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Strange date sticker on Optima -- "post-dated?"

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Stevewoods, Oct 1, 2016.

  1. Stevewoods

    Stevewoods Senior Member

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    Early last week (Tuesday, Sept. 27), I was waiting on a train and to pass time, I walked into a tire store, which is part of a very large "chain."

    Of course, they also sell batteries, so I wandered over to a rack of various batteries, which were mostly their own private label brand, but also a fair number of Optima Yellow Tops, including one with a sticker that read 10/16. o_O

    Hmm, it's still September. That was the only battery on the rack with an October date. Wonder how long it had been on the rack :D
     
    #1 Stevewoods, Oct 1, 2016
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    Maybe an aftermarket date label, applied by the store. When I got my Optima there was no date label. I think all the battery manufacturers are cagey about that, there is a date embedded in the numbers, but you need to contact them to get it translated.

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    #2 Mendel Leisk, Oct 1, 2016
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