I just got one a few weeks ago. How can i get my money back?
If I'm gonna have a pen shaped paper weight if prefer it to be free
Lol, me too brother. I paid via PP but I don’t think this is something that is “disputable”, at least I don’t see how. It’s not as though the product is faulty... well maybe there’s a fault with their batteries which is a product. So because I’m a bear of very little brain, let me run through the scenario and someone with knowledge or PayPal experience tell me what their position is:
I ordered something and paid for it, they delivered my order and two weeks later the tiny manufacturer suffers a catastrophic loss and simultaneously issues advise to dispose of all of the custom batteries for it, thereby rendering my purchase worthless not only for the foreseeable future but potentially forever.
So, why is PP gonna give a fuck about my sob story? Won’t they say this is just one of the unfortunate risks being a consumer? I’m really bummed for HL and don’t think anything nefarious is going on but at the same time, to lose your “custom equipment, completed inventory, warranty units, and untold numbers of in-progress parts” sounds pretty devastating to a small company already in the midst of trying to rebuild. Just saying, a complete loss would be difficult for a young company in excellent corporate health to rebound from. Like very difficult.
Now for my final thought, and it’s a doozy: is the disposal of everyone’s batteries really necessary? I get why the company wants to cover their ass and so exercises an abundance of caution, but isn’t this an overabundance? If the FD has initially determined the cause to be an electrical issue in the building, why does HL suspect this latest batch of glossy batteries? Presumably, there would be batteries of every generation in the building? Again, not saying there’s anything dodgy going on but why should everyone throw their stuff out before the FD and HL know conclusively there’s an actual danger with the batteries? What I’m saying is: in our overly litigious society, HL has undoubtedly been advised to get in front of this to eliminate any future risk of liability but does it make practical sense to assume that there’s a fault in this latest shipment and get rid of them before knowing? Unless HL does know more about it and isn’t saying because of liability concerns.
Don’t stone me for asking about this ^ I’m really wondering if this is actually necessary or overly cautious.
Requesting battery thoughts from resident expert
@KeroZen ! Thanks sir!
Very interesting firefighter thoughts
@biohacker about the extent of damage, lack of alarms/sprinklers in a commercial property and that an initial determination has already been made by the FD. Makes me wonder if there isn’t more to the story we’ve gotten so far. Seems almost a certainty.
