On 9/1/2013 12:05 AM, Rocinante wrote:
On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:27:10 -0400, Nate Nagel wrote:

Saw these in Target as I hit the fourth and last store in my area trying
to score some cheap Duraloops.

http://www.energizer.com/batteries/r...s/Pages/d.aspx

Seriously? a 2500 mAh NiMH D cell? So you want me to pay the same price
for a 2-pack of fake ass D cells as I would for a GOOD pack of 4 AAs
that each have almost the same capacity? Are you HIGH?

But wait, there's more

http://www.energizer.com/batteries/r...s/Pages/c.aspx

they come in C cell size too! Oh joy!

I mean, really. It's not that they managed to put out a *bad* cell, to
make one this pathetic takes real effort. It's like they're just saying
"**** you, consumers, we want to sell you our (admittedly excellent)
lithium primaries, so we're going to make our rechargeables suck so much
dong that if you're dumb enough to actually buy them the taste in your
mouth will be literally like kissing your crazy bipolar ex-girlfriend,
but without any of the good parts."

And *good* brands like Eneloop, Maha Imedion, and Tenergy Centura are
nowhere to be seen on your average store's shelves. (Notable exception:
I have seen Tenergy Centuras in C, D, and 9V - but not in AA or AAA - on
the shelf at Micro Center.)

Am I alone in being insulted by this?

I used to work for Duracell. From a business perspective given by the
executives at the time, it was a good idea for Energizer and Duracell to
jump on the rechargeables bandwagon and get some sales, but it was not a
good idea to cannibalize their own business with high capacity
rechargeables.



That must have changed because they just came out with a new line of LSD
NiMHs that are competitively priced and higher capacity than Eneloops...
if they get some positive reports from CPF I might try some. They're
also stocking at least the AAs in lots of stores, although my local
Staples is completely out (not sure if they are selling fast or just
restocking slow)

In any case, that is not an unwelcome development... but the lack of
good options in the mass market for C, D, and 9V is still frustrating.
Still waiting on the guy to get back to me the Chinese eBay adapters...

Of course, look on the bright side... 10-15 years ago this discussion
would have gone something like "I've heard that these adapters are
available in China, but I haven't a clue how to go about getting them..."

Then again on the unbuttered side, we used to be a nation of innovators
and most of the time when I say something like "gee, someone oughta make
(something)" and it turns out that it *is* made, it's generally made
halfway around the world, not here.

nate