How to get really cheap AA batteries!

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:47 pm

Post by **faceless** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:07 pm

wow - nice one! though knowing my luck, I'll try it out and get soaked in acid or something... haha

luke · Post by **luke** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:11 pm

is that really true?! double wow

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:13 pm

I don't know if it's true, and I've never actually seen a lantern battery in the UK, but it seems feasible. If you think about it, the only reason packs of AA batteries are ridiculously expensive is because they are mostly branded (Duracel, etc.) and you're buying them in small amounts, plus the fact that everyone needs batteries, so why wouldn't a big company sell them in small packs at an enormous price and make a killing? It's not like consumers are going to ever go "batteries are too expensive, I just wont ever use remotes, personal stereos, shavers, digital cameras and stuff ever again."

maycm · Post by **maycm** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:38 pm

Cripes! Blimey! Cor! and other such turn of the century exclamations.

Aja · Post by **Aja** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:15 am

well kate ..... we are going to go and buy one and see

Wish us luck.......

Post by **eefanincan** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:52 pm

Wow! I think I'll give it a try as well

Post by **Skylace** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:06 pm

That's cool. However, I just have all rechargeable batteries. Saves a lot of hassle and waste!

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:07 pm

Aja wrote:well kate ..... we are going to go and buy one and see

Wish us luck.......

Good luck! I hope it's real, cos it's gonna save me a lot of money, too, if it is!

Post by **eefanincan** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:47 pm

Skylace wrote:That's cool. However, I just have all rechargeable batteries. Saves a lot of hassle and waste!

.... if you can remember to keep them charged

(that would be my problem!)

Post by **Skylace** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:11 pm

eefanincan wrote:
Skylace wrote:That's cool. However, I just have all rechargeable batteries. Saves a lot of hassle and waste!
.... if you can remember to keep them charged (that would be my problem!)

You just start a routine really. We have the charger in the same place we would keep the batteries. We have one set of four double AA's always ready to go. When one dies we get the fresh set and recharge the dead. Has worked a charm.

maycm · Post by **maycm** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:17 pm

FYI, this is fake.

I Googled: ' battery lantern open AA 32 ' and found seevral posts on the subject.

Post by **faceless** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:22 pm

I was wondering as the way the batteries fell out of the inside of the big cell suggested that they weren't even connected to each other, and only 4 would need to be connected to make the 6v it says on the outside.

Humbug (and other turn of the century expletives!)

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:24 pm

luke · Post by **luke** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:45 pm

lets hope aja and eefanincan see this before stocking up on lantern batterys!