Battery Life of Wall Clocks

[Swisstoons]

Can you tell me how long a battery typically lasts in one of these clocks?

I promote on Twitter. A tweet of mine featuring my green clock collection which had been retweeted many times was sabotaged by someone who left a comment that the battery on a cordless clock (hashtag "cordless" is one of the selling points I use) needs to be changed EVERY WEEK! His comment pretty much destroys the effectiveness of my original tweet...unless I can respond with a definitive comment of my own.

Can you tell me how long the manufacturer says a battery will typically last in one of its clocks? Yes, I know some batteries are better than others...which is why I say, "typically."

[randysgrandma]

Over a year for sure. Probably longer. I have not really paid attention, but my clock batteries seem to last forever.

[Harmony]

I have no idea what the manufacturer says but I have one of these clocks and I only have to change it once a year if not longer. Perhaps the clock your customer has is somehow defective. 

[Swisstoons]

Not a customer.  Just a jerk with an itchy Twitter finger, I suspect.  Thanks for responding.  If you're on Twitter, here is my original tweet.  https://twitter.com/swisstoons/status/1526180377706078214

[CreativeLeahG]

Block him

[Swisstoons]

That was the first thing I did.  😄

[Barbara · Accepted solution]

We have three battery-run clocks in the house, and the batteries last for over two years--closer to three years. They all use just a single double-A battery. Clocks merely sip at the battery.

[PAZP]

JMHO but that sounds like some disgruntled individual who may not necessarily have purchased a clock. Replacement once a week is VERY hard to believe. Sadly social media has a lot of accounts who like that. 

I'm not on Twitter any longer but isn't there a way to remove or hide comments like that? 

[Barbara]

I quit Twitter a long time ago, so my memory is a bit foggy, but I don't remember being able to delete anyone.

@Swisstoons  There are now a number of other social media sites that you might look into using and that have better-behaved people on them. I can't name the sites off the top of my head, but maybe others can.

[Swisstoons]

I have an FB page...but don't use it much because it never produced referrals.  Twitter is the place I get referrals (as a Promoter).  I quit using Pinterest long ago.

[PAZP]

Interesting how promotional sites work for some and not others. I never got a referral from Twitter in about 11 years I promoted on it. It was one of several promotional time sucks that I never saw results and quit spending time on. The few referrals I do get a month are all from Pinterest. 

[Swisstoons]

I write a new blurb to go with a Z product link and new tags each time I post it.  It doesn't help to just keep tweeting the standard blurb (which is the product title).  I do, however, search for old tweets which performed well, and retweet them.   When the Promoter program first started, I would get several 35% rfs each month.  Of course, with inflation, everything is slowing down.  I'm getting about 2 per month now.  And I see that one--for a mug--was just cancelled.

[Swisstoons]

If you're on Twitter, here is my tweet which was responded to.  I can no longer see the commentor's tweet, because I blocked him.  But you can probably see it.  https://twitter.com/swisstoons/status/1526180377706078214

[Swisstoons]

I agree.  But, no, you can't remove comments.  You can hide them so you don't have to look at them...but everyone else, including potential customers can see them.

[KeegansCreation]

This sounds like a battery problem, not a clock problem. 

[Swisstoons]

Actually, I think the problem is with the Twitter user who made the comment.  But, yes, he probably had some dollar store battery installed in some other kind of clock...and figured, without thinking, to take it out on the clocks Zazzle is selling.

[Marcia]

I bought one for my mom & the battery has been going strong for at least a year.

[Swisstoons]

Thank for the confirmation!

[chefcateringbiz]

It depends on the battery, actually. Most clocks need a slow-drain battery, which will be marked on the battery packaging and probably has an icon of a clock as well. Those will last a long time.

[Swisstoons]

Thanks.  I've referred to the informal poll I've taken here in my response(s) to the commentor on that particular tweet.

[Barbara]

I've never seen a battery with a clock on it, though I rarely look that closely at them other than to see their expiration date. I just use "copper-top" batteries, which seem to last almost forever in clocks. The only clock we've had trouble with has nothing to do with its battery. Rather, it's a psychotic clock that must have been born on Mars where time is different.