Another option would be to get a pack of 4 nimh or lithium cells and charger and do he environment a favour for the same price.

​Or just charge them up the day before Christmas so you don't have to tell them that!???

This throwaway and convenience lifestyle is exactly why we have such a waste problem. Batteries aren't exactly the easiest thing to recycle either.

8 x alkaline batteries for 95p:

http://www.wilko.com/batteries+chargers/wilko-powerplus-battery-alkaline-15v-aa-lr6-x-8/invt/0178596

So 120 batteries for £14.25 ... and that isn't even on offer! Worst of all it's based on a 2 second google search.

This is one of those "hot" deals that is about as hot as a penguins freezer

How are they compare to the Sony, Kodak, Panasonic ones we get in Poundland? These are big names but do not last long:|

I dont get it. I posted this deal first and got no where near this heat?

​ https://youtu.be/4iEshd6izgk

Great price

All Alkaline batteries leak given a long enough time, they are not recommended to be left in devices long term, nimh or even nicad are better for that.

Yup they shouldn't pose any issues really, some are tighter than others but standard Enloops should fit prefectly as they are well within the size specs for AA. Some larger capacity cells such as Eneloop pros may prove to be a bit tighter but not so much as to be unusable.

i used these maplins batteries , and they are fantastic, last a long time , no leaking and will be buying many more !

Bloody Maplin batteries have leaked inside equipment on 3 different occasions!

They may be cheap but it cost me more than £100 to fix my isdn box after Dinner cell leakage. Have also had problems with both AA and AAA size leaking, so I can't recommend them.

everytime I buy something from maplins they try to flog these batteries. I bought some A4 paper from there last week and they asked if I wanted some batteries with it.

I use rechargeable batteries in both of my xbox controllers a little bit tight but they work fine

Not all devices work using rechargeable batteries, plus many battery compartments will not accept rechargeable's due to the size difference, for example: xbox controllers will not accept a standard brand AA rechargeable battery.

rechargeables are better but cant be used in all devices. i used to have >100 rechargables. Now i have half....a few expire after a few years but most were thrown away by my kids when they were young as they thought they were disposable....expensive lesson!!!

Unfortunately nobody in our house seems to understand the difference between rechargeable and single use batteries, so rechargeables get thrown out and I end up having to buy more. You can explain until you're blue in the face, I mean, how hard can it be? But no...

Thanks for reading this. Just had to get it off my chest.

I wouldn't trust any Alkaline to not leak over extended periods of time, better to store the batteries separately if you can.

Are these really "leak-proof"??? All my DURACELL ones seem to leak and I thought they wouldn't...infuriating when you go to use a torch and the bl**dy Duracells have leaked and swollen inside so you can't even get them out!!!

Right so you're admitting that the poundland batteries are more cost effective and you don't have to commit to buying 100 at a time? Thanks for clarifying that for everyone.

"you stick to your poundshop and the grown ups will stick with the real shops"

Oh owww it burns.

How ironic coming from someone who's clearly thrown their rattle out of the pram. I think that might be the most pathetic put down attempt I've ever seen on here, what were you thinking?

​I've always bought from Vapextech. They have an updated charger http://www.vapextech.co.uk/fast-smart-charger-for-1-8-aa-or-aaa-nimh-batteries-lcd-display-vapextech/

​I've always bought from this company. I have had their older charger for 6 years and still works fine. Their new one has a digital display. http://www.vapextech.co.uk/fast-smart-charger-for-1-8-aa-or-aaa-nimh-batteries-lcd-display-vapextech/

​use toys for 2 weeks only, no. but extensive use, then back to normal use.

yes 16p vs 15p, with cost to energy ratio, that roughly makes the Kodak about 14.4p if batteries where of equal mau. so not much difference.

you stick to your poundshop and the grown ups will stick with the real shops.

You only expect your kids to use their toys for a few weeks?

The Kodak work out at 16p each and have a higher capacity than the Maplin, the 200mah difference you attempt to shrug off is greater than the total capacity of some of the batteries tested.

"I will stick with throw away batteries for this time of the year and use rechargeable for the rest."

Yeah that makes sense.......:smirk:

maybe ive not got the sales pitch perhaps :-(

I just burn them.

​yes very cost effective to buy several sets of rechargeable, that will be used for a few weeks.

as for that chat showing energy/cost ratio is based on the small packs. so yes at 90p per battery it does work out more. But seeing as the 100 pack costsn14.99 which means 15p per battery, then that chart is wrong.

As for the 1:1 basis, your talking about 200mah, difference of minutes.

