Sounds utterly ridiculous! My first thought was that some employee has found out what's inside and had it off, using the battery excuse to cover their tracks and claim it's been destroyed. I then felt a little guilty for assuming such a negative thing, but then saw that others had thought the same
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I look forward to seeing how this pans out, wouldn't be surprised though if either RM find a way of proving you were in violation, or reimburse you but never punish whoever is responsible, leaving it open to happen again...!

I look forward to seeing how this pans out, wouldn't be surprised though if either RM find a way of proving you were in violation, or reimburse you but never punish whoever is responsible, leaving it open to happen again...!