Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

On Mon, 30 May 2016 17:49:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

I doubt there is much difference in the cost of production

On 5/30/2016 7:21 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 30 May 2016 17:49:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

I doubt there is much difference in the cost of production

That and maybe lower volume item. Cost of materials is often insignificant.

On Mon, 30 May 2016 19:46:02 -0400, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/30/2016 7:21 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 30 May 2016 17:49:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

I doubt there is much difference in the cost of production

That and maybe lower volume item. Cost of materials is often insignificant.

Well, I'm not buying anymore until the volume goes up and the price
goes down. That'll show 'em.

On Mon, 30 May 2016 22:22:51 -0400, Micky wrote:

Well, I'm not buying anymore until the volume goes up

Silly Micky. If the volume goes up, the AAA turns into an AA.

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On Tue, 31 May 2016 21:41:24 -0400, Mike Duffy
wrote:

On Mon, 30 May 2016 22:22:51 -0400, Micky wrote:

Well, I'm not buying anymore until the volume goes up

Silly Micky. If the volume goes up, the AAA turns into an AA.

I guess so. Darn.

On Mon, 30 May 2016 17:49:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?
Actually they are generally MORE expensive - perhaps because they
sell fewer of them??

On 05/30/2016 03:49 PM, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?


For cordless mice, keyboards, remote controls, LED flashlights, kitchen timers, etc, rechargeable Panasonic Eneloops are pretty awesome.
FWIW, never seen an Eneloop leak and destroy a device.

On Tue, 31 May 2016 02:35:38 -0600
Paul wrote:

On 05/30/2016 03:49 PM, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery?
I've gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I
need AAA and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?


For cordless mice, keyboards, remote controls, LED flashlights,
kitchen timers, etc, rechargeable Panasonic Eneloops are pretty
awesome. FWIW, never seen an Eneloop leak and destroy a device.

You failed to answer the question:

hy are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

On 5/31/2016 6:54 AM, burfordTjustice wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2016 02:35:38 -0600
Paul wrote:

On 05/30/2016 03:49 PM, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery?
I've gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I
need AAA and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?


For cordless mice, keyboards, remote controls, LED flashlights,
kitchen timers, etc, rechargeable Panasonic Eneloops are pretty
awesome. FWIW, never seen an Eneloop leak and destroy a device.

You failed to answer the question:

hy are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

Funny thing, here in western NC I pay the same. I usually get the 4
pack at the grocery store when they run the 5 or $5 or 10 or $10
specials which seems to be quite often. Here, you don't have to buy 5
or 10 to get the price. BTW, Ray-o-vac. Also, sometimes you can find a
coupon for $1 off ... if I buy 1 pkg, it only costs the state tax! Such
a deal, but those coupons seem harder and harder to find.

On 05/31/2016 06:34 AM, Art Todesco wrote:

[snip]

Funny thing, here in western NC I pay the same. I usually get the 4
pack at the grocery store when they run the 5 or $5 or 10 or $10
specials which seems to be quite often. Here, you don't have to buy 5
or 10 to get the price. BTW, Ray-o-vac. Also, sometimes you can find a
coupon for $1 off ... if I buy 1 pkg, it only costs the state tax! Such
a deal, but those coupons seem harder and harder to find.

I see the same here in east Texas. Often these C & D are the same price
too, but lower quantities. I may see:

24 AAA
24 AA
8 C
4 D

Packages for the same price.


--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"The activities engaged in by the Christian Coalition...were a vital
part of why we had a revolution at the polls on November 8, 1994." [Newt
Gingrich]

On 5/31/2016 2:46 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:

I see the same here in east Texas. Often these C & D are the same price
too, but lower quantities. I may see:

24 AAA
24 AA
8 C
4 D

Packages for the same price.



Just looked at Amazon. Quantity makes a big difference too.

AAA 20 pack .38
AA 20 pack .43
AA 48 pack .27

For cordless mice, keyboards, remote controls, LED flashlights, kitchen
timers, etc, rechargeable Panasonic Eneloops are pretty awesome.
FWIW, never seen an Eneloop leak and destroy a device.

Except perhaps for Microsoft branded mice, which are only happy with a
full 1.5 volts per battery. Eneloops and other rechargeables don't put
out the full 1.5 volts.

On 05/31/2016 06:48 AM, Steve Stone wrote:

For cordless mice, keyboards, remote controls, LED flashlights, kitchen
timers, etc, rechargeable Panasonic Eneloops are pretty awesome.
FWIW, never seen an Eneloop leak and destroy a device.

Except perhaps for Microsoft branded mice, which are only happy with a
full 1.5 volts per battery. Eneloops and other rechargeables don't put
out the full 1.5 volts.


I seem to have read somewhere that battery-operated devices are made to
work at voltages as low as 1v per cell, considering that ordinary
batteries discharge to this quickly.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"The activities engaged in by the Christian Coalition...were a vital
part of why we had a revolution at the polls on November 8, 1994." [Newt
Gingrich]

On Tue, 31 May 2016 13:52:30 -0500, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

On 05/31/2016 06:48 AM, Steve Stone wrote:

For cordless mice, keyboards, remote controls, LED flashlights, kitchen
timers, etc, rechargeable Panasonic Eneloops are pretty awesome.
FWIW, never seen an Eneloop leak and destroy a device.

Except perhaps for Microsoft branded mice, which are only happy with a
full 1.5 volts per battery. Eneloops and other rechargeables don't put
out the full 1.5 volts.


I seem to have read somewhere that battery-operated devices are made to
work at voltages as low as 1v per cell, considering that ordinary
batteries discharge to this quickly.
SOME will worl at 1v/cell. Others will not.

Per Paul:
Eneloops are pretty awesome.
FWIW, never seen an Eneloop leak and destroy a device.

As opposed to DuraCells, which I have had leak in several of my devices.

Now that Eneloop has resolved the self-discharge issue it would seem
that, for most applications, Eneloops are better than alkalines.
--
Pete Cresswell

On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:28:33 AM UTC-7, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Paul:
Eneloops are pretty awesome.
FWIW, never seen an Eneloop leak and destroy a device.

As opposed to DuraCells, which I have had leak in several of my devices.

Now that Eneloop has resolved the self-discharge issue it would seem
that, for most applications, Eneloops are better than alkalines.
--
Pete Cresswell

the Dollar store sells 4 aaa for $1

work longer than Walmarts

marc

On 5/31/2016 1:47 PM, wrote:

the Dollar store sells 4 aaa for $1

work longer than Walmarts

marc


Hmm. Didn't know that. I may try that, some
time. Mix and match, see which last longest.

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On 5/30/2016 5:49 PM, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?


I've got the same concern with C and D
batteries. Most of my life, I've tried
to buy devices using D cells, or AA cells.

With Harbor Freight and the free flash
lights, that isn't working out very well
at present. Such is life.

--
..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On 05/31/2016 06:36 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 5/30/2016 5:49 PM, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?


I've got the same concern with C and D
batteries. Most of my life, I've tried
to buy devices using D cells, or AA cells.

People here use very few C cells.

After a hurricane passed through I was with a neighbor who went to the
Walgreen's looking for a portable radio. The only one they had left used
C cells, which they were out of.

I let him borrow an extra wind-up radio I had.

With Harbor Freight and the free flash
lights, that isn't working out very well
at present. Such is life.


Most flashlights like that use 3 AAA cells. Does that one?

BTW, I didn't think a wind-up radio was a real thing until I got one.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"The activities engaged in by the Christian Coalition...were a vital
part of why we had a revolution at the polls on November 8, 1994." [Newt
Gingrich]

On 5/31/2016 11:50 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
BTW, I didn't think a wind-up radio was a real thing until I got one.

I have one in my BoB. But, the mainspring makes it uncomfortably large.
I've depated adding an output tap so I could use it to power other
items, instead.

And, I wish it had a digital tuner instead of the crappy old analog style.

I've got the same concern with C and D
batteries. Most of my life, I've tried
to buy devices using D cells, or AA cells.

People here use very few C cells.

After a hurricane passed through I was with a neighbor who went to the
Walgreen's looking for a portable radio. The only one they had left used
C cells, which they were out of.

CY: I was careful to buy one flash light on C cells (four
cell mag) because often the C cells are the last ones to
be found in stores. Bummer about your experience.


