Re: Duracell Batteries SUCK

On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 10:11:34 PM UTC-4, Robert Wilson wrote:
> On 7/14/2022 9:19 PM, Big Apple wrote: 
> > Duracell's were my "go to" batteries years ago. Since company changed hands a number of times since 2013 (now owned by Berkshire Hathaway) they are more or less GARBAGE!! 
> > The Duracell brand can no longer be trusted as a long lasting, non leaking battery. 
> > I am no longer a user of Duracell. 
> > That is what happens when prophet is put before quality!
> I am finding more and more batteries from all the companies I've tried 
> are leaking these days. I've had several things (e.g. a digital clock) 
> ruined. I had problems with leaking batteries decades ago, then they got 
> much better. Now the problem seems to have come back. My "go to" 
> batteries have been Energizers for the last 15 years or so, but now I am 
> having problems with them too. I would blame companies cutting quality 
> except that it seems more like bad seals or improper assembly: Once you 
> have the production lines going it would appear not to save much to mess 
> with those. 
> 
> I do have to go along with Big Apple this way, though: I have always 
> found Duracell to be not very good. It is a shame that they seem to be 
> what Costco wants to push, e.g. with sale prices. 
> 
> I live near Madison, Wisconsin, USA, the original home of Rayovac, so I 
> want to like them, but I have had to avoid them now for at least 20 
> years: Not because of leakage (haven't been using them so don't know if 
> they have joined the crowd that leak) but just because they never did 
> produce power for very long. 
> 
> Bob W
Most batteries, including Duracell, are made in China now.  Quality control is next to zero.