Hi Katherine,Probably the moral to this story is not to buy from suppliers that hike the prices. Argos used to sell a very reasonable Zeon audio watch - £5.99 and I remember that it would last three years on the battery supplied. Not sure if they still have that product in their catalogue.
Colin----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Problem talking watches
Hi all, A mixed bunch of experiences there then. Perhaps the back of mine was replaced the wrong way around then, but unfortunately I can't unscrew it myself and don't have anyone around I trust enough to have a look at it. Think I'll ask the RNIB to have a look at it, and in future I will ask them to replace the battery. Oooooo wonder if anyone will ever produce a solar powered tactile/talking watch?! Seems frustrating to have to send the thing away to get a battery replaced. And if I carry on at this rate I will waste a lot of money on replacement watches. Catherine On 6/10/10, Clive Pallett <clive.pallett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hello Catherine,I use the RNIB talking calendar watch with the LCD display and I would say the longest I have had one before it gave up was around 2 years, sometimesless. I like the watch as it has a timer which I use a lot for cooking, etc. I would be interested to hear others' experiences with talking watches. Best wishes, Clive Pallett** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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