Bad products/value

Started by DocJon · 2 posts · 408 views

  1. #1
    I found this article, and thought that I might use it to start a semi-companion piece to Bubba's "/forums/odds-and-ends/good-customer-service-6157/" target="_blank">Good Customer Service" thread.

    It seems that $25 2-pack of Energizer rechargeable D-cell batteries are really AA batteries in a plastic shell. Interestingly(and unsurprisingly), a 2-pack of Energizer double-A's cost about $6. If you have some of their D-cells, and wonder why you don't get much battery life from them, now you know.

    http://www.naturalnews.com/PhotoTour_Energ...atteries_2.html

    If you read the second page of the article, it goes on to say that Powerex rechargeable batteries are a good value, though he goes on to say that he sells them, so be aware of a self-interest angle. There is an obsessive rechargeable battery subculture out there. If you are interested, plug some search terms into Google and prepare to be bombarded with much battery and charger info.
  2. #2
    I saw that last night and I can see customers would be pissed about that. I've only ever bought rechargable AA batteries and have had mixed success with them. Whatever brand it is that I have now, has worked very well and holds a charge for a good long time. The brand I had before the current ones were awful. I'll update this when I've had a chance to go home and look and see what I have.