Now at Walmart - Memorex alkaline battery 50-pk AA $9.77

[robinto]

Tons available at HWY7/McCowan and Scaroborough Town Center. YMMV.http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/images/ManualAdd/2005/351/0997289_450_CC_514c3.jpg
The Hammer
apparently only SELECT locaitons carry these batteries.. the location nearest to me @ Bayview/MajorMac does not carry them to my knowledge only McCowan/Hwy7 and Scarboroughtown carrys them as the OP said... here are the pics there are alot left at McCowan/Hwy7

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5183/dsc000382cv.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/316/dsc000392nu.jpg

if u want to call ahead and ask first, the UPC # for these are: 034707010079

[sungfra]

Wow. this is even cheaper than the Ikea battery.

[alkapone]

HOT......US Amyzon sells for the same price....and I thought that was a good deal.

[ihk]

AAA or AA? CT has AA regular @ $13 and on sale @ $10 sometimes.

[Badman]

Thanx for the info. Just the time i needed batteries and i looked for it at canadian tire but they couldn't find any in stock.

Will go and check this out ;)

[DarkReaper]

Wow. this is even cheaper than the Ikea battery.

Isn't Ikea batteries like 10 for a dollar?

Never knew Memorax makes batteries. That's news to me.

[Amourek]

I'm not even halfway through the ones I bought at NCIX a year and a half ago. :lol:

[XCETRA]

Isn't Ikea batteries like 10 for a dollar?

Never knew Memorax makes batteries. That's news to me.

Don't know if Ikea is alkaline though ?

[darkman007e]

It's even cheaper than Dollarama 1 pack of for AA or AAA Panasonic battery for 1$.

[jc427]

yeah, that's a pretty good price....

for that price, it seems like AA batteries to me....
anyone know if they have good deals on AAA batteries?? i need those instead of AA ones....

thanx,
JC

[RichieTheHammer]

http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/images/ManualAdd/2005/351/0997289_450_CC_514c3.jpg

I think they are actually not bad batteries.
I've used them before from CTC ($12.99 right now).

The Hammer

[Eternity]

Now at Warmart - Memorex alkaline battery 50-pk $9.97

Yikes! We have a War-mart!

[willy]

Cut down on disposables ! Use rechargeable NiMH if possible !

[Jon Lai]

Cut down on disposables ! Use rechargeable NiMH if possible !

Yea.. guys you know how much mercury is in one of these things?

[lint]

These were/are also available at Compusmart. I found them there on boxing day, picked up a few packs. They still had some there this past week when I passed by. I never did find any at Can Tire.

[lynn24]

I'm assuming Warmart is Walmart..

[JB7]

Ha ha Warmart. :)

[rookie]

Agreed! I use Rayovac myself for my keyboard, mouse and Harmony remote. ;)

Cut down on disposables ! Use rechargeable NiMH if possible !

[jacker]

I'm assuming Warmart is Walmart..
When I first read the thread title I thought it was a bad Asian joke (a la engrish.com).

[ynchu]

Do something for the enviornment, and stop using these!

[Pr0metheus]

Do they have AAA's as well?

[robinto]

Yes, Walmart .... that is.
Was in a rush, sorry guys.

[Midevilshadow]

Anyone know how long this sale(? is it a sale) is going to last?

[vitaminJ]

Cut down on disposables ! Use rechargeable NiMH if possible !

I use nimh in walkmans and so on...but my new galaga/ms. pac man tv game uses AAs and says never to put rechargeables in it (boo) so i guess I'll be going to walmart. Thanks OP.

[willy]

...but my new galaga/ms. pac man tv game uses AAs and says never to put rechargeables in it (boo) so i guess I'll be going to walmart.
May I ask why ?

[wlee]

May I ask why ?
let me guess, it's probably voltage difference, regular is 1.5V, and rechargable is 1.2V, my themostat doesn't take rechargable :|

[willy]

let me guess, it's probably voltage difference, regular is 1.5V, and rechargable is 1.2V, my themostat doesn't take rechargable :|
However, it should still work as alkaline is not delivering 1.5V throughout the entire discharge curve.

My old Motorola FRSs also fall in this category. It is the alkaline AA version and it is the older version that does not have NiMH setting. When I use NiMH batteries in it, it always shows 2/3 at the battery indicator. It works just fine ... just never shows 3/3 ...

I 'stole' this from the web ...

http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/zbattery/alkaline-curve.gif

[Talula]

Yea.. guys you know how much mercury is in one of these things?

Good point. People, do NOT eat any fish that have eaten several of these batteries...

[robinto]

May I ask why ?
I remember in the old time, some electronics (e.g. cameras) had warning not to use rechargeable batteries, said the large current (compare with the regular batteries) will damage the circuit.

[redflag999]

i went to the Walmart in Barrhaven but they don't sell Memorex battery period.

Any other Ottawa store sell these?

