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Old 8th Aug 2018, 8:56 am   #10
David G4EBT
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Default Re: Cheap PP9 Batteries at Screwfix

I very much doubt that is so.

Only one reviewer makes that statement, and I think that they're mistaken.

The date is on the underside of the battery and simply says '07/2018'. It does not say 'Best before/Use by' etc, so I'm more inclined to see that as the manufacturing date. (July 2018). The distributor is stated as B&Q - a sister company of Screwfix. Batteries have a long shelf life from new - for example, AAs and PP3s that I have are stated as 'best before 2027'. Hence, it's inconceivable that Screwfix have had these batteries in stock for several years till they reached their expiry date - much more likely that they're recent production and that Screwfix are rationalising their inventory of low turnover items.

Would Screwfix really pass off batteries as new and of merchantable quality when their 'use by' date expired a month ago, without making that crystal clear? I don't think so.
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