I let him borrow an extra wind-up radio I had.

CY: You are far too kind!


With Harbor Freight and the free flash
lights, that isn't working out very well
at present. Such is life.


Most flashlights like that use 3 AAA cells. Does that one?

CY: Yes, both the short lights and the magnet
ones take three AAA cells.



BTW, I didn't think a wind-up radio was a real thing until I got one.


CY: The Etons are good. And also take
AA cells. I did have a wind up radio
that was far more junky. Ended up
selling it off.

On Tue, 31 May 2016 20:38:37 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:



BTW, I didn't think a wind-up radio was a real thing until I got one.


CY: The Etons are good. And also take
AA cells. I did have a wind up radio
that was far more junky. Ended up
selling it off.

I had a wind-up radio, but after I wound it, I put it on the floor and
it wouldn't spin.

On 6/1/2016 2:27 AM, Micky wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2016 20:38:37 -0400, Stormin Mormon

BTW, I didn't think a wind-up radio was a real thing until I got one.


CY: The Etons are good. And also take
AA cells. I did have a wind up radio
that was far more junky. Ended up
selling it off.

I had a wind-up radio, but after I wound it, I put it on the floor and
it wouldn't spin.


Please consider buying a wind up turntable
atachment.

--
..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On Tue, 31 May 2016 13:50:28 -0500, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

On 05/31/2016 06:36 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 5/30/2016 5:49 PM, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?


I've got the same concern with C and D
batteries. Most of my life, I've tried
to buy devices using D cells, or AA cells.

People here use very few C cells.

Actually I liked flashlights that use C cells because I could hold one
in my mouth.

Now, I can hold the 3-AAA 9 LED light in my mouth and the question is,
Do I attach that cord or not? I really don't use it, and it feels
funny in my mouth, but not that funny!

After a hurricane passed through I was with a neighbor who went to the
Walgreen's looking for a portable radio. The only one they had left used
C cells, which they were out of.

I let him borrow an extra wind-up radio I had.

Very nice of you.

With Harbor Freight and the free flash
lights, that isn't working out very well
at present. Such is life.


Most flashlights like that use 3 AAA cells. Does that one?

Yeah, they do. They're quite good but anything cheaper, like at the
dollar store, is too cheap.

BTW, I didn't think a wind-up radio was a real thing until I got one.

LOL

On 6/1/2016 2:24 AM, Micky wrote:

People here use very few C cells.

Actually I liked flashlights that use C cells because I could hold one
in my mouth.

CY: Yes, that is a good reason. For me, a
strap on head light works OK for many things.


Now, I can hold the 3-AAA 9 LED light in my mouth and the question is,
Do I attach that cord or not? I really don't use it, and it feels
funny in my mouth, but not that funny!

CY: I don't use the cord very often. Might want
to leave it off.


After a hurricane passed through I was with a neighbor who went to the
Walgreen's looking for a portable radio. The only one they had left used
C cells, which they were out of.

I let him borrow an extra wind-up radio I had.

Very nice of you.

CY: Yes, quite nice. Of course, you may wish to
buy some alkalines when things get back to normal
and you can find them.


With Harbor Freight and the free flash
lights, that isn't working out very well
at present. Such is life.


Most flashlights like that use 3 AAA cells. Does that one?

Yeah, they do. They're quite good but anything cheaper, like at the
dollar store, is too cheap.

CY: I tried one from Dollar Tree. The tube is too small,
won't take some batteries. The batteries just don't
fit in the tube. The HF free with coupon and $4.99 purchase
light is good. I put grease on the tail cap threads, the
machining is really rough. But, it is machined not stamped.
The black HF free lights are really good light output.


BTW, I didn't think a wind-up radio was a real thing until I got one.

LOL

CY: Some are junk. The Etons are actually reasonable
quality for the size and price.

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..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 07:54:27 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 6/1/2016 2:24 AM, Micky wrote:

People here use very few C cells.

Actually I liked flashlights that use C cells because I could hold one
in my mouth.

CY: Yes, that is a good reason. For me, a
strap on head light works OK for many things.

I have one of those. When they were really cheap I bought 4 and gave
them to friends, but I didn't have it when I needed it for some
reason. It was kept somewhere when the flashlight was right on the
shelf or the table or in the drawer.

