DSE Batteries on Sale, AA 2200mah x 4 $1.85, AAA 700mah X2 $2.06 + heaps more @ Dick Smith

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  zealmax on 26/06/2014 - 13:20

  Just received my order. They sent me 30pk of AAA alkaline batteries instead of the LSD AA batteries. Their phone support is horrible, keeps sending me to startrek express.

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    King Tightarse on 26/06/2014 - 14:11

    What number did you get through on? I cant get through at all.
    Wait, WUT? You ordered 30 packets of AAs ???
    You gonna run your house off batteries or something?

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      manja on 26/06/2014 - 14:32

      I ordered 10 LSD AA batteries and received only 1 today. Called 1300 366 644 and was on hold for nearly 30 minutes. I was told that they would call me today with an update…

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      zealmax on 26/06/2014 - 16:18

      Ordered 7 pk of LSD AA batteries, and 8 AAA batteries. They sent 30pk of AAA batteries.

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        King Tightarse on 26/06/2014 - 16:36

        Strange!
        I got a huge box with a single packet of AA rechargeables so st least I have seen them. No idea what happening with the rest of my order.

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    murphy09 on 26/06/2014 - 14:50

    I ordered a mix of batteries, about 5 packs in total. My invoice shows they are only sending out two 9v batteries.

    Everything else was deleted from my order. Idiots. Obviously I don't want to pay postage on such a small order.

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      King Tightarse on 26/06/2014 - 15:01

      Yeah my invoice is a mess too. It shows different amounts on different versions for a mix of batteries. I really have no idea what is coming other than they have shipped "something"

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  hollykryten on 26/06/2014 - 15:23

  So far out of my orders i've only received one packet of 8 AA alkaline batteries. Rest still hadn't been shipped. I did order 7 LSD AA NiMH packs, two packs of 30-piece AAA alkaline and of course the pack of 8 AA alkaline batteries. Had to spend the rest of the budget on a NiMH battery charger.

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  bitcoinorbust on 26/06/2014 - 15:25

  they shipped me 1 pack of $1.30 AAA batteries via star track express. what a waste of time. makes me think the AAs may not be fulfilled

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    hollykryten on 26/06/2014 - 15:28

    +1

    And what were you supposed to get?.

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    King Tightarse on 26/06/2014 - 15:57

    Well they have re-listed them on their eBay page (may not mean anything as they seem completely disorganized)

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      hollykryten on 26/06/2014 - 16:02

      Yes the 4-piece AA LSD mysteriously suddenly went back in stock on the Dick Smith online site this morning too just after the sale ended. Slightly suspicious to have it go out of stock but suddenly back in stock just after the sale ends.

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  jlogic on 26/06/2014 - 17:26

  This is true Dick Smith style… I never believe that Dick is truly out of stock unless a product is EOL.

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  hollykryten on 26/06/2014 - 18:49

  Just got a shipment email that my 2 x 30piece AAA alkaline has been shipped but no AA LSD batteries yet. Can't believe Dick Smith is now selling those 30piece AAA alkaline packs for $29.98 each.

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    King Tightarse on 26/06/2014 - 20:11

    We need to call up to find out if they actually have any stock.
    I have tried a couple of times but cant get through to a human.

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  jlogic on 26/06/2014 - 22:50

  I got shipping notification for my LSDs.

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  mily on 27/06/2014 - 10:25

  My Ebay order hasn't been shipped yet.

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  bhutcho on 27/06/2014 - 11:54

  My order for AA NIMH lSD rechargables arrived as expected this morning. Correct number and type of batteries included so not all hope is lost for those who ordered. Just wish I was able to add some AAA's onto my order when they went on sale.

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  c64 on 27/06/2014 - 12:38

  i've been shafted. i've received 5 packs of 2200mah lsd batteries and 3 packs of non-lsd 2200mah dse nimh batteries. and the packaging on most of the packs was falling apart.

  edit: i see on the address label that it came from a local dick smith store which suggests that orders might be coming from different stores

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    King Tightarse on 27/06/2014 - 13:28

    Right my order included one pack of LSD AA's and it came from Albury (live in Melbs) so they might be using stores to fulfil

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      [Deactivated] on 27/06/2014 - 14:59

      My 40/AA and 30/AAA packs just arrived from DSE Bendigo nicely packed.

      Awaiting 8/C packs.

      I can't see any dates on the packaging or cells.

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  jlogic on 27/06/2014 - 14:44

  I had mine coming from Darwin!!! I had a few of my orders fufilled by local stores as well.

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  hollykryten on 27/06/2014 - 19:08

  +1

  Still waiting on my AA LSD batteries no shipping email. Order history just shows awaiting fulfilment. I only ordered 7 packs.

  Wouldn't surprise me if Dick Smith over sold. I mean they just cancelled orders from the Pioneer SE-MJ711 $5 headphone deal because of insufficient stock. I've seen companies with far better stock control systems.

