Toyota dealership somehow gave me a used battery when I bought a new one. Anyone experience this?

Okay if you're trying to run a fast one on the dealer it might work but probably not I see you crossed out the dealer's information I expected your own but not the dealers your profile doesn't say where you are in the USA maybe you can clear that up No none of this is normal for a battery to be in stock sitting around at a dealership yeah and what part of the USA I'll ask again not likely they're having trouble keeping these batteries in stock or in the warehouse wherever that might be in anywhere USA let alone in a dealer's parts department usually when these are trucked in from the main warehouse to the dealers parts department they come in a big funky looking box that has something to do with battery and hazmat their stickers all over the box almost looks like a hardigg case from the military. And then yes the battery is going to come with no front end with the computer and all that and it's going to have a couple pieces of orange wire and some pieces of foam and a bill of lading and a new unit which is anything you're going to see is going to have a QR code on top of it look at your battery do you see a QR code on top of your silver case assembly should be staring right at you It is remotely possible that you have been sent somebody's core Don't assume anything You should have doubled and triple check this while you were standing in the dealers parking lot tomorrow when you get back to the dealer is the story's going to be you're trying to pass off your old core and some kind of a scam Believe it I'm not sure how they log in the cores whether they scan the QR code if applicable or the barcode if applicable or write down the number of the battery they're taking in trade and the one that's going out don't have a clue but you're fixing to find out and good luck

 

Very odd. They tried selling rebuilt batteries at one time, but they looked a lot better than that.
It looks like the parts guy didn’t really know what he was doing, and grabbed a core return.

 

You don’t get much with a new battery, most of it is a swap

 

Good luck getting your $1350 core fee back for your old battery!

 

Yeah I was hoping you caught on and did that this round cell business they wouldn't accept that and they keep it But anyway yeah that's a good thing I hope you get it sorted out buddy I don't know what the heck they got going on sounds like they gave you somebody's core they didn't even look at what they were doing they just picked it up out the box and said yes Jason take that out to the guy standing at the loading dock and send them on his way that is too funny though I mean I can't wait to see what these people have to say when all this goes downs and Tampa Florida to oh boy yeah they're not known for being real nicer up on their game at all I have a lifelong family member who is a resident of Tampa was a news reporter and all that kind of business in Tampa during the good old days anyway good luck with it man should be pretty straightforward.

 

It seems you were charged tax on the 1350. Just make sure you get that back too.

 

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