What are your favourite batteries?

[Warlord]

Hi everyone. I was wondering what your favourite brand of household battery is? I won't buy super cheap batteries anymore because half of them would be duds. I have had good luck with midrange batteries such as rayovac and eveready. I find they last just as long as a duracell or energizer but don't cost quite as much. Thank you.

 

[Patman]

Anything that is alkaline works for me, I found the cheap ones last just as long as expensive ones. I got a huge pile of AAs from Canadian Tire the last time they were on sale, they were $10 for 50! (I bought 100) They were Memorex I believe.

 

[Al]

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Anything that is alkaline works for me, I found the cheap ones last just as long as expensive ones.

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I think that's true. I haven't noticed any difference. But that's hard to tell really.

 

[Pablo]

We are the AA akaline consumption household.

We pretty much use Kirkland (Costco) AA's. OR lowest bidder.

For the AAA, C, D, and big 6V - store sales with coupons for Duracell, Energizer, etc.

I'm not a big rechargeable battery guy and nothing makes me chuckle more than cheap Chinese batteries. Until we were without power for 8 days I don't think I've ever pushed the limit on batteries so hard.

 

[JHZR2]

I go with what is cheapest, but I don't like to stockpile man, as I try to minimize my disposable battery use (even in my watch, which is mechanical!).

I have found that Panasonic batteries, which you can by in bug packs for $1 at dollar generalor dollar tree stores (I forget which), are good quality and last a long while.

JMH

 

[JustinH]

i agree, dollar store batteries are fine.

I've even used dollar general brand ones that were the same as anything else.

If you wander around dollar store, they stock everyday brand batteries, and now sunbeam is getting into the act.

 

[oilyriser]

I've tried putting them in my universal automatic battery charger, and Energizers always find a way of leaking afterwards, but Duracells often survive.

 

[Virtuoso]

We use rechargable Energizer/Duracell's lately. Kid's toys and digital cameras eat em up.

 

[JHZR2]

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I've tried putting them in my universal automatic battery charger, and Energizers always find a way of leaking afterwards, but Duracells often survive.

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So you seem to get some additional use out of non-rechargable batteries by using a universal rickle charger???

JMH

 

[1sttruck]

AA Lithium rechargeables (Everready ?), Duracells for alkalines. I use to buy Kirkland AAs for the kids but the lithium batteries are working out much better.

 

[Master ACiD]

for tv remotes and stuff i buy whatever is cheapest. for digicams i use powerizer nimh and a vanson peak charger.

 

[97tbird]

I use Maha PowerEx rechargables in my dig camera, with their charger. for emergencies, i have a set of duracells ready in the camera bag. they work pretty ok when I do use them.

Still have the oem batteries in remotes. don't even know what brand those are..

 

[RacerE7773]

We have used Duracell, Energizer, and until it quits whatever noname brand the remote has with it. Then generally we put Duracells in as their replacements.

 

[Brogy]

The best battery is the cheapest one cost wise. They'll last just as long as the expensive ones, only exception are the battery's they market for high tech devices like digital cameras and PDAs and such, they do last longer.

Home depot usually has pretty decent deals on batteries believe it or not.

 

[rpn453]

The last ones I bought were No-Name. I occasionally watch commercials, but I don't pay for them. If more expensive batteries were significantly better, they'd display mAH ratings to show it.

 

[sprintman]

Rechargeables. Saving a fortune

 

[eljefino]

agree on the rechargeables. I get 2000 mah AAs at biglots, 8 for $9.

sure you can get 2700 mah ones elsewhere but I've always got a bunch of these on hand.

Can charge these in the car if I ever ran into an elongated blackout. Also my solar landscape accent lights run on rechargeable AAs so I can just rob those at dusk.

For general emergency lighting needs, nothing beats a hurricane lamp and a stashh of lamp oil I got on closeout.

 

[Bobert]

Rayovac seem to be pretty good and they are made in America. I picked up a 30 pack of AA at Home depot awhile ago for around $7.50. Duracell and Energizer are wayy overpriced.

 

[Patman]

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Rechargeables. Saving a fortune

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This is true if you've got one particular thing which goes through a lot of batteries, but if you have a small child who has 35 different toys that all take AA batteries, it would cost a small fortune to buy that many rechargable batteries. And in most of those toys, a pair of AA's will last over a year, and by that time they are bored with the toy anyhow.

 

[sprintman]

Just put the batteries whatever is about to be used. Bought AA and AAA's from Energiser, Duracell, and Powertech and Duracell QuickCharger. Should have done it years ago.