Sooooo I sold off a set of saddle bags and raised money for a new battery of the Wing. I called a battery dealer (yeah, that's their core business- just batteries) this morning and asked for a Deka. They didn't have Deka but did have Yuasa maintenance free for $93 and change. Excellent I says, I'll pick it up tonight.
Get there. The box does not say "Yuasa". It says "Motocross Premium". Well, maybe they dropped it in a different box, but my alarms were ringing. Open box, pull out battery. It says the same as the box and nowhere does the word "Yuasa" appear.
Me:
oh2: "That's not a Yuasa"
Them: "It's made by Yuasa"
Me: "The only identification on it says marketed by some company in Reading PA."
Them: "It's made by Yuasa. See?" [Points to posted on the wall showing a Yuasa battery]
:rant: Me: "There is nothing on there that indicates who made it. The only thing saying it is is you."
Them: "The boss says it's Yuasa".
Me: :sensored: "If you can't bring me a battery that says "Yuasa" on it, we're done. Give me my money back". :whip:
Them: [grumbling, returns money]
I'm a tightwad by necessity and will cut corners on lots of things but two: tires and batteries. It's trusted name brand or nothing. I wouldn't pay $50 for a battery with a name I'd never even seen before. I am especially not paying full retail good quality price for a friggin' Chinese knock-off. This outfit must have stupid customers. I'm not sure if the counter guys believed it really was a Yuasa or knew it and were trying to pull one on me. I'd love to hear the conversation when they tell this story to the boss, and he realizes he has a battery he has already juiced and now will probably go bad while it sits on the shelf.
Called the local cycle shop. They get me a genuine Yuasa maintenance free for $100 in a couple of days. I made it clear what had just happened and wanted assurance that it would really be a Yuasa. "All day!" he says. We shall see.
Get there. The box does not say "Yuasa". It says "Motocross Premium". Well, maybe they dropped it in a different box, but my alarms were ringing. Open box, pull out battery. It says the same as the box and nowhere does the word "Yuasa" appear.
Me:
oh2: "That's not a Yuasa"Them: "It's made by Yuasa"
Me: "The only identification on it says marketed by some company in Reading PA."
Them: "It's made by Yuasa. See?" [Points to posted on the wall showing a Yuasa battery]
:rant: Me: "There is nothing on there that indicates who made it. The only thing saying it is is you."
Them: "The boss says it's Yuasa".
Me: :sensored: "If you can't bring me a battery that says "Yuasa" on it, we're done. Give me my money back". :whip:
Them: [grumbling, returns money]
I'm a tightwad by necessity and will cut corners on lots of things but two: tires and batteries. It's trusted name brand or nothing. I wouldn't pay $50 for a battery with a name I'd never even seen before. I am especially not paying full retail good quality price for a friggin' Chinese knock-off. This outfit must have stupid customers. I'm not sure if the counter guys believed it really was a Yuasa or knew it and were trying to pull one on me. I'd love to hear the conversation when they tell this story to the boss, and he realizes he has a battery he has already juiced and now will probably go bad while it sits on the shelf.
Called the local cycle shop. They get me a genuine Yuasa maintenance free for $100 in a couple of days. I made it clear what had just happened and wanted assurance that it would really be a Yuasa. "All day!" he says. We shall see.
