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I was super-excited to find reasonably priced flashlights w/batteries, ordered through 2 orders 10 packages to put one each in my Operation Christmas Child boxes (did 187 this year). I also ordered spare batteries and packaged them all up. They went out the week of Thanksgiving with me having a half dozen or so left over that I put in the car and other places for emergencies. In the last couple of weeks ALL 3 of the ones I have used fell apart or broke within the first couple of times I turned them on. Either the top popped off and you can't get it back on since it had no screw band or the push button on -off on the bottom shoved all the way in and shoved the parts out the front. There is no way to retrieve that button. I am devastated, as it is quite likely that many of the flashlights I sent will be defective/break for the children I sent them too. And, I can't get them back, the shoeboxes should have been processed and have been sent on their way to children throughout the world. I notified Amazon Customer Service to let the seller know (as so often comments get lost) to have quality control check this product. Hopefully all it was was me getting a defective lot, but still, as a result I have to give a one-star, and felt I needed to review the product. Most products I don't bother with unless they are really good or really poor. Maybe they jostle too much in the box together during shipping? It was nice not having to remove packing, but...
December 2016 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase