Re: Anyone else having problems with Duracell batteries?

On 1/12/23 7:45 PM, Your Name wrote:
> On 2023-01-12 23:54:46 +0000, Wade Garrett said:
>> On 1/12/23 1:53 PM, Marc M wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> Last year I had a similar problem with a 60-pack of Rayovac AA 
>> batteries datd good till 2028 that I bought from the Home Depot.
>>
>> They corroded/leaked and trashed a $100 Apple wireless keyboard. And 
>> 15-16 of the batteries still in the retail package had corroded/leaked 
>> and were covered with a white pastey powder. The ones in the keyboard 
>> were wedged in there so tightly they could not be removed.
>>
>> Rayovac (owned these days by Energizer) eventually sent me a check for 
>> the keyboard and the pack of batteries-- but dragged me through hot 
>> grease for about two months with numerous requests for additional 
>> seemingly irrelevant info and pictures of the batts and the keyboard 
>> from many different angles. I had initially submitted 11 clear 
>> pictures and a lengthy detailed description of the damage and 
>> circumstances. We traded a couple of dozen emails before they paid me.
>>
>> Four other batts from the same package also leaked/corroded in a $40 
>> ATT desk phone. But I was able to remove the crud and restore it to 
>> function and decided not to go around with them again. They got off 
>> cheap!
> 
> When you buy the batteries, you have no idea how long or how well 
> they've been stored by the warehouse, delivery, and shop. Buying huge 
> bulk packs is often not worth the supposed savings over buying smaller 
> packs more often.
> 
> 
Well I guess that's possible. But can't small packages be warehoused 
just as long as the large ones?

Plus-- these days, many brands of alkaline AAA. AA, C and D batteries 
claim a 10 year shelf life and have the expiry date printed right on the 
battery case.

I also give a failing mark to Panasonic Eneloop rechargeable AAs.

I paid a lot for a 12-pack of them-- includi9ng the correct Panasonic 
charger. Eneloops claim to retain an 80% charge after a year's storage. 
For mine though, after a year's light use and recharging, they all 
started to self-discharge to zero in a week or so.

I emailed Panasonic Customer No-Service several times but never got any 
kind of response from them. Phone calls went into Voicemail Hell and 
were not returned.

These days, I just buy Costco private label batts which are manufactured 
by Duracell. Haven't had any problems with them---so far!

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