Just fyi, duraloops are stacked like firewood at every Rite-Aid I've been to the past couple months.
Price?
My local Costco has the white Japanese AA Duracells in a pack of 8 AA plus 2 AAA. No charger.
If you are buying Duracell Pre-Charged, the black tops and white tops are the same price. This has nothing to do with price unless the idea to buy Duracell is scrapped. Using a mix of black and white tops could also be like mixing batteries of different types since performance characteristics will be a little different.For the price vs. performance, I'm going Made in China from now on. For $1 each vs around $3 for Made in Japan, can't beat it.
The price dynamics are very different all over the world and this brings me to a choice.
Down here I can get real Sanyo Eneloops for exactly the same price as Duraloops in B&M stores.
What do I get?
The Sanyo's I have to drive across town and the Duraloops are at my local woolworths.
The 8-pack might save me about 10% in Eneloops.
Does one need more than 12 Duraloops, 12 GP Reycko and 12 Hybrios?
I would get whichever is easiest/cheapest to buy. I don't think you will ever find any kind of performance difference between an eneloop and a duraloop...personally I like the Duraloops just because I like the wrapper better.The price dynamics are very different all over the world and this brings me to a choice.
Down here I can get real Sanyo Eneloops for exactly the same price as Duraloops in B&M stores.
What do I get?
The Sanyo's I have to drive across town and the Duraloops are at my local woolworths.
The 8-pack might save me about 10% in Eneloops.
Does one need more than 12 Duraloops, 12 GP Reycko and 12 Hybrios?
I was in WalMart this morning and they have the Duraloops in stock for $12.49 for a four pack. They had the white around the button and I could see through the package that they were made in Japan.
Also went to Target and they had the same packaging but the batteries were marked made in China and they had the white around the button also.
I am going to suggest you are mistaken. Too many packages in your hand at the same time? I have not seen such a thing myself, nor have I read on this or other reputable forum of others seeing such a thing. So an exception showing up in central IA doesn't add up. But check again and if it is so post a photo it would be an important new detail for buyers to be aware of
Are these white top Duracell pre-charged made in China that look like Rayovac Hybrids, or white top Duracell pre-charged made in China that look like Eneloops?white top duracell precharged made in china have been known for a long time. that's why it's so important to go over the complete checklist. "white top + precharged" hasn't been completely accurate for at least a year now.
white top duracell precharged made in china have been known for a long time. that's why it's so important to go over the complete checklist. "white top + precharged" hasn't been completely accurate for at least a year now.