gonna have to agree with KMS on this one....as some of you know I post some deals up on my site, and hopefully people benefit from this occasionally, but
I absolutely refuse to post any deals from china regarding batteries or chargers.
Two reasons for this, and I'm sticking to them
1) when a china import is £4, and the "confirmed genuine from good supplier uk version" is £8, dont be a tight a55. Things blow up, minimise your risk
2) it probably wont get here...the post people dont like shipping batteries.
If the uk supplier got his batteries from the same place, goody goody gum drops, at least when you buy it from the uk supplier you get some reassurance that somebody has at least tested/confirmed the product and is willing to stick their company name behind the product as a show of faith in the item, plus SOGA.
Metal tubes that retail for £200 and are made of unobtanium and you have to jump through hoops and join lists to get a chance at getting them, should you be so honoured, are fair game. Especially when they are no longer in production. Its easy to decide if it will do the job or not by simply looking at it, or watching a review or two. There is just no way to verify this info for a battery.
That said, I have bought 4 batteries from china so far...one I disposed of recently as I just had a bad vibe. All the rest are from torchy. That guy has a good thing going for him, he wont risk his good name on rubbish. Yes, it is sometimes twice the price. But if a box of matches is 20p or 40p, I doubt it matters to many people. And if a battery is £4 (wait 3 weeks, maybe get it, maybe it wont blow up, keep bible handy) or £8 (maybe it'll also blow up, but more than likely not) then I dont see any hassles in just paying.
edit: just to add, those that have been to my site will probably notice I very very very seldom mention juice direct from china. Unless it is confirmed, 100% from the manufacturer, no tampering, exact same packaging and labels AND there is a verifiable uk person who has bought an ok'd it.
