Anyone else having problems with Duracell batteries? (2024 Update)

Yes i bought a 10 pack of the AA batters and when i opened the pack they were all bad and everyone had leaked out . I just got some AAA the same time when i opened them they were the same . Don't BUY DURACELL BATTERS!!!!!

Yeah, especially if you buy ones dated 2008 from the back of a gypsy wagon passing though town ;-)

AAA Duracells bought out of a reputable shop, used 3 the rest died in the box after 5 months, $ods aren't cheap either...

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Not to be The Party Pooper, but Kirkland alkaline batteries are made by..........Duracell :-)

As with many other products, there is an illusion of "market competition", but the reality is that different brands are often made and sold by the same company or parent company, and therefore very little actual competitiveness.

The same happens with store branding, with different brands actually owned by the same company (e.g. here in New Zealand the "New World" and "Pak n' Save" supermarkets brands are owned by the same company - just up the road there is one of each almost next door to each other, giving an false illusion of competition).

I bought a large pack of AAA Duracell batteries from Costco. Expiration date: 2028. They were stored properly (with all my other batteries). After about six months I went to open the package and HALF the batteries were corroded. The other half lose their capacity very quickly - they are essentially trash. I contacted Duracell for a replacement under warranty. They sent me a couple of coupons, but had the nerve to tell me this was a "goodwill gesture" and sent two pages of instructions on how to use and store batteries. They clearly suggested this was MY fault and they were doing me a "favor" by sending me the coupons. I will never buy Duracell batteries again.

Last year I had a similar problem with a 60-pack of Rayovac AA batteries datd good till 2028 that I bought from the Home Depot.

They corroded/leaked and trashed a $100 Apple wireless keyboard. And

15-16 of the batteries still in the retail package had corroded/leaked and were covered with a white pastey powder. The ones in the keyboard were wedged in there so tightly they could not be removed.

Rayovac (owned these days by Energizer) eventually sent me a check for the keyboard and the pack of batteries-- but dragged me through hot grease for about two months with numerous requests for additional seemingly irrelevant info and pictures of the batts and the keyboard from many different angles. I had initially submitted 11 clear pictures and a lengthy detailed description of the damage and circumstances. We traded a couple of dozen emails before they paid me.

Four other batts from the same package also leaked/corroded in a $40 ATT desk phone. But I was able to remove the crud and restore it to function and decided not to go around with them again. They got off cheap!

Well I guess that's possible. But can't small packages be warehoused just as long as the large ones?

Plus-- these days, many brands of alkaline AAA. AA, C and D batteries claim a 10 year shelf life and have the expiry date printed right on the battery case.

I also give a failing mark to Panasonic Eneloop rechargeable AAs.

I paid a lot for a 12-pack of them-- includi9ng the correct Panasonic charger. Eneloops claim to retain an 80% charge after a year's storage. For mine though, after a year's light use and recharging, they all started to self-discharge to zero in a week or so.

I emailed Panasonic Customer No-Service several times but never got any kind of response from them. Phone calls went into Voicemail Hell and were not returned.

These days, I just buy Costco private label batts which are manufactured by Duracell. Haven't had any problems with them---so far!

I've bought hundreds of AAA, AA, 9v Duracell batteries from Costco over the last two decades. Nary a single one has ever leaked in storage or in use. While the kirkland (Costco House Brand) on the other hand routinely leaked after installation when infrequently used.

A bit of mild acetic acid followed by a water wash has cleaned the effects of the corrosion in all the devices (usually remote controls) where the kirkland cells had leaked.

I"ve read that one of the local supermarket chains makes a bigger effort to refrgigerate its milk, compared to others that might let the milk sit on the loading dock or somewhere else outside the fridge for hours, and that this chain's milk tends to last longer.

My experience is that Kirkland brand batteries are more likely to leak than Duracell but even some of the Duracells leak.

Once Duracell started making crappy batteries (and people kept buying them) it was a race to the bottom with the other manufacturers.

I would suggest that your reasoning is reversed; Warehouse stores like Costco operate on "just-in-time" inventory primarily, so the batteries you get there will be fresher than most; likely only a few days from manufacture.

When I was 9 years old and I wanted the prize in a box of cereal, but there were no more in the supermarket, I would go to the corner grocery where they seemed to have old boxes. I probably only did this once, but I think it was pretty clever of an 8 or 9 year old to notice this or figure it out. My mother had a car so I don't think she ever went to that store, so it was all me.

I was looking for someone to complain to about Duracell (AAA) batteries that corroded in my mailbox alarm. It only took about a month. Cost me $60 to replace. The batteries say 2034, am I in a time loop here?? Must be..........

I too am seeing Duracell battery failures even before use. I buy the bulk pack from Costco and had half a package fail 6 years before the 2030 exp date. Visible evidence of black coating at positive terminal and or leakage. More people need to complain and return the batteries to point of purchase. But what a mess and its often easier to just dispose of them. I've also had damage to tv remotes from the failed Duracell batteries in use. Made in China and very questionable quality control.

Yes, I share the same problem. Some of my AAA’s from Costco with a use by date of MAR 2031 are leaking straight out of the package. I keep them in an oak filing cabinet in my bedroom, so there haven’t been any extreme temperature swings. I caution buying any Duracell batteries. Pity; they used to be pretty good…

9V > batteries, with less than one year of installed in smoke detectors, were > replaced as soon as the detectors began beeping. Those batteries were > swollen and had open seams. About a month ago, I took one from a smoke > detector dated 2004. > > The defective batteries have come from different large size packs

It seems the Duracell 12 V batteries that I’ve got from batteries and bulbs have gotten worse over the past few years

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