Re: Anyone else having problems with Duracell batteries?

On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 1:39:37 PM UTC-7, Your Name wrote:
> On 2022-08-09 13:08:33 +0000, Wade Garrett said: 
> > On 8/9/22 8:37 AM, alan vincent wrote: 
> >> On Saturday, 18 December 2021 at 01:02:19 UTC, Your Name wrote: 
> >>> On 2021-12-18 00:11:19 +0000, Wade Garrett said: 
> >>>> On 12/17/21 11:14 AM, Larry Hornsby wrote: 
> >>>>> On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 4:31:09 PM UTC-5, Elaine Sigo wrote: 
> >>>>>> On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 11:18:12 AM UTC-4, jtmpreno wrote: 
> >>>>>>> On 8/5/2020 5:51 AM, Wade Garrett wrote: 
> >>>>>>>> On 8/4/20 11:08 PM, [email protected] wrote: 
> >>>>>>>>> On Monday, 2 April 2012 04:40:21 UTC+5:30, AS wrote: 
> >>> 
> > :::::SNIP 
> > 
> >>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Yes it happens to me, too, and has been for several years. I switched 
> >>>>>>> to Duracell because Kirkland (Costco) batteries were much worse. 
> > 
> > Not to be The Party Pooper, but Kirkland alkaline batteries are made 
> > by..........Duracell :-)
> As with many other products, there is an illusion of "market 
> competition", but the reality is that different brands are often made 
> and sold by the same company or parent company, and therefore very 
> little actual competitiveness. 
> 
> The same happens with store branding, with different brands actually 
> owned by the same company (e.g. here in New Zealand the "New World" and 
> "Pak n' Save" supermarkets brands are owned by the same company - just 
> up the road there is one of each almost next door to each other, giving 
> an false illusion of competition).
I bought a large pack of AAA Duracell batteries from Costco.  Expiration date: 2028.  They were stored properly (with all my other batteries).  After about six months I went to open the package and HALF the batteries were corroded.  The other half lose their capacity very quickly - they are essentially trash.  I contacted Duracell for a replacement under warranty.  They sent me a couple of coupons, but had the nerve to tell me this was a "goodwill gesture" and sent two pages of instructions on how to use and store batteries.  They clearly suggested this was MY fault and they were doing me a "favor" by sending me the coupons.  I will never buy Duracell batteries again.