Re: Anyone else having problems with Duracell batteries?

On 1/13/2023 5:19 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
> 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 have not had any such problem with my couple dozen Eneloops in several 
years of usage.