Leaky AAA Batteries from 4/30/2015
8Hi mehricans!
Did you purchase the Fuji AAA Batteries that were for sale on April 30th, 2015? (If you purchased the AA's, don't worry, there was no issue found with those batteries.)
No? Awesome, go play one of @sohmageek's goat games!
Yes? Then you may want to read on.
I think @snapster summed it up best at the time:
snapster said Tue, May 12th 2015 at 12:20pm eastern:
All: We've come to early agreement that the AAA Batteries in this event are clearly unacceptable in quality. We've been directly mislead by our vendor saying the leaking issues were not this batch. We'll be working on a process to proactively inform buyers of leaking issues and refund everyone purchase price of the AAA batteries. Not quite sure how freight charges (for non-VMP buyers) will work out yet on orders of both - will look into technical ability to prorate the charge and partial refund.
Give us a day or two and we'll get this plan in action. We will automatically refund your card and email you of the details (e.g. without need for dialog with customer service.) We'll do our best to advise of best means of disposal.
We are incredibly sorry this has occurred. Your time wasted likely overshadows the outright dollars at stake. We will make good on purchase but we know your time is not recoverable. Thanks for your patience while we resolve this as efficiently as we can.
As you can see - those batteries had issues with leaks. If you're using them, stop and dispose of them immediately, or be stuck with much sadness if they eat through your remotes, controllers, and kid's toys.
You should have received a refund and an email from meh, explaining the situation. If you believe you didn't get that, please check your spam folder and your payment account for May 2015. If it looks like you did not get your refund, please contact meh.com/support and let them know, so they can look into it.
(This only applies to the AAA's.)
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We've been directly mislead by our vendor saying the leaking issues were not this batch.
That's kind of a bullshit statement right there.
Meh: "So you got those cheap AAA batteries for us? A lot of our customers are bitching about why we never have AAA's."
Vendor: "Sure. Some of them leak though. I promise we'll send you guys the ones that don't."
Meh: "Great! You guys sound like you have a lot of integrity."
Vendor (to staff): "Hey warehouse guys, I found out what to do with all those fucking leaky batteries!"
Anyway, except for those Eveready Gold ones, I don't think I've ever received non-leaky batteries from Meh.
@jzmacdaddy I don't think that's bullshit- Meh had no idea there had even been a problem with batches of batteries in the first place, and when people pointed that out, one of the supplier VP's vouched for the batteries, saying these batteries aren't part of that batch.
Other than trusting that an official representative of the company wouldn't lie to you, I don't see what Meh did wrong here.
@jzmacdaddy My Fujitsu batteries are fine (AA from a previous sale).
@sammydog01 Ditto. Fujitsu AAs purchased here have worked well and none have leaked so far.
@dashcloud Whoa there horsey. I meant bullshit on the vendor, not meh. If you could read, you would see the the part about meh being mislead. If the vendor has to tell the vendee "leaking issues are not part of that batch" the vendor is admitting that, he knows at least some of their batteries have leaked. It's not meh's fault that the vendor is a douchebag, but it it their fault they sold us leaky batteries.
Buying batteries on a deals website was your second mistake. The first is being here at all.
Meh, refunded all the batteries I bought. I am using the AA in my grandson's leap pad (cause the dumb thing goes thru batteries every 3 days) . I have not opened the AAA's but both batteries I received, None of them were leaking. So, I just went and got the unopened package of AAA and there appears to be a small stain in the corner of the package. They are gone now and I thank you for the update.
I bought the AAs. They leaked as well. So it's not just the AAAs. Ruined a wireless iMac keyboard (unless someone knows of a way to clean that white crusty stuff out???).
@rayray8822 A wet toothbrush usually works for me.
@rayray8822 my other half says to try baking soda paste with a toothbrush.
@rayray8822 you could try a bore brush for cleaning out gun barrels - find one in about the right size. It'll help clean the walls of the battery compartment. Careful with the brass ones, they might be too aggressive.
@rayray8822 If you can reach it, steel wool should clean it right up.. if it's deep inside the compartment you might need to disassemble it a bit.. Rubbing alcohol might help too.
Actually, white vinegar, or even plain lemon juice will help break down the crusty crap that remains; just apply sparingly (Q-tip or equivalent) so you don't get liquid into the device proper. Use a toothbrush as Thumperchick suggests. Then use soft conformable (IE not crappy cheap) paper towels, or else soft rags, to wipe out the loosened crap. Try to get it all out since it is all corrosive.
Alkaline batteries leave alkaline residue, not acidic like a car battery (where a baking soda paste or slurry is applicable); baking soda paste is alkaline so may not have much effect on the crust.