How Much????

It was one of those 'swings and roundabout' situations. I was dropping DGS off in town where he was meeting friends so used Tesco's car park because of the Timpson's kiosk. I was very tempted to say, 'No Thanks!' when told the price but it would have meant another trip into town today (market day) to see if the watch repair man was there. He doesn't always turn up and parking is a nightmare.

We live eight miles out in the sticks so when you factor in the time and petrol, I was probably better off getting it done there and then.

Can't be without a watch though.

Our local market costs £2.50 for a new battery and fitting it. Or one of the discount shops charges £2 for a whole sheet of about 24 button batteries, but getting the back of my watch defeated me!

If you have a local branch of Timpsons they will give you a card when you buy a battery that entitles you to free batteries for the entire life that watch. I've had 3 for this watch so far & it s still going strong.

Blimey Timpson cost a fortune, I wait until our local Saturday market, there's a man with a stall that costs me just £2.50 to have a new battery!

I just Googled watch battery remover tool and found this on Ebay for £3.99, maybe replacing our own IS the way to go?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/261656706048?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=27378760866&rlsatarget=pla-181484318946&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=9045799&device=c&campaignid=620865095&crdt=0

There are of course lots of others out there, so I think I might just give it a try myself.

I would always ask 'how much, please?' before committing. Walking away is easy and ponderous for the salesperson but definitely nuisance factor in that it's something still needing done (ugh!)

We bought a set of tools on the well known auction site and some batteries, also got some magnifying glasses. Whole lot cost under a tenner. Wouldn't try and change the battery on my Michael Kors one though!

Are you sure the lower price was not a SO.? I stocked up and froze some Tesco English butter recently when it was on offer. There does seem to be a lot of scaremongering going on recently over prices of food and blaming the drop in the pound.How many of us waste food buying too much? and lets face it obesity is becoming a national problem and do we need so many fast food takeaways.?

I no longer get batteries in my watch. I go to a cheap shop and buy a new watch for a fiver!

Timpsons is a great deal when you buy a lifetime battery change card from them.Had mine changed three times so far.

Get a citizen ecodrive watch - never had an issue with the battery lol!

Try Timpsons if you have one nearby. They seem like a really good organisation - they help young offenders etc etc, and you pay £12.99 to have a battery fitted and that's it - you have free batteries thereafter. I moved house and mislaid my card, went into the Timpsons here, fully prepared to pay again but bemoaned the fact that I had lost my card. The man took my word and fitted one free! I have since found my card. Well worth it - two batteries and you are already saving.

No I've been buying for £1.60 for quite a few months, one Saturday it was just up 45p from the previous Saturday.

You have to be careful with watch backs. After I took my gold watch to a shop the back fell off whilst I was on holiday. It cost me £300 to replace it. I only managed to claim £100 back on insurance.That was to have battery replaced. We did not realise what it was when we saw it on the floor. Thought it was something off the base of a furniture leg. When we realised and contacted the hotel the following day. They had chucked it in the rubbish.

I also went into a well known kiosk in Tesco dept i needed a new battery for my car phob £8!!! the following week I found a pack of 8 in a discount store for 99p never again rip off

If you have a 'F Hind' by where you live, they have a scheme where you pay £8 or £9 and it's for the lifetime of the watch, you just take it in with the receipt & get a new one.

I had one fitted last year on local market when I was in Town - £3 & he set it to right time.

Biggest rip off is when you have car serviced & they want to replace battery in fob - every 12 months!!! I only do low mileage & mine is now over 4 years old on same battery. I get round this by taking spare keys which I rarely use so I decline offer. Last one I did have replaced was 5 years ago & it cost £9.

My watch has a self winding mechanical movement, so wearing it winds it!

My DH bought a watch for £10 which was brilliant. Trouble was he broke the glass and the cheapest to replace it was £25. Needless to say he bought another watch for a tenner.

The shop I go to charges 10 pounds for a battery replacement, but you get a 2 year guarantee for that, and the last time I had it done was over 3 years ago, so that to me is good value. My dggd went to a shop which charged 5 pounds, but the battery only lasted 7 months.

My watch is waterproof and Debenhams said they couldn't change the battery. I took it to a local jeweller who kept it for three weeks - how long does it take to change a battery? He charged me £15! The next time it needed changing I took it to another one who did it while I waited and charged £2. And it's still waterproof.

Last time I replaced a watch battery I was given a choice of paying one price for one battery or a higher price for a "battery for life" I opted for the latter as I only need to get one more to be better off and if the watch keeps going I'll never have to pay again. I have a card with which to claim a battery as required which I keep in my purse so I can always lay my hands on it. I guess they make money from people who lose the card or forget they have it!

No. Instead you should have bought on Amazon and had it delivered at no cost the next day.

My Swiss watch.... a present.... required, some years ago, a charge of £45 just to open it and 'look' They decided it would have to be sent to Switzerland to be dealt with. My local jewellers found a key to open it and charged £6.00 for a battery and all worked very well. Where is the rhyme or reason in any of the pricing mentioned?. It seems, also , to be on a need-to-know basis as F Hind never mentioned any such offer to me. I would willingly have paid a few pounds more to avoid the hassle

My Omega watch battery costs £80 but does last five years.

My least favourite price rise was that of the awesome Waitrose bakery counter mince pie which went from 60pence to £1 and then £1.20 within a year.