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We purchased a Bluetooth AM/FM tradesmen's wireless from Aldi at Brightwater, Queensland Australia some 6 months ago, it was on a 'mark-down' table without a box, the wireless and its power-pack and guarantee were wrapped in plastic, I presumed it was a demo model from their showcase so bought it at the reduced price.<br /> When I turned it on it was already charged so I didn't need to do that, when I tried to tune in our local stations I found the knob to be so touchy it had to be turned as if it was tissue paper or it was off the station, the band with for tuning is so fine it is difficult to use.<br /> When I turned it off I found the knob made a click sound to indicate the power was 'OFF' however the knob kept turning anti-clockwise and the pilot light came back on without any volume.<br /> When I tried to connect the Bluetooth, the main reason I purchased this for yard use, I had trouble finding my iPhone so I tried it on my computer, again it would not work...after much fiddling to and fro I finally got the iPhone to work but at a very reduced volume compared to the wireless.<br /> Later I managed to get my computer to work also but with the same volume result.<br /> However I found what this wireless does is more than often lose the last Bluetooth connection forcing me to re-find it on the last unit I had attached to it.<br /> FROM MY PRESUMTION THIS WAS A DEMO MODEL AND HAVING MISLAID THE BOX IT WAS GOING CHEAP I FIND THE ONLY EXPLANATION FOR IT BEING 'CHEAP' WAS THATN SOMEONE HAS JAD THE SAMNE TROUBLE AND RETURNED IT THEN BY ERROR OR DESIGN THE UNIT WAS WRAPPED AND PRESENTED AS A NEW ITEM FOR SALE AT A REDUCED PRICE...IN OTHER WORDS I WAS 'HAD'!<br /> I have had other problems with ALDI merchandise and gone to the warranty, one time I was told to take it back and a replacement would be waiting for me, it was, another time a refund would be waiting, it was and a third time a broken part was sent to me via a courier some 8 months after my contact with the warranty company...AND...after I had told them not to bother as I had returned it to the shop, obtained a refund and no longer had the item concerned, so determined were they to give me the part I could no longer use they tracked me down to another state after we had move residence, you can't knock their dedication...Not rain, hail nor snow, nor cancelation of need and change of address either it seems.<br /> Now it seems I will be stuck with a Bluetooth wireless that bluetooths sometimes, is fiddly to tune and I have had to replace with another from another retailer...<br /> The moral of my saga is...if you see an electrical item on an ALDI 'for sale cheap' table forget it...in all probability it is something someone has found to be broken or not working as described and so returned it to the shop for a refund, so the ALDI shop manager stuck it out for some other sucker to see and think they were getting a bargain...'Let the Buyer beware'...especially at ALDI I have found!!!