I bought a 24 pack of AA bateries that said expiry of Dec 2022 and thought excellent they will last a few years. After having them sit in my drawer for approximately 1 year, I have found that all are dead, every last one.....
Purchased a small, portable label-maker. Used the alkaline batteries as specified. Programmed the unit, did a few practice labels and the "low battery" indicator was already on. The batteries did not last 90 minutes.
a big disappointment that the batteries weren't usable
Response from duracell.comBy Duracell Customer Care, November 18, 2016
Our apologies, Elaine. When you have a moment, please give us a call at our toll free number 1-800-551-2355 (Mon-Fri 9-6p EST) so we can figure out what happened here and help sort this out.
In an emergency flashlight for 1 year and has not been used, date 2025. Leaked and destroyed the flashlight. In my Philips transistor radio (50 years old) for less than a year, date Dec 2022 and leaked so bad that I almost cried. I have never had batteries leak in it ever. I used to always trust Duracell. I will never ever buy your junk batteries again. I will likely never hear from you about this, sad.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from duracell.comBy Duracell Customer Care, November 18, 2016
Our apologies, Johan. When you have a moment, please give us a call at our toll free number 1-800-551-2355 (Mon-Fri 9-6p EST) so we can figure out what happened here and help sort this out.
I believed the marketing of the Duracell batteries until recently. Had the battery corrode on the negative end of a single battery AA battery Cree LED flashlight. When I needed it it would not work. Had a difficult time removing the battery and cleaning up the flashlight. As I was prying out the light the light lit up so the battery was not dead, just leaking. The way button works I don't see a slow drain on the battery to have caused the battery to go bad. Had used the flashlight a month before this and it was fine and bright.