holm0299
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Does anyone know of a store that carries eneloops besides costco and ritz? I'm looking for aaa and would like to buy locally. Thanks!
eneloop at a real store?
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Marduke
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Eneloop or Duraloops can be found at Circuit City, Walmart, Target, Walgreens, CVS just to name a few.
Mr Happy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Duraloops are certainly easier to find than actual eneloops. Fry's has sold eneloops in the past, but I think they have discontinued them. Also Circuit City is gone now, leaving one less option for electronic goods :(
I have bought them at circuit city (only on clearance over the last year) and HHGregg and also saw a combo at walmart (4AA and a charger). HHGregg price is $7.99 for a 4pk of AA or AAA and it's about 1.1 miles away from me :D
holm0299
Newly Enlightened
Thanks everyone, I wish we had an HHGregg up here. So are the duracell LSD's essentially eneloops? If so, how did you figure that out. It seems like those are much more common.
The ones with white tops are eneloops, they are also marked as being made in Japan on the side of the battery.
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Marduke
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Make sure they say "Made in Japan"
holm0299
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yes, I called a local Ritz yesterday but they only carry AA. I'm actually looking for some AAA right now for my EOS headlamp. Seems like AAA are less common.
FredM
Enlightened
This lack of eneloops disturbs me. I hope consumers don't buy the old crap and squeeze the LSD out of the market.
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My wife(!) called me up this morning while I was at work and said WalMart in Hartford, CT, had Eneloops w/a charger for $16.95, so I told her "Get it!"
Turns out it was a 4-pack of AAs with the MQNO5 charger, which I think is the more desireable, single channel charger. The packaging looked a bit worn, and the batteries have 06-103B or 103G etched into the case, so perhaps these are leftovers from an older production run. Hiopefully they will work OK, and I at least have another one of those good chargers.
I've seen the Duraloops in a couple of the WalMarts in the Hartford area, but this is the first time I've seen Eneloops since last summer.
Turns out it was a 4-pack of AAs with the MQNO5 charger, which I think is the more desireable, single channel charger. The packaging looked a bit worn, and the batteries have 06-103B or 103G etched into the case, so perhaps these are leftovers from an older production run. Hiopefully they will work OK, and I at least have another one of those good chargers.
I've seen the Duraloops in a couple of the WalMarts in the Hartford area, but this is the first time I've seen Eneloops since last summer.
Man - you guys are lucky! All this talk of finding Eneloops/Duraloops at local stores makes me jealous of where all of y'all live.
I only find ROV Hybrids at Woodman's grocery stores and Kodak pre-charged w/charger at Walmart(not separately).
I've looked at Walmarts, Targets, K-marts, etc. within a 25 mile radius and haven't found the 'loops anywhere - or any other LSD cells for that matter. That includes a decent portion of Milwaukee for me.
In this area, the lack of MOST lsd batteries disturbs me!
I hope consumers aren't just going for 'that high mah' and avoiding lsd's..
High mah batteries do have their uses, but come on - most people don't use their cameras all the time.
I think it's the battery manufacturers' fault for often advertising them as "PRE-CHARGED" - as if anyone really cares about that aspect.
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I think it's the battery manufacturers' fault for often advertising them as "PRE-CHARGED" - as if anyone really cares about that aspect.[/quote]
I agree with ya Hoggs, I've seen them marketed as Pre-charged and/or Ready To Use. The alternative though, Low Self Discharge may not have much success either. The word 'Low' and 'Self-Discharge' phrase could be a put off for those not familiar with the technology. Not to mention the 2,000 mah which doesn't help for marketing purpose either. Most folks would think, bigger [more mah] is better. I'm not sure what the solution is, other than have a very visible poster size picture of the retention rates in the aisles. It definately is disturbing though. It usually takes quite awhile for technology to catch on to the masses; hopefully just a matter of time.
I think it's the battery manufacturers' fault for often advertising them as "PRE-CHARGED" - as if anyone really cares about that aspect.[/quote]
I agree with ya Hoggs, I've seen them marketed as Pre-charged and/or Ready To Use. The alternative though, Low Self Discharge may not have much success either. The word 'Low' and 'Self-Discharge' phrase could be a put off for those not familiar with the technology. Not to mention the 2,000 mah which doesn't help for marketing purpose either. Most folks would think, bigger [more mah] is better. I'm not sure what the solution is, other than have a very visible poster size picture of the retention rates in the aisles. It definately is disturbing though. It usually takes quite awhile for technology to catch on to the masses; hopefully just a matter of time.
I'm not so sure..
If they would blatantly put in all-caps "LOW SELF DISCHARGE*" at the top of the package and have an explanation on the back, many people might understand that.
Or maybe if they put something like "CHARGE RETAINING TECHNOLOGY" on the front. EDIT: I think the new ROV Hybrids actually have this on the front, IIRC.
I know when I bought my first set of ROV Hybrids, before reading this forum.. I was thinking to myself: "Well, do they still have that capability after they're used once?" To me, that was the real question at the time.
I think that almost everybody who has dealt with rechargeable batteries knows that they won't hold their charge - or at least will find out soon after buying&charging them.
So I'm hoping it would be feasible for them to understand the term low-self-discharge without too much prompting.
But I don't know for sure...
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Backpacker Light
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BigBluefish,
I think that you are the lucky one here, with a wife like that!! She actually knows what a "Eneloop" is, actually notices some on the shelf, and goes out of her way to call you about it? Wow, you have a keeper there guy!
This is the same deal that I found in my Walmart. It is an excellent single channel charger. I also went back and got the last two units for my kids for xmas presents for their digital camera's, where they work great.
The "step up" to rechargeable batteries that do not have to be recharged every time you need to use them is revolutionary for the general public, IMHO. It has to be just a matter of time before everyone catch's on to this concept, or the battery companies find a better way to market them.
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PetaBread
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I'm so glad a HHgregg opened down here in Florida, now I am going to check there. :thumbsup: And Walmart :thumbsup:
The ones with white tops are eneloops, they are also marked as being made in Japan on the side of the battery.
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This might not be entirely true anymore. I decided to try my local Walmart for eneloops and found they just had Duracell and Rayovac in the rechargable battery area. I looked at the Duracells thinking I would get them if they were 'duraloops' but I noticed the Rayovacs had white tops instead of black ones too and the wrapper overlapped the bottom of the batteries. The only difference in appearace (aside from the wrapper of course) was the +ve button. The Duracells were more flat and squarish while the Rayovacs had a taller skinnier round button. Both packages said Made in Japan.
This is my first post so I hope I haven't overstepped any bounds, but I was a little shocked seeing these Rayovacs as everything I've read here seems to affirm all white tops + made in japan = eneloop, and yet there were some white topped Rayovacs made in Japan sitting there taunting me. I passed on buying either since I really want eneloops anyway, but some more input regarding this would be appreciated. :confused:
