$21.00 happiness....
 

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:26:57 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/20/2018 7:55 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/19/18 6:53 PM, Tim wrote:
The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last
November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6 months
in it.Â* I probably could have taken it in and got another but no need
to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it sit all
winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet.
Brand new dated 2/18.Â*Â* That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for
core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the
button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery for
5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even thought of
a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo.Â*Â* Life is good...




Wow. You spend $9 less onÂ* motorcycle batteries than I do on the
batteries for my lawn & garden tractor. Of course, I wouldn't buy
toothpaste from Walmart.


You think the Crest or Colgate sold at Walmart is different than
that sold anywhere else?


Don't you know? Walmart gets theirs from Chinese slave labor camps but
if you go to Giant it is all union made in a boutique factory in
Connecticut. That is why it costs twice as much.

$21.00 happiness....
 

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Don't you know? Walmart gets theirs from Chinese slave labor camps but
if you go to Giant it is all union made in a boutique factory in
Connecticut. That is why it costs twice as much.

.....

I thought there was a catch to it...

$21.00 happiness....
 

On 3/20/18 11:03 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:55:08 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/19/18 6:53 PM, Tim wrote:
The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6 months in it. I probably could have taken it in and got another but no need to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it sit all winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet. Brand new dated 2/18. That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery for 5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even thought of a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo. Life is good...



Wow. You spend $9 less on motorcycle batteries than I do on the
batteries for my lawn & garden tractor. Of course, I wouldn't buy
toothpaste from Walmart.

There isn't that much difference between a motorcycle battery and a
lawn tractor battery, in fact the battery for a "kicker" is smaller.
I am also not sure why Walmart bothers you so much. In the retail
world, they treat their employees as well as most and far better than
some, particularly "mom and pop".
The toothpaste is certainly the same and close to half of what Publix
gets for it. I get a 2 pack of Crest for about what Publix charges for
one tube. I will admit about all I buy from Walmart is toiletries,
batteries and dog stuff.


I buy toothpaste from the local grocery stores. No, they don't treat
their employees well. Many Walmart employees are on various forms of
welfare and public health insurance.

$21.00 happiness....
 

On 3/20/18 11:05 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:26:57 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/20/2018 7:55 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/19/18 6:53 PM, Tim wrote:
The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last
November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6 months
in it.Â* I probably could have taken it in and got another but no need
to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it sit all
winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet.
Brand new dated 2/18.Â*Â* That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for
core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the
button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery for
5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even thought of
a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo.Â*Â* Life is good...




Wow. You spend $9 less onÂ* motorcycle batteries than I do on the
batteries for my lawn & garden tractor. Of course, I wouldn't buy
toothpaste from Walmart.


You think the Crest or Colgate sold at Walmart is different than
that sold anywhere else?


Don't you know? Walmart gets theirs from Chinese slave labor camps but
if you go to Giant it is all union made in a boutique factory in
Connecticut. That is why it costs twice as much.


In many cases, products are made especially for walmart and tend to be
chintzier than the products carried by other stores. I doubt if this
applies to toothpaste, though.

$21.00 happiness....
 

On 3/20/18 11:03 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:55:08 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/19/18 6:53 PM, Tim wrote:
The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6 months in it. I probably could have taken it in and got another but no need to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it sit all winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet. Brand new dated 2/18. That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery for 5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even thought of a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo. Life is good...



Wow. You spend $9 less on motorcycle batteries than I do on the
batteries for my lawn & garden tractor. Of course, I wouldn't buy
toothpaste from Walmart.

There isn't that much difference between a motorcycle battery and a
lawn tractor battery, in fact the battery for a "kicker" is smaller.


I buy a battery about every three years from a local power equipment
repair guy. This is the same guy who picks up my lawn & garden tractor
each spring, sharpens the three blades, performs a tune-up, replaces any
belts that need replacing, changes the air filter, et cetera. The
batteries actually are $24.95 each.

$21.00 happiness....
 

On 3/20/2018 11:28 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/20/18 11:03 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:55:08 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/19/18 6:53 PM, Tim wrote:
The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last
November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6
months in it.Â* I probably could have taken it in and got another but
no need to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it
sit all winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet.
Brand new dated 2/18.Â*Â* That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for
core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the
button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery
for 5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even
thought of a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo.Â*Â* Life is good...



Wow. You spend $9 less onÂ* motorcycle batteries than I do on the
batteries for my lawn & garden tractor. Of course, I wouldn't buy
toothpaste from Walmart.

There isn't that much difference between a motorcycle battery and a
lawn tractor battery, in fact the battery for a "kicker" is smaller.


I buy a battery about every three years from a local power equipment
repair guy. This is the same guy who picks up my lawn & garden tractor
each spring, sharpens the three blades, performs a tune-up, replaces any
belts that need replacing, changes the air filter, et cetera. The
batteries actually are $24.95 each.


