40 Alkaline batteries for $20 with free shipping, not a bad deal as GP isn't a bad brand.
1 battery is about 50c.
40x GP Ultra Alkaline AA or AAA Batteries $19.95 Shipped @ OO.com.au
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I've seen bunnings comments so many times, do they have an online store? There aren't many bunnings physical stores so I don't see the point of going there just to get batteries (or bus/train fees should be added in if you don't have a car), it's not like coles/woolies everywhere….
Are you kidding or what? You're in Sydney and you're saying there aren't many stores? Lol. Looking at the store list, they have at least 30 stores in the Sydney metro area alone. And hundreds around Australia. On what planet is that classed as not having many stores?
I'm not kidding, I live in the city and the closest is in Alexandria.
Let's calculate if you think I'm kidding, bus tickets one way is $2.20 (or $1.76 if buy Travel 10), just say average is $2, return would be $4.
Bus from the city to Alexandria is 30 minutes, back to the city is another 30 minutes.
At bunnings it's 30 batteries for $9, 1 battery is 30c; there are 40 batteries for this deal so if you buy 40 at bunnings it would be $12, $12 + $4 = $16. You see there's a $4 difference, not sure about other people, but I'd rather use that 1hr to do something else, of course that's another story if you have a car or you've planned to go to bunnings to buy other stuff.
"I'd rather use that 1hr to do something else"
…such as writing excessively long posts about Bunnings involving calculations that are particular to your individual situation rather than just ignoring the Bunnings posts and getting on with your life?
of course that's another story if you have a car
Pretty much nearly every residence in Australia has access to a car. You should put in the description that this is only a bargain for people who live in the CBD and rely on shitty slow public transport. Seriously.
I'm not too sure about that .. I purchased some Philips alkalines from HN that were cheap … but they were nowhere near as long lasting as Duracell / Energizer.
I can't speak for GP or Varta though.I tested Ikea, Energizer, GP Ultra, Varta (bunnings), and Energizer Advanced. At a medium load (500mA), the GP Ultra outlasted everything by a large margin.
30 vartas at bunnings for under $9.
not a bargain.
I buy the 40 pack of Chevron Alkaline AA Batteries at Big W for $9.95, they work great.
Good value per packet, but quantity is too much
O Lord,
Forgive those who still use disposable batteries thinking they are saving money while precious resources are plundered and tossed after one use.They know not what they do.
O Lord,
Forgive those who judge other people.
O Lord,
Forgive those who do not do a comprehensive lifecycle analysis of the various cell chemistries.
O lord, ….holds out glass of water
O Lord,
Forgive those who assume everybody uses exactly the same devices the exact same way as they do.
They perhaps don't realize there are people in the world who are different to them.
Exactly. It makes no sense for me to put Eneloops in remotes or clocks. It makes no sense if I only use a couple of pairs of alkalines a year to invest in a charger. That's even before you think about what is involved in making all the parts involved in each chemistry.
In keeping with eug's results, Choice mag tested AA GP Ultras some time ago. By way of high and low drain tests, came out top, by indeed quite a margin.
The Ikea and Varta (and Aldi) alkaline batteries are great and can be had for a much better per cell price. If you don't want to change your batteries quite so often in finicky devices that like a primary cell, the Ultras are excellent and might be worth the extra to you.These are my test results in case anyone is interested:
500mA test:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3018117/Alkaline_AA_Test…100mA test:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3018117/Alkaline_AA_0.1A…
not sure of the logic behind paying more for brand loyalty on alkaline batteries; my understnadnig is they're all very similar mAh capacity, so providing they don't leak they're all the same in my book…so 30 for $9 at Bunnings beats this pretty soundly.
Happy to hear alternative experiences though.