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4.5
Had this item for less than 3 months. Didn't open item for the first month as I was recovering from spinal surgery (and not taking any pictures). Item remained in a drawer in its original unopened box until about Mid April. I received it on March 2nd. It worked like a dream for 20 pictures!! Then last night the unit flashed to indicate new batteries needed. Now I was surprised as just a couple nights before I had printed my 20th or maybe 30th photo! The box indicates approx 100 photos per set of batteries on average. But I put in Energizer CR2 3v batteries, ,mirroring the Panasonic ones that came with the printer. I double checked before inserting. Insert batteries, everything lights up! Okay good to go, except I couldn't get app to pair to print, was feeling frustrated so just printed to my big printer. The lights went off on unit as it does when it's not in use. Left it be thinking I'd print more in the am. My cat, yes my cat started hissing at the unit, which is strange cause he's seen it out when Ibe used it before. His hair was standing right straight up, I was puzzled, went to pick up the unit *which was on a computer like table next to my hospital bed in LR, and dang near dropped it because it was so hot! I quickly took cover off, burnt my fingers getting batteries out of unit. They were blazing hot. If my 4 to with her ltitle hands had touched them we'd have been in the ER kind of hot. Wake the hubs cause now I'm worried, do a little research online, only to find out that the unit can malfunction in this way resulting in bursting or FIRE! This was bedside. Had I just decided to go to sleep and not see what tye cat was hissing at or decide to better put it away so he couldn't scoot it off the table as cats can want to do with items...I would not have known. There was no indication by app or the unit itself there was a problem! My pain skyrocketed, panic attack, hubs banning all such tech from home (he was concerned for welfare of family being suddenly woken by his wife with burnt fingertios, panic attack happening and barely able to stand from pain. "Flight or fight" response... was instructed through faq to contact seller, click on that seller takes you to amazon warranty, who later today tells me they cannot find a warranty on the item and to contact the seller.... ummm I tried it brought me to Amazon. 20 photos at this price and the greater possibility that we could have had a fire in our home last night.... UNACCEPTABLE. We did, with husband present put both old and new batteries back in unit, unit would not light uo, and both sets of batteries and unit started to become hot. We removed batteries, set in a safe place for everything to cool down. For about two months I had kept my unit in a beautiful old handmade oak armoire. This unit, if 1st set of batteries fried as quickly as they did (unit never left house, not used by a by one but me, and kept safely locked away) my thoughts all day have been what if it had ruptured or began to burn at anytime in between uses (weekly). This is no doubt a manufacturer issue. And it seems according to amazon I have no recourse. At least my house is still standing, my family safe, my fingers are sore a bit blistered but will heal. And the best answer I got was "we can't find any information on this unit" contact seller. Amazon you are the seller, and the source of the item sends me automatically to you, you don't get near them. 100% satisfaction tion. Awesome. I too did my homework I thought on this unit. And apparently the one I got fell in the "in the rare case of...." thanks for your 158.00 plus tax, nothing we can do. 20 most expensive little pictures on the planet that aren't made my an actual artist worth collecting! Buyer beware. And if you are the third party reading this, I'd love an answer, but somehow I don't expect to get one. The quality of packaging. Items and lack of care by Amazon and oh going to.boost our prime, packages coming sure post more often then not, so rarely 2 day free.... shame. You've done right by me on the little things, this is a BIG deal and passing the buck Amazon ..... on words. Just fury.