I will stick with throw away batteries for this time of the year and use rechargeable for the rest.

I have the same vapextech one and it's been great.

You do realise that a 1.5v alkaline will fall below 1.5v within minutes in any kind of device that's more demanding than a tv remote? If you use Alkaline you'll get less voltage for 95% of the battery life.

Also the 1.2v is nominal voltage, the voltage fresh off a charge is often the same as alkaline.

Better than the toys conking out after 5 minutes due to the inferior capacity of non rechargeable batteries.

You could always be really crazy and charge them in advance too..

Recommend me a decent charger pal? I have eneloop pro batteries for my Xbox but I think my charger is damaging them as the life span has declined quickly

They beat regular Duracell and are on par with Duracell plus, another good brand are the Amazon Alkaline batteries

Except that link clearly shows the £1 pack of Kodak Xtralife are one of the best and the Maplin one of the worst in terms of energy/cost ratio.

The Kodak also outperform the Maplin ones on a 1:1 bassis too so clearly the £1 rubbish ones are much better than the Maplin, thanks for providing the evidence to dismantle your own argument.

It's also worth mentioning that the newly available Fusionmax endurance from poundland significantly outperform the even the Kodak, the endurance AA currently has one of the best MAH ratings of any alkaline battery at any price and that includes duracell and energizer.

Seems like a good price but the energy density isn't too good with these, You'd get more energy per pound spent buying the Fusionmax 4 pack from poundland, they are one of the highest capacity alkalines on the market.

Or better still, get some Sanyo eneloop rechargeables, much better performance in toys such as RC cars due to the higher amperage they can provide and better for the environment.

If you buy these you'll go through them at an alarming rate.

I have two chargers a high tech one (VTEC) and this one; Fast Smart Charger for 1 - 8 AA or AAA NiMH batteries LCD display Vapextech.

It's simple, charges up to 8 aa or aaa or a mixture of both at the same time and has worked fine for over 2 years.

She barely even has a rampant husband

I used to do reuseable batteries
In fact I have a large amount of them still
The problem for me, and what made me finally give up on them, were the chargers
I got through many. The last one had digital display to show how far charged each battery was
They all stopped working/became unreliable. I tried various makes including many highly recommended on Amazon
I'd be willing to try reuseables again if I could find a reliable charger that lasts and doesn't cost too much to buy
Thanks

The facts are here: http://www.batteryshowdown.com/results-lo.html

The Maplin price obviously needs correcting, but these are in fact pretty good cells. MUCH better than £1 rubbish.

In store maplin same price!
I bought it last 3 week ago and installed few door bells, fake cctv (blink red), and remote control for TV.

​yep sod the planet, keep the youngsters quiet and happy on Christmas period, is number one priority.

These always work great for me - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/batteries-chargers/alkalisk-battery-alkaline-art-50240502/

I'm still confused why this would be a good deal??

They are 95p for 8 almost identical batteries in Wilko. You can get 120 for the same price and still pocket 75p. They are probably made by the same people!

Also, like Mang0 says... which bloomin toys still use batteries in 2016? I have gone through my daughters christmas list and I might need some extra USB cables but certainly not batteries and definitely not 100 of them.

Has the world gone mad?? ... oh wait

Spoon whittler?

Also... HOW do people find disposables more convinient? :S sounds a bit thick to me... If your lazy, forgetful, stupid then yes disposables may be your battery of choice.

Charging a few AA's once a month when they run flat and rotating in your stocked and charged ones is not hard!

How would people feel if they had to go out to the shops everytime their mobile phone battery died? :S Same concept, just dont be lazy... charging a set of batteries is a basic life skill imo ask the next 5 year old you see what they think makes more sense :wink:

Haha the fact they state Leak-Proof makes me think they will leak...

Ever try buying the kids toys that dont require batteries :wink: I got a 6 year old and 3 year old and dont think ANYTHING they have this year needs batteries... If they do I have 12 rechargables which I found is plenty for everyday use...

​Many batteries are used in series where voltage is not just 1.5v or 1.2 v but multiple of these like 9v or 12v. So the voltage drop is drastic. But i find the hassle of recharging batteries not worth my time. And the quoted reliability of rechargeable batteries is only theoretical. They don't last 100 cycles or one year which ever comes first in my personal experience. So I stopped using rechargeable and use disposable making sure to properly recycle them when throwing away so they don't end in the landfill and are made new again like car batteries.

Ikea also sell 20 pack for £2. Very good quality.

