I purchased two Apple Remotes from this…
I purchased two Apple Remotes from this retailer at the same time. After only around 15 months, one of them developed a severe battery issue and now needs to be charged daily. The other remote, used under the same conditions, still works perfectly.
When I contacted customer service, the response was disappointing. Instead of engaging with the actual issue, they referred me to the 12-month burden of proof rule and effectively dismissed the claim on that basis.
In my view, this ignores the obvious: such a drastic battery degradation after a relatively short period is not consistent with normal use. The fact that an identical device from the same order performs as expected further suggests a defect specific to the faulty unit.
I would have expected a more reasonable and customer-oriented approach here. Instead, the handling felt purely formalistic and unhelpful.