Batteries - AA & AAA Sizes

zom247 · 20 Jan 2012 at 06:30

Anyone know any sites where I can buy AA & AAA batteries in bulk cheapish? I'm looking at buying 30+ of each for work.

DBT85 · 20 Jan 2012 at 06:33

CPC at a guess.

Shayper · 20 Jan 2012 at 06:39

Google?

I'd think most major retailers would have bulk packs.

robgmun · 20 Jan 2012 at 06:53

Costco if you're a member

godinman · 20 Jan 2012 at 06:54

The pound shop. They'll be crap mind.

EGuitarStar · 20 Jan 2012 at 06:58

Those pound shops are very good. I can get about 10 each for a £1 they are more than worth the £1 they cost.

#Chri5# · 20 Jan 2012 at 07:33

Ring some local electronic distributors - IIRC Duracell have a professional brand you can buy in bulk (ProCell?)

Cosimo · 20 Jan 2012 at 08:12

Waitrose were doing a BOGOF offer on packs of Duracell earlier this week.

Twentyone · 20 Jan 2012 at 08:13

IKEA ones are pretty cheap and lasts quite some time.

Narj · 20 Jan 2012 at 08:16

zom247 said:
Anyone know any sites where I can buy AA & AAA batteries in bulk cheapish? I'm looking at buying 30+ of each for "work".

I think Ann Summers do mains-powered ones these days so you could save a bit of cash by buying one of those.

v0n · 20 Jan 2012 at 09:17

EGuitarStar said:
Those pound shops are very good. I can get about 10 each for a £1 they are more than worth the £1 they cost.

Pound shop batteries are very, very bad though - most don't even have a fraction of a charge they claim - check some tests on youtube.

Heliospherez · 20 Jan 2012 at 09:26

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If you buy cheap batteries - you get cheap batteries. As he said - steer clear of the pound shop batteries unless they are for remote controls or something similar. And if you insist on buying cheapo batteries & leaving them in a device for any extended period of time - don't be surprised if they rupture and possibly destroy the items battery bay or casing.

Even the "cheapest" Procter & Gamble batteries (some people call them Duracell) which people insist on buying (because they are always on offer and people really don't know any different) - are very poor by some other battery standards.

Montala · 20 Jan 2012 at 09:49

I assume you are looking for alkaline rather than 'standard' ones?

If so one of the pound shops sells a pack of six Kodak xtralife (which I believe is a fairly well respected brand) alkaline batteries for £1, although I am sure some folks will have found somewhere cheaper!

FatBoyObese · 20 Jan 2012 at 10:04

#Chri5# said:
Ring some local electronic distributors - IIRC Duracell have a professional brand you can buy in bulk (ProCell?)

Indeed they do and yes they are called ProCell.
May be able to get them at your local professional power tools shop, that's where I get mine or, as mentioned, your local electrical distributers such as CEF, Edmunds Walker or Denmans......find a shop that the trades use and you should find them there.

a1ex2001 · 20 Jan 2012 at 10:44

FatBoyObese said:
Indeed they do and yes they are called ProCell.
May be able to get them at your local professional power tools shop, that's where I get mine or, as mentioned, your local electrical distributers such as CEF, Edmunds Walker or Denmans......find a shop that the trades use and you should find them there.

or from major online retailers at very decent prices:

Duracell Procell AA Box Of 10 Batteries = £4.50

PermaChanged · 20 Jan 2012 at 11:10

I bulk buy Duracell Pro-Cells from E-Bay normally.

remy87 · 20 Jan 2012 at 11:32

Once you use eneloop/vapex LSD batteries you won't go back to single use batteries again. They even perform better than some single use batteries.

toon_mad · 20 Jan 2012 at 11:37

The bay probably sell 15 packs for a couple of squid, but as said you get what you pay for.

NathWraith · 20 Jan 2012 at 11:59

cough

monkeyspank · 20 Jan 2012 at 12:09

duracell procell - shop around on google