"Ron Hardin" wrote in message
...

The Central Ohio Krogers have 4AA
4AAA 1-9v 2C 2D battery packs on
sale for $.99 (alkaline).

STAY AWAY from Kroger batteries if you value your electronics!

They are shoddy cheap batteries which are made in China that start to
leak after 2-3 Weeks of intermittent use. Don't put them in your radio or
other
portable unless you want to clean it out with baking soda after they
explode and leak "battery juice" all over the insides of the unit.

I lost an inexpensive but handy Radio Shack scanner
to these cheap crappy China AA batteries that Kroger and
other similar stores like them sells.

Stick with the name brands like Eveready, Radio
Shack, Ray-O-Vac, Panasonic and others.

If the battery says "MADE IN CHINA" on it, don't buy
it or you'll be sorry you did later on !

Rev. P.P.Vulvamassage wrote:

"Ron Hardin" wrote in message
..

The Central Ohio Krogers have 4AA
4AAA 1-9v 2C 2D battery packs on
sale for $.99 (alkaline).

STAY AWAY from Kroger batteries if you value your electronics!

They are shoddy cheap batteries which are made in China that start to
leak after 2-3 Weeks of intermittent use. Don't put them in your radio or
other
portable unless you want to clean it out with baking soda after they
explode and leak "battery juice" all over the insides of the unit.

I lost an inexpensive but handy Radio Shack scanner
to these cheap crappy China AA batteries that Kroger and
other similar stores like them sells.

Stick with the name brands like Eveready, Radio
Shack, Ray-O-Vac, Panasonic and others.

If the battery says "MADE IN CHINA" on it, don't buy
it or you'll be sorry you did later on !

I've used them all over for years with no problem.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

In article ps.com,
says...

"Ron Hardin" wrote in message
...

The Central Ohio Krogers have 4AA
4AAA 1-9v 2C 2D battery packs on
sale for $.99 (alkaline).

STAY AWAY from Kroger batteries if you value your electronics!

They are shoddy cheap batteries which are made in China that start to
leak after 2-3 Weeks of intermittent use. Don't put them in your radio or
other
portable unless you want to clean it out with baking soda after they
explode and leak "battery juice" all over the insides of the unit.

I lost an inexpensive but handy Radio Shack scanner
to these cheap crappy China AA batteries that Kroger and
other similar stores like them sells.

Stick with the name brands like Eveready, Radio
Shack, Ray-O-Vac, Panasonic and others.

If the battery says "MADE IN CHINA" on it, don't buy
it or you'll be sorry you did later on !



Hmm, I've had way more problems with Ray-O-Vac batteries, both in the
old days, and recently, than all the other battery brands put together.
Used those terrible Kroger batts for a couple of years, and had zero
problems..

BDK

BDK wrote:
Hmm, I've had way more problems with Ray-O-Vac batteries, both in the
old days, and recently, than all the other battery brands put together.

That's strange. I have a drawer full of Ray-O-Vac batteries; I've been
using them for years now. The only good rechargeables I have are AA
Ray-O-Vac NiMH. Ray-O-Vac are my second choice after Eveready, but
they're much less expensive than Eveready.

--
"The Democrats are all over this. Democratic strategists feel John Kerry's
war record means he can beat Bush. They say when it comes down to it, voters
will always vote for a war hero over someone who tried to get out of the war.
I'll be sure to mention that to Bob Dole when I see him." -- Jay Leno

In article , says...
BDK wrote:
Hmm, I've had way more problems with Ray-O-Vac batteries, both in the
old days, and recently, than all the other battery brands put together.

That's strange. I have a drawer full of Ray-O-Vac batteries; I've been
using them for years now. The only good rechargeables I have are AA
Ray-O-Vac NiMH. Ray-O-Vac are my second choice after Eveready, but
they're much less expensive than Eveready.



Ray-O-Vac AA's seem to leak more than all the other ones do. I almost
lost a very expensive handheld when a set I had just bought started
leaking. If the battery indicator hadn't dropped like a rock, I wouldn't
have checked them and seen that 3 of the 4 were oozing nasty looking
stuff out of the - end.

I've had to replace 3 or 4 of the battery holders in handhelds due to
them leaking too. Only had one other brand leak, some "Chenmung" AAA
batts that came with a remote control. I called the warranty number and
they fedexed me a new remote.

BDK

BDK wrote:
says...
That's strange. I have a drawer full of Ray-O-Vac batteries; I've been
using them for years now. The only good rechargeables I have are AA
Ray-O-Vac NiMH. Ray-O-Vac are my second choice after Eveready, but
they're much less expensive than Eveready.

Ray-O-Vac AA's seem to leak more than all the other ones do. I almost
lost a very expensive handheld when a set I had just bought started
leaking. If the battery indicator hadn't dropped like a rock, I wouldn't
have checked them and seen that 3 of the 4 were oozing nasty looking
stuff out of the - end.

I haven't had that problem either. I've had the occasional Energizer leak;
I've had a lot of Kirkland (Costco) batteries leak, but only those that
were lightly used and lasted a long time in the equipment; but I've been
using a whole lot of Ray-O-Vacs over the past few years (I buy the AA
batteries 30 at a time) and no leaks.

Opening my battery drawer, I'm slightly low; I've got 2 D, 14 C, 4 9V,
39 AA and 20 AAA left.

Incidentally, I cut my AA use *greatly* by using NiMH in the DX-398.

--
"John Kerry unveiled his newest campaign slogan:
'A mind is a terrible thing to make up.'"
-- Jay Leno

Hmm, I've had way more problems with Ray-O-Vac batteries, both in the
old days, and recently, than all the other battery brands put together.
Used those terrible Kroger batts for a couple of years, and had zero
problems..

The only batteries that I've ever used that were noticeably worse than any
other brand are Maxell. About half the life of any other brand. Walgreens
batteries are a very good buy.

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:50:42 -0400, Rev. P.P.Vulvamassage wrote:


"Ron Hardin" wrote in message
...

The Central Ohio Krogers have 4AA
4AAA 1-9v 2C 2D battery packs on
sale for $.99 (alkaline).

STAY AWAY from Kroger batteries if you value your electronics!

They are shoddy cheap batteries which are made in China that start to
leak after 2-3 Weeks of intermittent use. Don't put them in your radio or
other
portable unless you want to clean it out with baking soda after they
explode and leak "battery juice" all over the insides of the unit.

I lost an inexpensive but handy Radio Shack scanner
to these cheap crappy China AA batteries that Kroger and
other similar stores like them sells.

Stick with the name brands like Eveready, Radio
Shack, Ray-O-Vac, Panasonic and others.

If the battery says "MADE IN CHINA" on it, don't buy
it or you'll be sorry you did later on !


Better yet go NiMh!