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  hollykryten on 28/06/2014 - 16:28

  I ordered 7 AA LSD packs but just got a shipping email that 6 packs were shipped. Where is my other missing pack i wonder.

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  [Deactivated] on 01/07/2014 - 18:10

  Ordered "DS LSD Rechargeable NiMH Batteries AA" x8, still saying Awaiting Fulfillment

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    hollykryten on 01/07/2014 - 20:16

    I received a shipping email last friday saying that 6 of my 7 AA LSD NiMH packs were shipped, i'm yet to receive the parcels. Got an email from Dick Smith saying that the 7th pack is on backorder. Going by that if it was backordered then Dick Smith over sold.

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  jlogic on 01/07/2014 - 21:59

  I got my 4x packs today.

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  hollykryten on 02/07/2014 - 13:36

  I got 6x AA LSD packs today of my 7 ordered. The 7th pack is still on backorder.

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  hollykryten on 02/07/2014 - 22:42

  Found out some thing about these Dick Smith AA LSD 2200mah NiMH batteries. They don't come pre-charged (unlike what the package claims by ready to run) so you must charge them up when you get them. It's also made in China for any one interested. Although for $1.85 per 4 batttery pack who's to complain. Charged well on my new Powertech Plus NiMH 5 hour battery charger from ebay.

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    King Tightarse on 02/07/2014 - 22:50

    From the specs:

    "shelf life after 12 months: 80%
    initial charge capacity at factory: 50%"

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      hollykryten on 02/07/2014 - 23:06

      Well my batteries took the full 5 hour charge so obviously it had no or very little charge out of the packet. There's no way they had 50% charge. They must have lost a lot of their charge since from the factory. Must be really old stock that Dick Smith was selling off.

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        King Tightarse on 02/07/2014 - 23:08

        What device did you charge then on? Was it a so called "smart" charger?
        Did you attempt any kind of discharge first?

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        hollykryten on 02/07/2014 - 23:10

        I already said i charged on a Powertech Plus NiMH 5 hour battery charger but i doubt it's a smart charger. That's probably the reason. Didn't do any discharge first. I take it you're supposed to discharge from out of the packet first?. I just thought it would charge up from how flat it was.

        Any way just inserted one of the new batteries straight out of the packet in my Logitech G700s mouse. Only got 2 bars on the battery level indicator meaning not much power but i was wrong about them not having been precharged. I don't think there's 50% of charge in it lucky if there's even 20%. I guess these batteries do lost a lot of charge since original manufacture. As i think they must be quite old stock.

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        King Tightarse on 02/07/2014 - 23:23

        Right you did say, I didn't notice.
        Well, if that's a timed charger, it wont stop. It will just charge them for 5 hours or whatever its programmed for, whether they are full or not. If its a smart charger, and measures as it goes, it will stop when the batteries have peaked.
        I have one of those Maha 9000s so that can measure discharge and all sorts of other tricks so I will give them a go out of the packet and see what results I get. I'll post back here.
        Its absolutely vital we get our $1.85's worth! ;)

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        hollykryten on 02/07/2014 - 23:25

        Battery charger manual says it charges for 5 hours or when the batteries are fully charged then switches over to trickle charge so it may well be a smart charger. I think these batteries out of the packet aren't holding that much power.

        I charged 4 batteries and noticed two of the batteries took about 4 and a half hours before finished charge and another two took just about 5 hours. Going by that they didn't hold very much charge from out of packet state. Must be old stock well over a year old that Dick Smith was getting rid of. They could have been manufactured a few years ago. But $1.85 per packet still a good buy. Just going by my experience they need a fair bit of charging from out of packet state.

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        hollykryten on 03/07/2014 - 15:39

        @King Tightarse:

        Well all i can say is the Dick Smith AA LSD battery wouldn't even last an hour from out of the packet state in my Logitech G700s mouse before going flat. If it was 50% charged then it would have lasted at least a day. They're not holding much charge from brand new state. I was correct about them having little charge no way they're 50% charged like the specs say. These are obviously very old stock that lost most of its charge since manufactured.

        So i suggest charging these batteries up when you get them it does need it.

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        jlogic on 03/07/2014 - 16:05

        @hollykryten:

        Thanks for that. I will keep that in mind when I crack open my pack.

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  bitcoinorbust on 04/07/2014 - 15:12

  DSE sending out eneloops instead?
  Emailed invoice says
  * S 3753 DS R2U NiMH Bat AA 2200mAh 2pk

  http://www.dicksmith.com.au/batteries/ds-lsd-rechargeable-ni…
  could be wrong picture though as its not advertised as eneloop

  and yes theyve doubled the quantity ordered because its only a 2pk

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    hollykryten on 04/07/2014 - 15:50

    They have the wrong picture on that site. Description says Dick Smith AA LSD 2200mah 2 pack. Besides there is no Eneloop AA 2200mah battery. You will get Dick Smith batteries.

