Just purchased at Toolstation a couple of boxes of both AA and AAA GP Alkaline batteries. £6.99 for a box of 40 AA or AAA. The expiry dates of these are December 2023 as labelled on the bottom of each battery.
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hhali
7 Oct 17#1
Anyone with experience of these batteries?
COUPONKEV to hhali
7 Oct 17#2
Yes, there are about 46 reviews on the site.
monkey1999 to COUPONKEV
8 Oct 17#23
Same batteries sold at entertainer v good always buy
matttracey to hhali
8 Oct 17#12
Yes I got the same make from Cox last Christmas, went through loads of them on amazon fire tv remote, last ones have lasted ages though so obviously.some are bad some are good!
Bigivo1 to hhali
8 Oct 17#20
Yes, bought a load of these from cpc a while back. A lot of the AAAs leaked so I wouldn't buy them again. As someone else mentioned, the maplin ones are decent and very reasonable when half price.
teddybeers to hhali
8 Oct 17#43
I've been using GP Ultra AA and AAA for couple of years. This ones are "Super" so probably little bit less of capacity.
Using them for all low energy devices (remotes etc) as well as for some not power hungry kids toys. Probably the best ratio money/capacity on the market.
For power hungry devices I'll suggest Eneloop + Maha charger. (buy them only from reputable sources as there is a loads of fakes)
I'll definitely buy them again once runned out of supplies (CPC does good price once in a while)
What I really like in them that they don't leak once completely discharged.
sshooie to hhali
8 Oct 17#52
Yes, I have used these for years, firstly through work where they were used in security applications so yes they are very good ime.
Marzman to hhali
8 Oct 17#58
GP batteries are awful. Had two start leaking from a 4 pack (well within date). Also had others that were dud. I'd avoid them.
mcormack to hhali
9 Oct 17#75
My wife has. She said they were durable.
pennyfarthing88
7 Oct 17#3
Look good these. Good spot OP > heat.
Traindriver2000
7 Oct 17#4
Ordered, thank you OP. Great deal.
deels
7 Oct 17#5
thanks ordered
Picard123
7 Oct 17#6
Massive waste of money and manufacturing resource buying these and terrible for the environment.
Buy some rechargeables, not crap like this.
COLD.
Mandroid578 to Picard123
7 Oct 17#7
Are they not good for remotes, clocks and toys?
bobinda to Picard123
7 Oct 17#8
I am yet to buy any rechargeable batteries that are anywhere near as good as regular batteries. Have wasted time with many brands including eneloops.
Derek_Duval to bobinda
8 Oct 17#13
Sadly that's my experience too, Eneloops and hybros have never lasted for me
Performance of rechargeable batteries vary massively between different makes/models.
seanspotatobusiness to bobinda
8 Oct 17#33
For high drain applications any modern rechargeables are always better but for low drain applications use the pre charged rechargeable which are a special kind of low self discharge rechargeable.
cut_la_roc to bobinda
8 Oct 17#35
#FakeNews
PhilK to cut_la_roc
8 Oct 17#40
You must write for CNN or the Guardian or BBC & Channel 4 News Truth is lies and lies truth, eh ?
pidgin to Picard123
8 Oct 17#18
Terrible for environment? All the batteries are recycled.
Picard123 to pidgin
8 Oct 17#29
1. Millions are just thrown in the bin and end up in landfills
2. The energy cost of production + recycling has a massive carbon footprint.
danfr to Picard123
8 Oct 17#32
remotes need to be manufactured differently, so they can be charged with a usb. this is the case for a TV airmouse I have, and it is easier to plug it in than try and find working batteries, and it can be used while it charges.
golfie to Picard123
8 Oct 17#42
So the government wanting us to convert to battery cars because it's better for the environment is wrong and you are the only one who knows better?
Picard123 to golfie
8 Oct 17#46
LOL. That's got to be the dumbest analogy yet. You don't burn through the batteries of an electric car in a few weeks like you do with these cheapo disposable AA batteries and then dump billions of them into the ground.
The mains, they're hard wired as i got sick of sorting batteries :wink:
PhilK to Picard123
8 Oct 17#39
Tripe. Rechargeables run out ridiculously fast, even the cheapest batteries last double treble time of rechargeables. Good ones last 4 5 6 times as long - and the extra you pay for rechargeables is not paid back by lifespan
afroylnt to PhilK
8 Oct 17#44
For high drain devices like torches, flash guns etc etc I think that rechargeables easily pay for themselves...
chocci to afroylnt
8 Oct 17#45
Exactly. My harmony remote would get through duracell ultras in a month yet my Panasonic rechargeables still last 3 weeks and been in use 4 years!
Picard123 to PhilK
8 Oct 17#53
"Run out ridiculously fast"? You've obviously bought junk rechargeables.
Get some Eneloop Pros or similar and you'll also get up to 500 recharge cycles out of them. That works out cheaper than buying hundreds of these crappy disposables. They'll also last longer in high drain applications than these GP Alkaline middle of the road disposables.
Interesting. But I've read people making surveys and coming to conclusions that are contradictory to personal experience FREQUENTLY. That was just another. I say again - for the cost of rechargeables, they DON'T give value for length of us as opposed to cost.And thats from personal experience over a few decades not someone testing a top of the range battery (for the first time not after umpteen recharges) Its a guide, and his opinion. Which I don't happen to agree with
amour3k
8 Oct 17#9
Not a bad price, for a lot of batteries. :-)
zba78
8 Oct 17#10
Good price for a lot of batteries. I've only ever had GP ultra, I wonder what the 'real world' performance difference is between the 'Ultra' and these 'Super'
tariq3877
8 Oct 17#11
40 AA BATTERIES ON MAPLIN FOR £3.50
Tallyho to tariq3877
8 Oct 17#14
One store in the whole country according to their own search engine !
zippypants to Tallyho
8 Oct 17#24
Probably in the Outer Hebrides
pantaiema to tariq3877
8 Oct 17#26
Well if you are extremely lucky to find one near you
YolkiePolkie to tariq3877
8 Oct 17#51
THERE ARE TWO MAPLINS IN CAMBRIDGE AND THE CLOSEST MAPLINS WITH THOSE BATTERIES IN STOCK IS 68 MILES AWAY. CLICK AND COLLECT ONLY. CAN YOU HEAR ME OK?
pototea to tariq3877
9 Oct 17#68
I can't find this on the Napkin website. Can you post a link?
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Using them for all low energy devices (remotes etc) as well as for some not power hungry kids toys.
Probably the best ratio money/capacity on the market.
For power hungry devices I'll suggest Eneloop + Maha charger.
(buy them only from reputable sources as there is a loads of fakes)
I'll definitely buy them again once runned out of supplies (CPC does good price once in a while)
What I really like in them that they don't leak once completely discharged.
Buy some rechargeables, not crap like this.
COLD.
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maplin.co.uk/p/p…6ek
Performance of rechargeable batteries vary massively between different makes/models.
Truth is lies and lies truth, eh ?
2. The energy cost of production + recycling has a massive carbon footprint.
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Get some Eneloop Pros or similar and you'll also get up to 500 recharge cycles out of them. That works out cheaper than buying hundreds of these crappy disposables. They'll also last longer in high drain applications than these GP Alkaline middle of the road disposables.
candlepowerforums.com/vb/…D20
That was just another. I say again - for the cost of rechargeables, they DON'T give value for length of us as opposed to cost.And thats from personal experience over a few decades not someone testing a top of the range battery (for the first time not after umpteen recharges)
Its a guide, and his opinion.
Which I don't happen to agree with