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Originally Posted by Jac
I didn't have the receipt any more. My fault. Who keeps all receipts of batteries and other small items for years? Well, I do sometimes, but unfortunately not so in this particular case.
The decline of Philips was already far in progress and the dealers with it.
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Ironically, to get a "real Philips" alkaline battery of long forgotten quality, you have to buy Panasonic for the more expensive ones or Topcraft (at the Aldi supermarket) for the cheaper ones. Those are alle "made in Belgium" in the former Philips factory. Philips branded batteries, on the other hand, are bought in from China and don't have much to do with Philips anymore.
Supporting evidence for the above is found in the 12NC codes printed on various blisters. Panasonic still seems to use codes reserved for Philips Lighting, while Philips uses Consumer Lifestyle commercial codes only.