    Makes me wonder why you didn't order the AA LSD 4 pack instead?. I mean it was only $1.85 each.

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    [Deactivated] on 04/07/2014 - 23:43

    I wouldn't mind an extra 8 packs of eneloops lol

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      hollykryten on 05/07/2014 - 10:16

      Unfortunately not going to happen. All my rechargeable batteries were Dick Smith brand.

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    mily on 05/07/2014 - 11:36

    Same here, however I never thought they would send me eneloop instead, and the 'DS R2U' seems a 'Dick Smith Ready to Use' to me.

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      hollykryten on 05/07/2014 - 12:38

      Nope you were in fact ordering Dick Smith NiMH batteries. Don't rely on the picture of that Eneloop 2 battery pack it's the wrong picture on the page.

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  paulaus on 07/07/2014 - 11:13

  just received my order 12 packs of ds r2r nimh batt aa 2000mah

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    hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 11:35

    I believe it's 2200mah

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  mily on 07/07/2014 - 11:15

  Received my order just now, though the ebay order status didn't change to shipped.

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  paulaus on 07/07/2014 - 11:37

  just realized they ripped me off i order 11 pack x 4pk 2200mah and received 12 x 2pk 2000mah what can i do.?

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    hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 11:45

    Just check they're not actually Eneloop are they because they do come as 2000mah ?

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    mily on 07/07/2014 - 12:19

    Contact Dick for the wrong quantity. I ordered 10 x 4pk and received 20 x 2pk this morning, so obviously some one made a simple mistake and entered the number 12 instead of 22 (x 2pk).

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      hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 12:43

      I'm thinking could Dick Smith have shipped the other 12 packs in another parcel shipment that hadn't yet arrived. Some times they do split orders into multiple parcels. I mean i also ordered from this sale 2 x 30pk AAA alkaline and 1 x 8pk AA alkaline in the same order but the 2 x 30pk AAA came in one satchel bag shipment and the 1 x 8pk AA alkaline came in another satchel shipment on another day. Actually the 1 x 8pk AA alkaline batteries arrived first then the 2 x 30pk AAA a few days later.

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  paulaus on 07/07/2014 - 11:48

  no they are dick smith has it written all over them

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    hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 11:49

    Oh i see you must have got these batteries instead http://www.dicksmith.com.au/rechargeable/dick-smith-aa-recha…. Yes you did get ripped off. They may have mistakenly sent some one else's order items to you. A complaint to the Dick Smith online customer support wouldn't go astray. http://www.dicksmith.com.au/contacts

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  paulaus on 07/07/2014 - 12:53

  Ok I rang support they said to go to my local d's and they would fix the order, just got back now all good have my 11x 4 packs now.

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    mily on 07/07/2014 - 13:05

    Are you saying you got another 10 x 2pk or 11x4pk + the shipped 12x2pk in total?

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      paulaus on 07/07/2014 - 16:03

      no i took the 12 packs of 2 batteries back to a dick smith shop and they gave me the correct 11x4 packs.

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  hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 16:03

  I originally ordered Dick Smith 7 x 4pk AA 2200mah NiMH. Previously received 6 x 4pk AA 2200mah. Today just arrived 2 x 2pk AA 2000mah. Dick Smith must have run out of the NiMH AA 2200mah batteries in the warehouse even though they're still selling them on the web site. So they're substituting it with the lower 2000mah batteries.

  These Dick Smith batteries don't seem to be any where as good as Eneloop 2000mah. Put a fully charged Dick Smith AA NiMH 2200mah in my Logitech G700s mouse yesterday and already the 10% power level warning has come on. Eneloop's last for a few days.

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    paulaus on 07/07/2014 - 17:05

    what did you charge them in

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      hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 17:27

      Just a Powertech Plus battery charger nothing special. I might need a better charger. Thinking about a Nitecore Intellicharger i4.

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      hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 19:40

      I wonder if it's because it was only the first drain on the battery. Do the first drains flatten the quickest?.

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  paulaus on 07/07/2014 - 16:04

  I have a maha 9000 whats the best way to charge new batteries.

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    jlogic on 07/07/2014 - 16:52

    I normally charge at 0.5c of the battery capacity i.e. 1000mah I charge at 500mah.

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      paulaus on 07/07/2014 - 16:58

      I read that you should use the break-in mode on new batteries is that correct.

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        jlogic on 07/07/2014 - 17:57

        Well I never had on any of my Eneloops or other rechargeables, I normally charge them to full and then a couple of full drains on the devices.

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  [Deactivated] on 07/07/2014 - 20:08

  Received a refund today out of the blue

  What a complete waste of time this has been.

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    hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 20:31

    Which batteries was the refund for?.

