mysoulishome@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoFirst Alert smoke detector...non replacable battery supposed to last 10 years...dies after 2...for warranty contact, the verify you're human puzzle does not work on 3 different browsers I triedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1583arrow-down116
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minus-squarekite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoWork at a fire dept. These fail so often we do not recommend 10 year battery detectors anymore. Just go get a new one with without that “perk”, don’t warranty replace it.
minus-squaremysoulishome@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoLots of people got these because they had them in 2 packs at Costco dirt cheap. If I can help it I will never buy this brand again…
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoThings I like to cheap out on: Chocolate Mobile phone Smoke detector Fire extinguisher 18650 battery (and especially charger!) Extension cord Defibrillator PC power supply It’s smart and intelligent cuz it saves me money!
minus-squarederpgon@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI only buy used tires, they are dirt cheap! And look at all the car oil that looks brand new that someone thrown out. /s Being smart is not buying everything for the cheapest price, but knowing what you can cheap on. Some people have sadly no choice. But that’s a whole different problem.
minus-squareackthxbye@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoOverpaying for an Apple phone, then cheaping out on smoke detectors. Humanity is truly doomed.
minus-squaremysoulishome@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoJoke’s on you, I stole the iPhone and overpaid for the smoke detectors
Work at a fire dept. These fail so often we do not recommend 10 year battery detectors anymore. Just go get a new one with without that “perk”, don’t warranty replace it.
Lots of people got these because they had them in 2 packs at Costco dirt cheap. If I can help it I will never buy this brand again…
Things I like to cheap out on:
Chocolate
Mobile phone
Smoke detector
Fire extinguisher
18650 battery (and especially charger!)
Extension cord
Defibrillator
PC power supply
It’s smart and intelligent cuz it saves me money!
I only buy used tires, they are dirt cheap! And look at all the car oil that looks brand new that someone thrown out. /s
Being smart is not buying everything for the cheapest price, but knowing what you can cheap on.
Some people have sadly no choice. But that’s a whole different problem.
Overpaying for an Apple phone, then cheaping out on smoke detectors. Humanity is truly doomed.
Joke’s on you, I stole the iPhone and overpaid for the smoke detectors