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Why do people keep saying that they didn’t work?

  1. They work just fine for me. Never had an issue
  2. They’re still a thing, so what’s with the past tense?
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Why do people keep saying that they didn’t work?

Honestly, I’ve never heard of theses things until now.

I’d wager at least 50% of the 66 people who upvoted /u/amio haven’t heard of it until now, either. They just upvote things because other people upvote them.

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What country are you in? These were a gimmicky thing in the late 90’s that went away in the early 2000’s ish at least for us in California.

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Southwest United States. See them being sold all the time in grocery stores.

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I think it’s because many people misunderstood how to use it: you’re not supposed to jam your thumb on the sharp corner, rather just gently push on the flat end.

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Were a thing in Italy I think in the 90s. Don’t live in eu anymore but haven’t seen one since.

They did work fine, it was just incredibly painful, and took a very long time to get a reading. Gee I might have just made some progress with my therapy.

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Huh, I haven’t seen these things for many many years. And thought about them a few months ago and actually just bought a battery tester / charger. I don’t think they exist in Germany?

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I remember seeing these within the last decade back when I still lived in Latvia

Edit: After quick Google search, they still sell this type of battery, Duracell MX 1500 and MX 2400

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Haven’t seen one in Australia in about 10-15 years

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As a nail biter, the lack of nails made them hard to use forme, but I guess they’re better than nothing.

Thankfully rechargeable batteries and much better now, and a separate battery tester works better IMO.

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