I hope this doesn't sound rude to anyone. I don't know of any other way to say it. Walmart will replace the battery for 4.95 on pretty much any watch without having to wait. So with the choice of free shipping anywhere in the US or replacing the battery I went with free shipping. I hope that makes sense. Additionally this particular watch uses a very generic common watch battery that can be found at almost anywhere for a couple bucks if you have the tool/gadget to take the back off and put it back on.