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Category Archives: batteries
Tis The Season To Be Careful
Every holiday season seems to bring a tragic story of a young child who choked on the battery contained in a new Christmas toy. A few simple precautions can make this story a tale from the past. Particularly dangerous are … Continue reading
A Tip Of The Hat To Duracell
Duracell, in cooperation with the Firehouse Subs restaurant chain have a national Fire Safety month promotion that will reward customers who buy a $5 medallion at the restaurant with a free Duracell 9 volt battery. October is national fire safety … Continue reading
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Sad Tale of The Energizer Bunny
Because our web site, buybattery.com, scores so well in Google search, many consumers assume, incorrectly, that we are actually Duracell, and they contact us about customer service issues- even if they did not buy batteries from us. Mostly, they email … Continue reading
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Duracell Procell Battery Life
One of the most desirable characteristics of alkaline batteries is their long shelf life. They last a lot longer than zinc-carbon batteries and lose their storage capacity in a very linear pattern. Duracell rates the battery life of its Procell … Continue reading
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How Do We Get Rid of These Things?
One of the unfortunate aspects of expendable sales, is they create a lot of waste. Batteries are an important part of modern day life, but it does present a waste issue. Even recycleable batteries must be disposed of once they … Continue reading
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Wireless Mic Folklore
As someone who has owned and used wireless microphones for years and now sells lots of batteries for them, wireless mic folklore has been part of my work life for years. Recently, I had a chance to examine something that … Continue reading
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This Experiment Didn’t Take Long
As the raw material in batteries continues to increase in price, we feel real pressure to try and save customers some money. We’ve steadily watched the cost of alkaline batteries increase, so I like to test non-name brand competition whenever … Continue reading
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That Song You Can’t Get Out Of Your Head
You know that feeling that you have “a radio in your head” and some song gets stuck there and you can’t stop hearing it? New research on “no battery” electrical devices at Duke University might someday mean that you really … Continue reading
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Why Did This Take So Long?
By the time you reach my age, changing batteries in the remote control (or anything else) usually starts with a search for my reading glasses. If I can put the batteries in the wrong way, I will. Microsoft (go figure?) … Continue reading
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Have You Got A Website?
I got a “cold” call for a web developer yesterday who wanted to know if my company had a website. I’m not sure exactly what struck me as funny about the call, but asking if a business has a web … Continue reading
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