On Tue, 31 May 2016 07:36:34 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/30/2016 5:49 PM, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?


I've got the same concern with C and D
batteries. Most of my life, I've tried
to buy devices using D cells, or AA cells.

Even 5 or 10 years ago I don't think I used many batteries. It seems I
need a lot more now.

With Harbor Freight and the free flash
lights, that isn't working out very well
at present. Such is life.

I guess.

On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 5:49:26 PM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

I found an Amazon offering where the AAA ($0.44) are actually cheaper than the
AA ($0.58).

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-AAA-B...F2KYH WTB5J5A

vs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AMJKYYK?psc=1

FWIW, Amazon battery prices are inconsistent. Same battery, same quantity,
various prices. Interesting.

On 5/31/2016 5:51 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 5:49:26 PM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

I found an Amazon offering where the AAA ($0.44) are actually cheaper than the
AA ($0.58).

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-AAA-B...F2KYH WTB5J5A

vs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AMJKYYK?psc=1

FWIW, Amazon battery prices are inconsistent. Same battery, same quantity,
various prices. Interesting.

At Costco, AA batteries are cheaper both for Duracell and Kirkland:

Kirkland AA: 27.8¢
Kirkland AAA: 32.3¢

Duracell AA: 39.5¢
Duracell AAA: 48.75¢

While it's true that AA are manufactured in larger quantity, both are
still manufactured in enormous quantities so there would be no savings
from that.

I would have expected them to cost the same since the cost of materials
is a very minor factor in the retail price.

AAAA are far more expensive than either, but those are manufactured in
relatively low quantities. I only have one device that uses them.

On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:10:06 AM UTC-4, sms wrote:
On 5/31/2016 5:51 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 5:49:26 PM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

I found an Amazon offering where the AAA ($0.44) are actually cheaper than the
AA ($0.58).

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-AAA-B...F2KYH WTB5J5A

vs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AMJKYYK?psc=1

FWIW, Amazon battery prices are inconsistent. Same battery, same quantity,
various prices. Interesting.

At Costco, AA batteries are cheaper both for Duracell and Kirkland:

As has been noted earlier, that is the norm. I stumbled upon the cheaper
AAA offering at Amazon just by clicking around. It's a rarity.


Kirkland AA: 27.8¢
Kirkland AAA: 32.3¢

Duracell AA: 39.5¢
Duracell AAA: 48.75¢

While it's true that AA are manufactured in larger quantity, both are
still manufactured in enormous quantities so there would be no savings
from that.

I would have expected them to cost the same since the cost of materials
is a very minor factor in the retail price.

AAAA are far more expensive than either, but those are manufactured in
relatively low quantities. I only have one device that uses them.

I think I recall maybe, possibly, having had one device many years ago
that used AAAA. I have no clue what it was, but I do remember the tiny
batteries for some reason. (I think!)

What is the AAAA device that you have?

DerbyDad03 wrote:

As has been noted earlier, that is the norm. I stumbled upon the cheaper
AAA offering at Amazon just by clicking around. It's a rarity.

You have to be careful buying batteries on Amazon. They have a lot of third
party vendors flogging outdated product. Stuff sold by Amazon is usually decent.

On 05/31/2016 10:11 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:

[snip]

I think I recall maybe, possibly, having had one device many years ago
that used AAAA. I have no clue what it was, but I do remember the tiny
batteries for some reason. (I think!)

I have never seen an AAAA sold separately, but some 9v batteries are
made from 6 of them.

There's also an F cell, 4 or which are used to make a 6v lantern battery.

I had some solar-powered LED lights that used an odd size: 2/3AA. When
those went bad I looked for replacements and the only ones I could find
cost several times as much as new lights.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"The activities engaged in by the Christian Coalition...were a vital
part of why we had a revolution at the polls on November 8, 1994." [Newt
Gingrich]

On 5/31/2016 2:58 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:

There's also an F cell, 4 or which are used to make a 6v lantern battery.


I've taken apart Duracell 6v lantern battery.
The ones I've had were four D cells and a
spacer and some metal conductor.

Each of the three or four lantern batt had ONE
bad D cell, the other three were fine.

Energizer are supposed to be F cells, but I've
never taken one apart.


