Customer Reviews for Duracell - MN2400B20Z Power Boost CopperTop Alkaline AAA Batteries (20/Pack)
Customer Rating
2
AAA,AA have high incidents of leakage
on January 16, 2018
Posted by: David S
from NYC, NY, United States
I'm a heavy user of AA AAA and 9 Volt batteries. Until recently I've been a big fan of duracell batteries. They were the best. There's been a very noticeable degradation in the build quality. The AA and AAA batteries are very susceptible to leakage & destruction of the devices that they are enclosed in. I'm looking into alternative sources of batteries. Duracell has passed it's prime.
Duracell hearing aid batteries lasting barely 1 day and performance is unstable. We purchased a 32-pack of Duracell 312 hearing aid batteries on 1/5/2018. The best-by date is March 2021. I opened the package on 1/8/2018, and in 7 days I have gone through 5 batteries already.
My hearing aids are connected to my cell phone through a Bluetooth app which gives me various information including battery strength. These batteries come out of the package at 60%-80% strength. Some batteries are malfunctioning within minutes of insertion.
My audiologist warned me that store-bought batteries are mass produced and sit in warehouses for long periods of time resulting in greatly degredaded performance. He recommended I purchase my batteries through him; admittedly an obvious benefit to the audiologist. The audiologist supplied my first box of batteries [not Duracell brand], and those batteries had a life of approximately 5 days under heavy use.
When I purchased my latest package of Duracell batteries, I was very disappointed at the performance; both in longevity of battery and of various malfunctions, such as my hearing aids shutting off minutes after new battery insertion. In one example, one hearing aid shut off while I was busy and did not immediately replace it. Over an hour later, the hearing aid turned on without intervention.
The Duracell AAA battery 16 pack that I bought does not last 1/4 as long as an energizer of equal value. I use them in my insulin pump and for whatever reason they just don"t last. # on package is 7216868101 date is march 2027.
I am so tired of these batteries that are left in the open package dying before I get the chance to use them. You used to be able to buy a multi pack and have the rest available. Every time I go back to the open package to get batteries to replace ones that have been used up in a device, the ones in the package are dead. This has happened so many times I am furious. The ones I just attempted to use say December 2025 and it is currently Dec 2017. The package says "Guaranteed for 10 years in storage." They are in a dry drawer at room temperature, in their original packaing with the plastic case snapped shut. So I just lost 7 batteries I paid for! this has happened numerous times and I am quite tired of it. The ones in the device last pretty good. But I want to be able to have ones on hand to use!
Duracell batteries NEVER used to leak! Now they are giving their nearest competitor a challenge for the worst batteries ever. Duracell,l if you are monitoring you need to figure out what the problem is. Your reputation is ruined!
I used to always buy Duracell batteries, but in the last 3-4 years I have lost 3 expensive flash lights and 4 or 5 cheap flash lights and a awesome remote control for a stereo receiver that could control multiple equipment and is no longer available. They just leak and corrode. I don't usually leave reviews but I am disappointed in the quality of late.
AA batteries in 2 wall clock leak in a month. Also, D batteries in a flashlight leaked and destroyed it. Same problem in a radio and digital weather station.