[Paddlewise] Battery Conspiracy

I used to purchase all my AA alkalines at Costco. They worked fine and
cost $.20 each. Costco no longer stocks them, because of pressure from
their other battery manufacturers and now the cheapest AAs are around
$.50! A rather significant difference of almost 150% totally unrelated
to the costs of production.

Has anyone found a reliable source of generic or off brand alkalines in
the same price range? I use NimHs but sometimes it's impractical, like
when traveling internationally.

BTW, I found an interesting web site while looking for batteries:

http://www.uwgb.edu/nevermab/led.htm

Cya!


Bob Denton





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