The day before yesterday, my brother and I ordered a laptop battery for his laptop.
We ordered from a nearby local shop as no proper battery was available on the Amazon site.
Most don’t keep stock of the exact laptop battery model, so we need to book to get a product by paying in advance.
We booked by paying a full advance of ₹3,000, and the battery was delivered the next day.
Went and collected the battery.
When we returned home and tried charging it, it was not working.
When we properly checked the box and battery, we found that it was a very old and rejected battery they gave in a box.
No proper seal… they closed the battery box with brown tape instead of a company sticker.
The manually written date on the battery shows 6 months before the date.
We got suspicious, so we immediately went to the shop and enquired. The shop owner is arguing with us and telling some random story.
No issues.
Our main complaint is the battery is not charging and not working.
We showed him.
He also tried a few things and told sometimes the laptop may have issues. I will order a replacement battery tomorrow; if that also doesn’t work, you need to check your laptop for any issues, as he started telling me.
We… who had already paid in full advance, started feeling like something was wrong.
Luckily, we have another laptop (mine) battery that fits the laptop, and its laptop is charging well.
Without informing him, we took that laptop battery to show him if he said it was a laptop issue.
This time, the replacement battery came with all original seals and the latest date on the battery.
As soon as we saw it, we learned that it was going to work. When we installed it, it started working.
No more drama in the shop. Thankfully, our issue was solved easily.
We didn’t bother arguing with the shop owner about the first battery being rejected one.
This is the first time we tried buying a laptop battery. So, we learned some lessons, and we will not make the same mistake again.
Similarly, while doing your house construction the first time, home builders make many more mistakes unknowingly…
I shared all my learnings, mistakes, suggestions, etc., inside my guides.
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Arun