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Buy.com has the iPod-compatible Cellboost disposable battery for $5.99 shipped. The Cellboost promises eight hours of play time.
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Yep, you got my environmental dander up with that last line in your article.
No, you're exactly right, and I forgot to make that point in my post: emergency power is important when we're talking about cell phones, but iPods are hardly survival tools. On the other hand, if you're stuck on a 10-hour flight with absolutely nothing else to do, tell me that's not an emergency!
- by GadgetConsumer April 19, 2008 8:33 AM PDT
- BEWARE of BUY.COM promos. They are currently taking $50 off on a $51 purchase when signing up for a RevolutionCard account. They don't mention that all sales are final when using a coupon. They gave me a return authorization for an unopened product. Buy.com confirmed that they received the product back, and promised a refund to my credit card within 7 business days. 3 weeks later, they said "no refunds" and won't even send the unopened product back to me.
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(4 Comments)If they aren't going to follow their own refund policy, they need to give the merchandise back to the buyer. BUY.com is obviously getting some kind of financial benefit from RevolutionCard. At the very least, they should send back the item to me, and not just keep it, re-sell it, and double their profit. As of this writing, there are over 600 consumer complaints logged with the Better Business Bureau regarding Buy.com?s handling of refunds. Buyers beware!