Rayovac AA Batteries, Alkaline Double A Battery, 72 Count

Good item

LET ME START BY SAYING I HAVE BEEN A DURACELL BATTERY USER FOR YEARS! MOST RECENTLY I HAVE TRIED COSTCO’S KIRKLAND & AMAZON BASICS. THE DURACELLS ARE A LITTLE BETTER THAN COSTCO’S & AMAZON’S, BUT QUITE A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE! I USE A LOT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT SIZES OF BATTERIES IN MY MECHANICAL BATTERY OPERATED TIN TOYS, 1950’s & 1960’s VINTAGE THAT HAVE BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF! & NOW VERY VALUABLE TO COLLECTORS LIKE ME. ALSO 70’s/80’s/90’s/2000’s/2010’s & 2020’s MORE MODERN, BUT STILL BATTERY OPERATED TOYS! MY BIG BEEF IS THAT ALL THE PREVIOUS BRANDS MENTIONED HAVE CORRODED & LEAKED ACID WHICH IS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO THE TOYS OR ANY OTHER DEVICE THAT YOU PUT THESE POORLY MADE BATTERIES INTO! (IT ESSENTIALLY DESTROYS WHATEVER YOU PUT THEM INTO!!!). NOW ENTER RAYOVAC! HIGH ENERGY! AFTER READING A LOT OF AMAZON REVIEWS! I DECIDED TO BUY THESE 72-AA ONES TO GIVE THEM A TRY. (MADE IN THE USA!). ACCORDING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE & RAYOVAC ADVERTISING THESE BATTERIES DO-NOT & WILL NOT CORRODE & LEAK! IF THAT IS TRUE I WILL BE BUYING A LOT MORE IN ALL SIZES AAA/AA/C/D/& 9-VOLTS!. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT THE CHEAPEST ONES OUT-THERE! THESE 72-AA ONES CAME IN A STRONG PLAIN THICK CARDBOARD BOX! (GREAT PACKAGING RAYOVAC-KEEP IT UP! I WILL UPDATE THIS REVIEW AFTER I HAVE USED THESE RAYOVAC’S AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME! *UPDATE-IT HAS BEEN APPROX 7-MONTHS SINCE I SWITCHED TO RAYOVAC’S. I RECENTLY DID MY OWN TEST WITH BATTERY OPERATED SNOW GLOBES. I PUT DURACELL’S IN FIRST & RECORDED THE DAY & TIME! WHEN THE SNOW GLOBE STOPPED OPERATING, AGAIN I RECORDED THE DAY & TIME. I THEN INSTALLED THE RAYOVACS & SAME PROCEDURE RECORDED INSTALLATION DATE & DATE THEY STOPPED WORKING! HAPPY TO REPORT THE RAYOVAC’S OUTPERFORMED THE DURACELL’S BY 1-DAY & 1-HOUR!!! SO IT’S TRUE MY TEST PROVED TO ME THAT RAYOVAC’S OUTLAST DURACELL’S! (PLUS THE NO-CORROSION FEATURE MAKE THEM EVEN BETTER!!!).

I have been a life-long user of Energizer & Duracell batteries in my items(CD-walkman, remote controls,etc). The last 15-20 years, exclusively Energizer because they tended to be a little cheaper than Duracell. I even own one of those Energizer "Stop the Bunny Please" 🐇w/battery stuffed animals. The last few years Energizer slowly started to rise in price every time I needed some. So I did my research on other batteries, some I was familiar with like Rayovac. I loved the price and the reviews so I ordered and started the battery test before the Rayovac batteries arrived by putting my last two Energizer batteries in my TV remote control(wrote down date & time)to determine longevity. Then when the Energizer batteries were dead, I did the same with Rayovac batteries. The RESULTS! Energizer lasted 13 days(I've had them for two years but shelf life says 2028). Rayovac lasted almost (7) weeks. Rayovac outlasted Energizer by more than a month. I was SHOCKED! Energizer AA batteries lowest bulk pack price is .61 cents per battery and Rayovac is only .27 cents per battery. That's $2.44/4pk for Energizer opposed to $1.08/4pk for Rayovac which is how I use to buy my batteries before I started buying batteries in bulk. I'm shocked yet excited because I just became a Rayovac customer. Sorry Energizer.

Good for the price

For the sake of argument I will be comparing these to energizer batteries, since that is the other set of batteries I've used in the past with similar products. These are cheap (much cheaper if you buy in bulk when there's no sale on the major brands). For me, my family goes through batteries faster than office party goes through a birthday cake! Especially with COVID, auto trashcans are being opened more often, remotes are getting more daily use, camping adventures lead to a need for lighting, etc. These batteries work great but their lifespan is definitely less than that of the energizer I used to use. But the fact that they are much cheaper on average kind of makes up for that difference. my recommendation would be, get these if you need batteries or don't run through them on a monthly (multi-month) basis. If there's a sale going on that makes the name brand...get those as they'll likely last longer.