Always found these to be obviously not as good as the big brand batteries, but certainly much better than so-called 'cheap' batteries. They do last for hours in baby mobiles, fairy lights etc. On balance, for the cost changing slightly more regularly, yes not so good for the environment (do recycle) but worth it financially. They are often at £29.99 - so get in quick. I ordered 200 when this went live in October. Heat added.

heat heat added

Aye sod the environment.... as long as the kids are happy on Christmas day eh :smirk:

yes

These are 15p each, Poundland sell kodak xtralife 6 for £1 i.e. 16.7p each

And you don't have to have 100 batteries kicking around the house.

Alkaline generally have 5-10 year expiry dates so I wouldn't worry about that

I'm guessing you havent got a wife with a rampant rabbit then :confused:

I've found the IKEA Alkaline 10 for £1.50 have been best value and performance for the price.

WTF are you using 400 batteries for?!

*insert joke about wife and rampant rabbit*

Sounds like scientific evidence... :confused:

8 x alkaline batteries for 95p:

http://www.wilko.com/batteries+chargers/wilko-powerplus-battery-alkaline-15v-aa-lr6-x-8/invt/0178596

So 120 batteries for £14.25 ... and that isn't even on offer! Worst of all it's based on a 2 second google search.

This is one of those "hot" deals that is about as hot as a penguins freezer

Thx love these :smiley: Must have bought 400 in the last few years

I'm doing the maths, you are saying 1 Duracell will outlast 6 of these batteries, yeah right... also the 8x Poundland batteries are not alkaline

Also if you really want cheap and nasty batteries you can grab 8 packs for £1 at most pound stores. Do the maths.

What a total waste of money. False economy really, I bet you a 16 pack of duracell would out last these and be a lot cheaper too.

When you are replacing the batteries for the 8th time by lunchtime boxing day, don't say you wasn't warned.

Which brand/stockist do you suggest?

AAA is also on offer if anyone is interested :smiley:

Great price for 100 Batteries.

I have used a couple of packs of Maplins batteries and found some of them leaked that had been left in torches and a portable radio for that reason Im out

Same price for 100 AAA also :smiley:

I'm game to have a go at getting an elephant into a phone box. May require a chainsaw large blender and a bit of time. If we dried it out and blended it I reckon it would fit. Getting back to batteries I have 2400 2600 and 2900 and the 2900 last the longest. Bottom line is nimh batteries will run a camera for example for longer than any alkaline battery. And fundamentaly I don't care....

WTF... works out cheaper for me to order from the UK to parcel motel than ordering from their Irish site. Rip off Ireland is still alive and well. 9.99 for postage within Ireland

Good price - but COLD overall and here is why.....
For most families 100 batteries will last a while, and unless you are really munching through them by the time you get to use the last of these then they will have sat around for a good few months and degraded. So whilst its good if you want to use 100 batteries now..its not so much if you use them normally. Personally i'd spend £14.99 on a bunch of rechargeable batteries which will last a lot longer.

great price

This throwaway and convenience lifestyle is exactly why we have such a waste problem. Batteries aren't exactly the easiest thing to recycle either.

I invested in a smart charger and rechargeable AA and AAA batteries 11 years ago and they are all still in use. I have bought more over the years as the need arose and now generally have a few of each ready charged for when something runs down. I have never found anything that works with disposable batteries that doesn't work with rechargeables although sometimes the battery compartment may be a tight fit as rechargeables tend to be a bit bigger.

Yawn...............................

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/100-aa-batteries-for-those-cheap-xmas-gifts-that-never-have-included-batteries-free-2566301

Search ebay for "instant aa rechargeable 2500mah". These are low self-discharge rechargeable batteries which means they will not go flat after a year of lying around like normal rechargeables do. Also they have higher capacity than other low self-discharge rechargeables. They are as good as the best the leading brands have to offer, like Eneloop Pro, but are a lot cheaper. Four batteries are £5.50. Eneloop Pro cost over twice as much but battery capacities are the same.

Ha Ha 2900mA, next you will be telling me that a fully grown elephant will fit in a phone box. Seriously, the absolute upper limit to fit NiMH into an AA cell is around 2600mAH. Anything that claims to be above that will either be lying or will have such thin insulating material that after a dozen charges will be totally dead.

Eneloops will maintain 1.2v a lot, lot longer than these will maintain 1.5v.

If torches are your go to example, you might even find that the rechargeables give you a brighter torch over time, even if the disposables start off brighter.

Regardless, if you care enough about torch brightness to get the right batteries, they probably won't be AA batteries in the first place.

​I hear what you are saying. When my mates kids were young I would buy the most annoying battery powered toys available and made sure they had difficult to access batteries. Many of those toys would get 'lost' when they tired of hearing them. Easy solution was just to buy a set of security screw bits like these. http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-security-screwdriver-bit-set-32-pieces/1445H?kpid=KINASEKPID&cm_mmc=GoogleLocal-_-Datafeed-_-Tools&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&gclid=COiu3_f98NACFcO37QodaX4Muw

​I'd get your self an Anker battery pack from Amazon. They do 20100ma pack which is useful to charge phones run USB powered speakers etc. I use them all the time when travelling with work and camping. Will substantially extend the life of my bose soundlink mini when camping.

​If you are serious about torches aa batteries are not going to deliver great results. The best high power torches these days use 18650 lithium ion high current cells which are able to be charged up to 4.2 volts and provide over 1000 lumens.

The trouble nowadays with toys is the batteries are normally screwed in pretty tight behind their access doors with poor quality odd shaped screws so its not always a 5 second job to change around batteries.

At the end of the day it's just advice. No one is forcing you to take it but I thought I would try and help people as I've a long history of use of rechargeable batteries. I see buying cheap batteries in the same way as weekly payment stores. A massive waste of money.

Torches and anything with a speaker
I realise a 1.5v battery will drop but so will a 1.2v battery, its just a 1.5v is starting from a higher point to drop from.

I was thinking more about holidaying / trekking / camping / travelling / out in the field, woods / festivals etc etc etc.

​You are right I don't have children but I do have experience of Christmas day. I had rechargeable batteries in my toys back in the late 80s and early 90s. I learnt that I had to wait to play with my toys that needed batteries. It made playing with those toys special and I looked forward to playing with my radio controlled car etc. You choose to buy toys that need batteries you choose to give instant access to said toys by constantly providing batteries. There is another option. Yes rechargeable batteries take some time (2 hours) to charge and yes they cost a bit more up front but they pay for them selves many time over within a very short time. Plus batteries don't need to live in a device or toy. You can swap them about.

Which 1.5v batteries are you using that don't degrade below their nominal voltage as they discharge? Unless you have the kind of use case that's specific enough that you should really be leading with it, it's highly unlikely that this matters.

​Most devices are fine with 1.2 volts. As a battery drains a 1.5v battery will drop below 1.5 volts. The cheaper a battery the lower the ability to hold a voltage. I'd be very interested to know what sort of device you are talking about which is so sensitive to voltage drop?

They also do a good cheap fast charger too. Which will charge 8 batteries

I've always got them from this company. Have really good customer service. If you have a failure of a battery they just send you a full pack free of charge. I use them In high drain applications for photography in flash guns. I've got some batteries that have been used and charged weekly for 6 years. ​ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371200334529

Another option would be to get a pack of 4 nimh or lithium cells and charger and do he environment a favour for the same price.

​Not that much. Cheap aa batteries are a false economy most are very low capacity 800 to 1000ma . You can get a pack of 4 2900ma batteries for a fiver. They can be charged up to 500 times. I have some I've had for 8 years. Been charged hundreds of times. They last longer almost 3 times longer in most cases. A charger can be had for as little as 6 pounds

Alkaline batteries barely produce 1.5V for long - performance is very quick to decrease. What has the requirement for 1.5V batteries?

think your missing my point, rechargeable batteries are not 1.5v so are not great for certain applications, they do make 1.5v version but they're very expensive and not widely available.

Ummm... Because they can be re used up to 1000 times, they work out cheaper. The only real debate is over convenience, unless you're using dozens of batteries at one time and can't afford the up front cost, but you're not saving anything buying new batteries every month if so

Over time I have built up a set of Sanyo Eneloop Pro rechargeable AAs and AAAs.
Sure the initial price was way above any alkaline batteries, but they last very long and it also saves you 2 hassles:
1. If your battery runs dead, you don't have to go the shop or order one, just recharge it. In devices like XBox controller I don't even have to take them out.
2. It saves you from recycling the old batteries. You are supposed to recycle via special containers, which used to be a hassle for me.

best battery

​Or just charge them up the day before Christmas so you don't have to tell them that!???

These dont last very long. Bought some last year and everything I have used them in, dies in about a quarter of the time compared to Duracell.
Probably on par with cheap Panasonic batteries.

​I know that's why I said nimh and lithium. Lithium for slow drain devices used over a long time like remote controls. Nimh for kids toys etc. The only batteries I have in my house that aren't rechargeable are in the smoke detectors.

great batteries but always have been that price quick delivery as well. :smiley:

Great batteries last as good as the leading brands. Heat added....

Heat from me. Someone told me these beat Duracell in the Which? Reviews.

Thats the same as their main site