On 8/5/2013 11:17 PM, nestork wrote:
Stormin:

Here in Canada the CBC has a show called "Marketplace" where some
investigative reporters investigate marketing claims and report on
problems people are having with merchandise they've purchased.

In one show they investigated batteries, and the result they came up
with is that paying extra for Duracell or Energizer batteries was a
waste of money since all alkaline batteries use the same mature
technology, and since the size of the battery is fixed, they all contain
the same amount of energy.

So, instead of buying Duracell or Energizer, maybe just go to your local
dollar store and buy five AA no-name batteries for $1.

That way, if they leak on you, it's not worth the bother to try and get
them replaced under the manufacturer's warranty.


I discovered long ago that the best policy is to remove the batteries
from equipment that's not used every day and put them in a Ziploc bag
keeping them with the gear. ^_^

TDD