takealot.com selling junk and washing their hands of the issue.

Purchased a battery to run the router during load shedding. Battery died after 9 months. No recourse and strictly holding to their CPA 6 month warranty. I was informed that there is a certain way to use the battery so as to extend its life but one would assume that 1. This would be explained as instruction and 2. A battery should be able to last longer than 9 months. Takealot sold this junk and washed their hands of it once the 6 months had expired. Poor business practices and another instance of Takealot selling Chinese junk. This is not a xenophobic but factual as it is widely understood that they dump cheap imports on the South Africa market.