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      [Deactivated] on 07/07/2014 - 22:41

      All of them.

      Didn't receive any, but got a tax invoice.. go figure lol

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        hollykryten on 07/07/2014 - 23:02

        Unlucky. I got all the batteries that i ordered. I did order early.

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  RocketSwitch on 08/07/2014 - 09:58

  Mine is still awaiting fulfilment.

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    bahoogas on 09/07/2014 - 11:12

    Same. It seems unlikely that we'll ever get it

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      hollykryten on 09/07/2014 - 11:34

      Dick Smith may have run out of batteries.

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  paulaus on 08/07/2014 - 11:02

  discharged 4 batteries then charged and got the following readings……maha c9000
  2308 mah 1.41v
  2227 mah 1.43v
  2021 mah 1.44v
  2156 mah 1.43v

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    hollykryten on 08/07/2014 - 11:45

    Aren't the AA LSD supposed to be 1.2V batteries?. Are they AA NiMH batteries.

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      paulaus on 08/07/2014 - 11:59

      it says 1.2v on pack but thats what readings say on maha c9000 any experts on here can explain please.

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        King Tightarse on 08/07/2014 - 12:08

        +1

        No expert but from experience; they will show 1.4x volts fresh from "afterglow" of the charger but will settle to the voltage their chemistry dictates (1.25v) quite quickly.
        Those results are quite promising. They probably need a couple of cycles to stabilise so they may actually show an increase in capacity after a couple of goes. The test will be how limited the limited self discharge is, so that would involve doing a full discharge test after a week, a month etc.

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      jlogic on 08/07/2014 - 12:08

      From memory its the final charge voltage before the charger teminates the charge.

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      jlogic on 08/07/2014 - 12:08

      Generally the stated voltages are the average voltage over the life of the battery.

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  paulaus on 08/07/2014 - 12:15

  ok i just found this

  Some chargers like my Maha BC-9000 will try to take a cell to 1.47v but anything in the mid 1.4s will do. Note that the cell voltage will drop a small bit after you take it off the charger. If you measure your cells at 1.3 volts immediately after you remove them from the charger something is wrong. Either your cells, charger or DMM is faulty. Substitute one of those three things (one at a time) to determine where the problem is. If the cells are cheap no-name ones that is what I would change first.

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  hollykryten on 08/07/2014 - 14:03

  I'm quite surprised. Even though my G700s mouse was reporting 10% power level yesterday after a days use the AA LSD NiMH 2200mah battery is still going today. Must be the mouse reporting the charge level incorrectly.

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  paulaus on 12/07/2014 - 19:02

  charge 20 batteries so far lowest 2021 mah and highest 2458 mah not bad for 2200 mah batteries

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  lakers1222 on 16/07/2014 - 21:10

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  Thanks OP for taking the time to list the bargain.
  Be careful of DS trying to supplement your batteries with a cheaper alternative.
  Some people have been receiving disposable batteries, having paid for rechargeables.
  I received 2000mah batteries, having paid for 2200mah.

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    paulaus on 16/07/2014 - 22:33

    Mate ring up online support and complain i ordered 11 packs of 4 2200 mah rechargeable lsd. But received 12 packs of 2 2000 mah . So i rang up support and they rang a store close to me and i went in and swapped for the correct batteries.

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      lakers1222 on 18/07/2014 - 05:34

      My nearest store doesn't have the enough stock. Did you get refunded for delivery charges ? Seems like you are picking up the slack from DS.

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        paulaus on 18/07/2014 - 09:12

        I got mine 11 days ago so maybe thats why.No refund on delivery because i got all my order fixed up in store.

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  WatchNerd on 17/07/2014 - 15:08

  +1

  $1.85 on eBay plus $4.95 Delivery -
  LSD Rechargeable NiMH Batteries 'AA', 1.2V 2200mAh, 4 pack. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261454136838?ssPageName=STRK:MEWA…

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    paulaus on 18/07/2014 - 09:10

    whoops

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  HomeAlone on 23/07/2014 - 10:03

  LSD Rechargeable NiMH Batteries 'AA', 1.2V 2200mAh, 4 pack.

  A month later my order is still 'Awaiting Fulfillment' and having not heard anything from them I thought it best to call and find out WTF is going on. Was told these are on backorder and the ETA is 22nd of October.

  Thanks for nothing Dick. Vote revoked!

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    lakers1222 on 25/07/2014 - 16:27

    5 months wait for their own brand of batteries. Poor effort Dick Smith

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  bahoogas on 29/07/2014 - 18:46

  An early Christmas miracle occurred today.

  I was awoken by the sound of a postman knocking on my door. In his hand was a package I wasn't expecting, which I excitedly signed for and tore the wrapping off. Inside was 6x4 DS LSD 2200mah AA batteries. Order fulfilled!

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