[cheapbastage]

I think alkalines are prefered in low drain devices..like smoke detectors, thermostats etc..the kind of devices that you change the batteries once or twice a year. Then again for those devices who needs this many batteries? I got these batteries a few months back at Sams Club. They are Ok...But I have a drawer full of them.

[superdave]

Don't know if Ikea is alkaline though ?

Yes they are. Ikea also sells a 10 pack of AAA's for $2.97 which is the cheapest I've ever seen for AAA.

[alkapone]

Now at Warmart - Memorex alkaline battery 50-pk $9.97

Yikes! We have a War-mart!

YES....havnt you been there during the sales etc......more action than in WW2 :cheesygri

[macdaddy]

I use nimh in walkmans and so on...but my new galaga/ms. pac man tv game uses AAs and says never to put rechargeables in it (boo) so i guess I'll be going to walmart. Thanks OP.
I have the same tv game and I use rechargeables in it and it works fine. Been at least 3 months...I hope I'm not ruining the circuits like someone mentioned!

[miss_swan]

To answer another poster:

Memorex probably doesn't make their own batteries. They subcontract an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) to make batteries for them and then brand them Memorex.

Just like IKEA batteries in the familar yellow packaging. They are made by Varta of Germany, one of Europe's largest battery manufacturers.

My local IKEA's offer 10xAA for about 3 bucks. 4xAAA for 2.50 last time I checked. May have changed lately.

So, if you were to buy 50 IKEA AA batteries it would cost you 15 dollars.

I've bought 2 packs of these Memorex branded AA's from NCIX for 10 bucks each in the past and they work fine.

Great for toys that require AAs but you don't want to always have to take out rechargeables to charge. As well as for friends/family who have digital cameras and stuff but aren't savvy enough to have a NIMH charger and batteries. Lots of those people still exist.

[mahjongmaniac]

"now at walmart"... so it's a "new" item right?

does that mean this $10 price is the reg. price or a "sale price"?


just curious, but i'd suspect this is a sale price.


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I'm assuming Warmart is Walmart..

loll warmart... :lol:

[vitaminJ]

May I ask why ?

The manual sheet doesn't say why. I asked by email last week but haven't heard back yet. Could be voltage like wlee said.

[vitaminJ]

I have the same tv game and I use rechargeables in it and it works fine. Been at least 3 months...I hope I'm not ruining the circuits like someone mentioned!

Thanks macdaddy, thats good news, maybe I'll risk it. Do you play it a lot and how long does a charge last? I'm on my third lot of alkalines now and I'd guess they last ~4 hours: there's *some* juice left afterwards so i'll keep em for remotes etc. Got 193,000 on galaga the other night, my high score. Fun game, eh! :D

[rhainman]

On a related note, I was at Ikea recently, and the batteries which used to be made by Varta in Germany (which were very good), are now made in China. I saw some Made in Germany packs scattered around with all the new shipments of Made in China batteries, so I stocked up. I think this may now mean that the quality of the Ikea batteries is no longer what they used to be.

[robinto]

Tons at Scarborough Town Center.

[z_squared]

"Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price"
www.walmartmovie.com

An interesting documentary... and just one more reason why I won't shop at the world's largest, richest and probably meanest corporation.

[djrobinn]

CWO (www.cwo.ca) has been selling 48 Maxells for $9.99 for sometime now. Meanwhile, Ikea batteries are mercury free...

[mart242]

Walmart in Kanata (Ottawa) doens't have any... :(

[superpal3]

I'm not even halfway through the ones I bought at NCIX a year and a half ago. :lol:

Cheap these are...but are they any good? Generic frequently don't pack the same punch at all. You usually can't use generics in most automated film cameras cause they won't function with them.

Can you share your experience with these bats?

I bought these from NCIX too...but almost thinking of returning them.

just bought an extra Logitech MX500 wireless set...figured who needed the mouse recharger clutter on the 700 at these bat prices

[macdaddy]

just bought an extra Logitech MX500 wireless set...figured who needed the mouse recharger clutter on the 700 at these bat prices

it's what you can do for environment you should be thinking about....

[arciervo]

Walmart in Kanata (Ottawa) doens't have any... :(Lincoln Fields doesn't either. :(

Tony

[mouf]

Yea.. guys you know how much mercury is in one of these things?
Alkalines have been mercury-free for at least a decade. Better worry about your fillings or CFLs.

[nchopra]

Oakville location was clueless.

Lincoln Fields doesn't either. :(

Tony

[akz]

apparently only SELECT locaitons carry these batteries.. the location nearest to me @ Bayview/MajorMac does not carry them to my knowledge only McCowan/Hwy7 and Scarboroughtown carrys them as the OP said... here are the pics there are alot left at McCowan/Hwy7

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5183/dsc000382cv.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/316/dsc000392nu.jpg

if u want to call ahead and ask first, the UPC # for these are: 034707010079