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22nd Feb 2011, 6:56 pm | #1 |
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100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
I don't know if this is old news but Mapiln are doing 100 AA cells (and AAA for the same price) for a penny change from 15 quid.
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22nd Feb 2011, 7:07 pm | #2 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
These are in my experience quite good batteries. I'll pop into my local branch tomorrow and see if they've got any left! Thanks for the tip
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22nd Feb 2011, 7:08 pm | #3 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
Poundland do 6 Alkaline (Kodak branded) AA cells for £1. Not quite such a low price per battery (16.6p) but still very good.
Besides, It'd take me years to get through 100! I use them for my digital camera, and their lifetime compares well with a certain extensively advertised brand. Rob |
22nd Feb 2011, 7:19 pm | #4 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
http://www.maplin.co.uk/extra-long-l...ue-packs-37067
Cheap enough to make an HT battery with if you have the patience to connect them all up.. Regards, Mick. |
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22nd Feb 2011, 11:29 pm | #6 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
I notice that batteries (or more accurately, cells in the case of AA and AAA) sold in shops such as Poundland and similar 'budget' stores often have famous brand names- Sony, Kodak, etc, but the sceptic in me wonders about the capacity, which is never stated. It would be interesting to see how they compare with more expensive brands, which are aggressively marketed, the promotional costs of which, along with the brand image, (rather than higher capacity), may account for much of the higher price.
I seem to recall on the forum, some years back, links to tests on the discharge curves of budget batteries, which varied significantly from one brand to another. The only thing I can find just now, is this, on AA cells, all of which are famous names: http://www.powerstream.com/AA-tests.htm Maybe there's someone out there in cyberspace, beavering away right now, testing the discharge rate of super-cheapo batteries if only we knew. Or perhaps not! David. |
23rd Feb 2011, 12:11 am | #7 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
A pretty good indication of capacity or otherwise is the weight of the batteries. Cheap ones can be noticeably lighter even just hefted by hand rather than weighed. Should be easy enough to weigh up the requisite number of decent cells and a bit of packaging to provide a reference. I don't think there's any law against weighing them before you agree to buy, though the sales assistant may be uncooperative.....
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23rd Feb 2011, 11:05 am | #8 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
Many of the cheap AAs are not very good. I got a dozen of them from a pound shop last year, and had problems; 50% of them had between 1.2 and 1.4 volts unloaded.
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23rd Feb 2011, 12:48 pm | #9 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
Went to Maplin today, the offer ended yesterday! However Halfords do 30AAs for £5.24 and they are two shops down where I am.
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23rd Feb 2011, 3:25 pm | #10 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
I bought a kit of different batteries (AAA, AA, PP3, C, D) from Maplin a couple of years ago and they were rubbish. They did not seem to have much charge to start with and after a couple of years even those still sealed in cellophane were no good.
For example, my wireless keyboard and mouse take 4 x AA and 2 x AAA respectively. I get 6-8 weeks of use from Duracells, but only got 2-3 weeks from the Maplin cells. These were branded 'SuperPlus alkaline' in silver and blue casings. Avoid at all costs IMHO! |
23rd Feb 2011, 4:16 pm | #11 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
I also did what Merlin did, and found out today that the offer ended yesterday.
Perhaps they sell-off older battery stocks that are approaching their sell-by date? That may account for Dennis's bad experience.
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23rd Feb 2011, 11:41 pm | #12 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
I bought some Philips branded Alkaline AAs from Robert Dyas at Christmas. Utter rubbish there is a lot of tat out there. A lot of fake Duracells doing the rounds too, if you want quality then buy them from a reputable source.
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27th Feb 2011, 11:44 am | #13 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
There ok for torches but i once baught the powercell make and they were light in weight and the casings were soft, infact so soft you could squash them with your fingers, There great for testing stuff but what ever you do dont leave them in your equipment as they will leak, Panasonic and kodak are ok but avoid cheap names.
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27th Feb 2011, 1:53 pm | #14 |
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Re: 100 AA alkaline cells £14.99
Can't quite match 100 AA for £14.99 but I can get 80 for £15.98 if it helps. Unlike the Maplin offer, this one seems to be long running ...:
#Power-Stations High Power Alkaline Battery - AA (LR6, MN1500) - Amazing Value 40 Pack! Qu. .. Price (Prices include postage) 1 ..... £8.99 2-3 .. £7.99 4-7 .. £7.69 8-15 . £7.59 16+ ...£7.49 |
27th Feb 2011, 4:34 pm | #15 |
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I went to Robert Dyas in Didcot and baught a few of those Energizer flat shape 1289 batterys as they had them for £1.50 each still in date an they were alkerline not zinc that was a few year ago an there still ok now, i have had trouble with Philips PP3s as they dont last, i know old equipment can drain batterys but this was a modern brand new hand held radio, it had little use but it died with in a week, Its not like Philips to make a bad product so came as a surprise. yet brands such as Panasonic an Kodak and now the new range of JCB batterys are good value, I would have thought Philips would be ok or better than brands mentioned. The strange thing was though the Philips torch batterys were ok but there PP3s not that good, may have been a bad batch. sadly i dont have a Robert Dyas store near me but there is Yorkshire trading company which do the JCB battery range an they are very good for the price. dont know which battery company makes these though.
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6th Mar 2011, 9:23 pm | #16 |
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I still can't match 100 for £14.99 but I'm getting closer!
I had an email flier from 7dayshop.com today: Kodak Max - AA (LR6 and MN1500) Pack Of 12 Batteries - BUY 1 GET 1 FREE! Special Price £3.99 Delivered So, at 24 for £3.99, that makes it 96 AA alkaline cells for £15.96 including delivery. They also have AAA at the same price. |