And $50 to remove the old one and install the new one.

$21.00 happiness....
 

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:21:31 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/20/18 11:03 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:55:08 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/19/18 6:53 PM, Tim wrote:
The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6 months in it. I probably could have taken it in and got another but no need to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it sit all winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet. Brand new dated 2/18. That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery for 5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even thought of a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo. Life is good...



Wow. You spend $9 less on motorcycle batteries than I do on the
batteries for my lawn & garden tractor. Of course, I wouldn't buy
toothpaste from Walmart.

There isn't that much difference between a motorcycle battery and a
lawn tractor battery, in fact the battery for a "kicker" is smaller.
I am also not sure why Walmart bothers you so much. In the retail
world, they treat their employees as well as most and far better than
some, particularly "mom and pop".
The toothpaste is certainly the same and close to half of what Publix
gets for it. I get a 2 pack of Crest for about what Publix charges for
one tube. I will admit about all I buy from Walmart is toiletries,
batteries and dog stuff.


I buy toothpaste from the local grocery stores. No, they don't treat
their employees well. Many Walmart employees are on various forms of
welfare and public health insurance.

As are most retail workers. If you work full time at Walmart your
benefits are far better than if you work for a mom and pop that may
not have any benefits at all. Walmart generally matches the retail
operations where they
operate, just to be able to compete for the labor. When the store
opened up the street from me I saw a lot of familiar faces of people
who left other stores to work there, mostly for the insurance.

$21.00 happiness....
 

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:23:15 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/20/18 11:05 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:26:57 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/20/2018 7:55 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/19/18 6:53 PM, Tim wrote:
The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last
November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6 months
in it.Â* I probably could have taken it in and got another but no need
to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it sit all
winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet.
Brand new dated 2/18.Â*Â* That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for
core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the
button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery for
5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even thought of
a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo.Â*Â* Life is good...




Wow. You spend $9 less onÂ* motorcycle batteries than I do on the
batteries for my lawn & garden tractor. Of course, I wouldn't buy
toothpaste from Walmart.


You think the Crest or Colgate sold at Walmart is different than
that sold anywhere else?


Don't you know? Walmart gets theirs from Chinese slave labor camps but
if you go to Giant it is all union made in a boutique factory in
Connecticut. That is why it costs twice as much.


In many cases, products are made especially for walmart and tend to be
chintzier than the products carried by other stores. I doubt if this
applies to toothpaste, though.

I doubt it applies to any branded product. Why would anyone put their
name on an inferior product, no matter where it gets sold. In fact
most "store brand" are basically the same as the branded product. I do
agree Walmart does bring in a lot of junk to hit a price point but it
generally will not have a brand name on it that you have ever heard
of.
In the case of batteries, Johnson Controls makes Walmart batteries and
they have their name right there. Since there are really only a few
companies that make batteries under hundreds of brand names they tend
to just be commodity items. You can use the warranty as a guide to
quality but the battery I just replaced was a Walmart "2 year" battery
and it was 10 years old. I probably could have nursed another year out
of it but why bother? It was in a truck we seldom drive so it needs to
be able to hold a charge. It was a little sluggish turning over after
sitting about a month and I decided it was time. I did manage to get
the truck started but it was one of those miracle starts where it was
either going to fire or start clicking ;-)

The thing I like about Walmart is if you do have a battery fail within
the warranty it is a no hassle return. I think you could take one in
with a bullet hole in it and they would give you a new one.
(For Walmart, that night not even be unusual)

$21.00 happiness....
 

On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:53:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6 months in it. I probably could have taken it in and got another but no need to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it sit all winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet. Brand new dated 2/18. That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery for 5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even thought of a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo. Life is good...

I agree wholeheartedly with this post. But, I do hit my WalMart battery with a Battery Tender every
few weeks in the winter. Mine usually last a good three years or so.

$21.00 happiness....
 

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:55:08 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 3/19/18 6:53 PM, Tim wrote:
The battery is shot in my moto Guzzi. Went out when I parked it last November. It came from Walmart too and didn’t have but about 6 months in it. I probably could have taken it in and got another but no need to let it sit over the winter and get stale too. So I let it sit all winter.

I noticed that Walmart had a fresh load of batteries on a pallet. Brand new dated 2/18. That’s for me!

Had to go back to town this evening so I pulled the old battery for core and away I went. Got it, installed it and here goes. Hit the button and it fired right off. I could but a genuine Guzzi battery for 5 times as much and maybe get 3 years out of it. I’ve even thought of a NiCd Battery , but those are ridiculously high.

So here I am back with El Cheapo. Life is good...



Wow. You spend $9 less on motorcycle batteries than I do on the
batteries for my lawn & garden tractor. Of course, I wouldn't buy
toothpaste from Walmart.

The battery he buys *is* a lawn & garden tractor battery. He's just smart enough to get a better
deal than you do!