--
..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

sms wrote:

I would have expected them to cost the same since the cost of materials
is a very minor factor in the retail price.

This.

On Tue, 31 May 2016 07:10:00 -0700, sms
wrote:

On 5/31/2016 5:51 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 5:49:26 PM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

I found an Amazon offering where the AAA ($0.44) are actually cheaper than the
AA ($0.58).

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-AAA-B...F2KYH WTB5J5A

vs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AMJKYYK?psc=1

FWIW, Amazon battery prices are inconsistent. Same battery, same quantity,
various prices. Interesting.

At Costco, AA batteries are cheaper both for Duracell and Kirkland:

Kirkland AA: 27.8¢
Kirkland AAA: 32.3¢

Duracell AA: 39.5¢
Duracell AAA: 48.75¢

While it's true that AA are manufactured in larger quantity, both are
still manufactured in enormous quantities so there would be no savings
from that.

Good point.

I would have expected them to cost the same since the cost of materials
is a very minor factor in the retail price.

AAAA are far more expensive than either, but those are manufactured in
relatively low quantities. I only have one device that uses them.

I've never heard of them.

On 5/31/2016 8:51 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:


I found an Amazon offering where the AAA ($0.44) are actually cheaper than the
AA ($0.58).

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-AAA-B...F2KYH WTB5J5A

vs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AMJKYYK?psc=1

FWIW, Amazon battery prices are inconsistent. Same battery, same quantity,
various prices. Interesting.


Not really. Note they are different sellers, not Amazon.

On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 4:39:16 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/31/2016 8:51 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:


I found an Amazon offering where the AAA ($0.44) are actually cheaper than the
AA ($0.58).

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-AAA-B...F2KYH WTB5J5A

vs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AMJKYYK?psc=1

FWIW, Amazon battery prices are inconsistent. Same battery, same quantity,
various prices. Interesting.


Not really. Note they are different sellers, not Amazon.

I'll reword it:

Prices on Amazon are inconsistent.

On Tue, 31 May 2016 05:51:00 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Monday, May 30, 2016 at 5:49:26 PM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Do people with little hands get paid more?

I found an Amazon offering where the AAA ($0.44) are actually cheaper than the
AA ($0.58).

That's pretty good. I have to confess, I compare everything to the
batteries I got at Monoprice. About 20 cents each, either size, 6
months ago. I only bought them to get to a minimum order for free
shipping (a temporary offer) and I didn't realize how cheap they were.
Now I don't want to pay shipping for just batteries, although come to
think of it I think their shipping is moderate and it might still be
worth it.

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-AAA-B...F2KYH WTB5J5A

vs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AMJKYYK?psc=1

FWIW, Amazon battery prices are inconsistent. Same battery, same quantity,
various prices. Interesting.

Yeah, you read the reviews and some mention prices far above what they
are charging now. They might mention prices far below too but when
prices are high, I'm not reading the reviews.

Why are AAA alkaline batteries as expensive as AA, per battery? I've
gotten AA as low as 20 cents a piece, but I don't need AA. I need AAA
and shouldn't they be cheaper since they're smaller.

Switch to Eneloop AAA batteries. They cost more up front, but in the long
run you'll save a lot of money (and avoid throwing away so many batteries).

You can buy the Panasonic BK-4MCCA8BA Eneloop 8-pack on Amazon for about
$16. That works out to about $2 per battery.

The package claims you can recharge them up to 2100 times. I have a hard
time believing that figure, but even if you recharge them just 100 times,
that brings the per battery cost down to just 2 cents per battery.

Yes, you'll need to buy the additional charger, but that's a small
investment for long term savings.

I've been using the Eneloops for a few years now. Unlike the old Nimh or
Nicad rechargeables, I can charge these up ahead of time and have batteries
ready to use when I need them. I have about a dozen AA and a dozen AAA,
with about half of those in various devices around the house (remote
controls, clocks, etc.).

I wish they made C and D cell eneloops (not just those little plastic
adapter tubes) for longer life in lanterns and whatnot, but I have very few
devices that use those battery sizes anymore. It would also be nice if they
made 9V eneloops for smoke detectors.

Anthony Watson
www.watsondiy.com
www.mountainsoftware.com