Thinking of buying a power bank from Flying Tiger? Think again. Overpriced old stock.
Flying Tiger is an overpriced pound shop. Mainly overpriced tat.
Flying Tiger treats customers with contempt. Forced to walk like rats through a maze.
Global warming? Winter, sub-zero, snow on the ground, double doors propped wide open.
The power banks are old stock. At least two years old. Have been on the shelves for at least two years. Old usb B ports, not usb C.
4000 mA power bank, fully charged. A couple of days later, had already dropped by one bar.
Solar powered 8000 mAh power bank. Mid-summer, will charge in ten days, if lucky. Gets red hot in the sun, probably shuts down. From Autumn to Spring, does not charge.
Lithium-ion batteries have a life of two years. After two years start to die. If have a smartphone older than two years, have a choice, new phone, replace battery, or carry a power bank if out all day and using the phone all day. A power bank becomes essential if the phone is older that two years and the phone battery dies whilst out.
If the power bank is old, then useless, not fit for purpose. But apart from the inconvenience, dangerous. It could explode, burst into flames.
Flying Tiger is knowingly selling old stock, not fit for purpose. Refusing to exchange or give a refund.
Flying Tiger is an example of why town centres are failing, turning into ghost towns, and why people are buying on-line from Amazon. With Amazon, no quibble replacement of faulty goods.
Flying Tiger, where quality does not count, where customer service is an alien concept. The company does not care, the retail staff don’t care.
Update: An implicit admission old stock, selling off at a fiver. A bargain? Not really. How long before they die? Risk of explosion and fire.
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