Re: Anyone else having problems with Duracell batteries?

In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:45:13 +1300, Your Name
<[email protected]> wrote:

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>> 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.

I"ve read that one of the local supermarket chains makes a bigger effort
to refrgigerate its milk, compared to others that might let the milk sit
on the loading dock or somewhere else outside the fridge for hours, and
that this chain's milk tends to last longer.