers just ignore them at sale time. In theory, a guy could move a sticker or two and replace it into the blank space and update
your battery. This link below (for Interstate batteries) says the manufacture date is engraved into the top of the battery, so is NOT the
vinyl sticker. That is supposed to be used at time of sale I would think.
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battery was sold at retail. Meanwhile, I have seldom seen a battery in cars and trucks with those little sticker tabs taken off, I think
most retailers just ignore them at sale time. In theory, a guy could move a sticker or two and replace it into the blank space and update
your battery. This link below (for Interstate batteries) says the manufacture date is engraved into the top of the battery, so is NOT the
vinyl sticker. That is supposed to be used at time of sale I would think.
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Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
I guess its like a tag on a mattress,take it off and you'll go to jail.Serious stuff.
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