Customer Reviews for Rayovac - Zinc Air 312 1.45 V Hearing Aid Battery 6 pk
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Child Proof/Senior
on February 10, 2025
Posted by: GGreg
from Tacoma WA
Gender:Male
Opened my first pack of 312's from the VA. The Child Resistant packaging is also Senior proof, took 10 minutes to get two out. I'm going to recommend to the VA not to source this manufacturer
I have used Rayovac batteries for my hearing aids for 20 years. They are dependable and reliable. But my latest order came with your new childproof packing. Total crap. There is no way to open the batteries without a major struggle. The plastic is tough and VERY difficult to cut thru. The spacing between batteries has melted points that are almost impossible to cut thru. Unless you have some tips or pointers or A NEW SYSTEM, I'll switch to a new brand. You ought to give the packaging engineer who designed this one a demotion. WORST PACKAGING SYSTEM EVER!
I just bought my last Rayovac hearing aid batteries. Even with my freshly sharpened Fiskars scissors I can barely cut the plastic sealing the batteries! For crying out loud, we're seniors - having our grandkids around is a rare occurrence compared to how often I have to replace batteries. No more Rayovac hearing aid batteries until the packaging changes, which probably means forever since I won't be buying any to see if the packaging changed.
Did anyone at your company actually TRY to open this package design before you decided to use it? I have used Rayovac batteries exclusively. When I opened the new pack of batteries today I thought the wrong ones were shipped because the package was different. I tried to compare them to the old ones and I couldn't get the package open! I had scissors on my desk to cut the packaging as instructed, but they couldn't cut through that hard plastic. I ended up using the tips of the scissors to peel back part of the backing until I could get a battery out...then had to do that again for a second one. More than 5 minutes to retrieve 2 batteries and the plastic is now bent and mangled and sharp. I appreciate the purpose is to make the packaging childproof, but they're adult proof too--I wished I had my garden shears to cut through that plastic! 58 more batteries in my pack of 60, but then I may have to switch to another brand. The batteries may not be as good, but at least I won't have to carry shears around with me to get them open. Epic Fail Rayovac!
When I finally got access to a battery, two came out. I need to buy more batteries in order to have a pack for my purse and I could have used one last night when both my hearing aids went out.
The new packaging is impossible to open. You need scissors to cut it open. I always keep an extra package in my purse in case batteries go dead while I'm away from home. Do I know have to keep a pair of scissors in my purse. Also they started making the tabs shorter. Very hard to handle and replace. These are terrible. The old packaging made so much more sense.
Contrary to what the ads say, these child proof cases are VERY difficult to open. I’m a fit 80 year old and began using Rayovac batteries on the recommendation of my audiologist. I do like the batteries. They last longer than other batteries but I’ve hurt myself several times trying to get in the packaging. I had to resort to scissors that cut steel to get them open. I get the need to child proof them but if consumers can’t access the product, what good are they. I’m sorry to leave Rayovac, but I feel I have no other choice. Buyer beware.