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Duracell 144 AA Cells for $120 ($80 after Cashback) + Free Shipping

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Duracell 144 AA Cells for $120 ($80 after Cashback) + Free Shipping
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outlander on 10/12/2010 - 18:32 cgi.ebay.com.au (191 clicks)
Last edited 10/12/2010 - 18:33

I looked through the ebay "Big Deal" promotion, and I have found the only thing close to worth buying -
7.5kgs of duracell batteries

steps.
1. Register for the paypal ebay cashback http://www.paypal-offers.com.au/ebaychristmas/
2. Buy 3 boxes of duracell AA cells, each containing 12 packs of 4 cells (total 144)
3. Pay with gaypal
4. Get the value of the cheapest item you bought back by january ie $40

Works out to 56c a cell. Batteries expire in 6 years time, so its sort of a long term investment thing unless you own a car that runs on them.

Things to KIM
•If you have already registered for this and bought something, you cant get the cashback from this
•Be aware that these are chinese IMPORTS and maybe different from the local kind, I don't know.
•paypal are extremely lax when it comes to returning money. It could be march before you get your money back.

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  • ENSLAVER on 10/12/2010 - 18:40

    Not rechargeable? =\

  • uraha on 10/12/2010 - 18:50

    everything is cheaper in bulk

  • tonyjzx on 10/12/2010 - 19:00
    +6

    2 sets of eneloops would probably do the same thing for the one person

    • Cluster on 10/12/2010 - 20:04

      Eneloops, like other NiMH cells, run at 1.2v and not 1.5v. I love NiMH batteries and use them almost everywhere, but every now and then an application appears where 1.2v is not suitable. My Casio CTK-3000 keyboard for example.

  • stumo on 10/12/2010 - 19:02

    Things to KIM
    •If you have already registered for this and bought something, you cant get the cashback from this

    Also don't buy this if you have already bought 3 things that are worth more than $40, otherwise this becomes your cheapest item and so you only get $40 back.

  • BigglezThePigglez on 10/12/2010 - 19:07
    +1

    Can we "force" recharge these?

    • uraha on 10/12/2010 - 19:40
      +1

      course we can

    • retiredfeline on 10/12/2010 - 19:51

      But all the same, I'll stand back while you do it. :)

    • Cluster on 10/12/2010 - 20:05

      Alkaline rechargears are available, but they won't bring the battery up to full capacity. At most they last 20 charges and decline in capacity on every charge. Alkalines need to be charged when half empty for best results.

  • crikey123 on 10/12/2010 - 19:48
    +1

    Crazy Clarks in Queensland have a 2 4packs of Duracell (AA or AAA yes you can mix n match) for $5. 8 Duracell batteries for $5 at your local CC store I think Sam's warehouse do the same deal. I can't be bothered doing the exact math but it ends up about 60 - 70 c/ each.

    Expiry date on the crazy clarks ones that I've seen range from 2015 to 2016 and also include AA and AAA so by technical terms this is a deal, but honestly not many will want to buy 144 of them for a saving of about 5 - 10c/ battery.

  • Cluster on 10/12/2010 - 20:03
    +1

    55 cents per battery after cash back. BigW sells alkaline batteries for around 40c each in quantities of 20. Duracell is no doubt better, but the battery would have to be far better to justify the price.

  • chyawala on 10/12/2010 - 20:36
    +4

    not really a bargain, 144 batteries…

  • charlesqi on 10/12/2010 - 21:41
    +3

    Woolies has 16 batteries (10+6 bonus) for $8.

    Australian, and only 50 cents/bat.

    EDIT:

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/35660

  • lgchuson on 10/12/2010 - 22:09
    -1

    thats not that cheap

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 10/12/2010 - 22:32
    +2

    Not Duracell, and no free shipping, but Bunnings has Vartas at 30 AAs for just under $9.

    150 batteries for $45. $35 cheaper than the cash back price and no hassles or special requirements for getting a good price, either.

    • [Deactivated] on 11/12/2010 - 06:30
      +1

      Maybe not - using Vartas I ahve ruined a number of torches - admittedly DX ones so the cost wasn't that high. But the batteries still had good charge in them when they leaked. Sorry but Varta are not good value unless you use them up fast. And in that case rechargeables are probably better value

      • SomeGuyOnOzB on 11/12/2010 - 21:17

        erk, I just bought some

    • ol mate on 11/12/2010 - 20:59
      +1

      Coles brand Alkaline batteries are ~$0.25 each if on special (:

  • outlander on 11/12/2010 - 00:30
    +2

    If you go to The Reject Shop, you can find 48 AAs for $3. Thats $71 cheaper. But its also irrelevant as the cells are carbon-zinc, and will last all of 5 seconds before going flat and gooey. Even with the same battery chemistry, due to manufacturing techniques the batteries might have different weights or structure, which lend to different power density.
    I have not done the tests yet to say which have the highest power/cost ratio, but I know I trust the market leaders duracell and energizer alot more than humbum supermarket cells.

    All you need to know is that
    -big W and varta batteries /= duracell-
    You will not get as long a life with them, and will have to replace them more frequently. And as it is technically illegal to put batteries in the regular garbage, that may cause further costs.

    As charlesqi has pointed out you can buy packs of 16 duracell for cheaper at safeway right now. I did do a few searches for duracell before i posted, but obviously they weren't good ones.
    While the safeway ones are not in seperate 4packs, a plus if you always end up mixing flat cells with fresh ones like i do, for the 20c or so you save i think you can make your own containers haha.

    Can a mod please delete this now

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