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On 3 Mar 2004 at 8:37, Everett Barnes wrote: > Has anyone else noticed that a lot of places don't punch out the month/year > markings on batteries anymore? I think it's a scam because the batteries > have a cast-in date that can pre-date the sale date by a few months. If you > lose your reciept, they can screw you out of a few months of pro-ration. I think Consumer Reports also mentioned that the stamped in date was often not even the date of manufacture. Sometimes it was well into the future, as if they were trying to estimate when the battery would actually get sold. It's best to try to find one with the latest date code you can find, and STILL save the receipt. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org