Batteries AA and AAA

All of us use them, they are for sale everywhere.  Store brands are sometimes less, and of course there are Duracell, Energizer,and  Rayovac brand names.  I usually shop around for batteries, but often have to wait until they are on sale at Walgreens or elsewhere.  But this week, I decided to look at Amazon for pricing and discovered they have a “house” brand called “Amazon basics”.  Of course it is Prime, so there is no freight, and they offer it as a subscription so a box comes every 6 months, or other time increment you choose.  But you can also purchase a box as a one-time purchase. Subscribing saves you 5 %, not a bad savings when CD’s at the bank are only paying 1 % or less.  

I compared them at length with Duracell and  Energizer brands that I normally use, and I believe they are Duracell in a private label since they have a 10 year, no leak, shelf life.  With 638 customer reviews and still having 4.5 stars, I would say customers are very happy and have tested them against all brands and found them to be superior.  Amazon users say they are made in Japan, or at least, not China.  

So, why bring this up in my Blog?  Because a pack of 20 AAA (alkaline) type is only $7.59, and that equates to $  .379 each, compared to .60 cents for other brands on Amazon, and even more than $ .60 in stores.  And, I no longer have to search for ‘fair pricing’ in stores.  Or buy more than I need to get a decent price. This is an example of the retail revolution.  Amazon is becoming a type of Consumer Reports that finds good deals, and then brings them to your doorstep with essentially no hassle. In 100 degree heat here in SC in summer, no hassle is a good idea.

I used to use rechargeable AA’s in cameras and other devices, and thought they gave longer use than the disposable kind.  But have drifted away from that for various reasons.  I always dispose of my used batteries by taking them to a local drop off for recycling.