Batteries

I was looking far too much like a dirty hippie so I went into town to get a haircut. I came home with a Robosapien, as you do.

Now hundreds of years ago when I was a wee laddie, every toy purchased required you to purchase batteries as well. The people who made "Batteries not included" stickers must have made a fortune. Then somebody must have smartened up and decided that actually opening a present and being able to immediately use it was a good thing. Everything comes with batteries included now. Everything.

Nobody told the people who make Robosapien.

6 D cells needed to give the body of the thing. 3 AAA cells needed for the remote and 4 more AAA cells needed to drive the things "brain". None of these were supplied.

That pisses me off. I spend far too much money on this thing and it doesn't even work without having to fork over more cash for batteries.

It's a cool toy and all but now I wish I had two so I could make them fight.


From the manual: "Rechargable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision". WTF? I can just see it now - some poor bugger is going to read that and spend the next 8 hours watching his batteries charge.