50 batteries for $11...

[Will Collier]

Pretty good deal here, linked in via Cnet. You can never have too many AA's.

http://news.com.com/2061-11728_3-6156323.html

[jimbrady]

If you use that many AAs, you should get rechargeables.

[elmo3]

jimbrady, you've obviously never had kids.

[mikebw]

[quote elmo3]jimbrady, you've obviously never had kids.
I dunno, my kids ran on "D" cells, but maybe that's just me.

[jimbrady]

I do have kids. What happens to batteries when they're spent?

[OWC Jamie]

[quote jimbrady]I do have kids. What happens to batteries when they're spent?

One of my sister's kids used to eat them.
(I saw it with my own two eyes.)
(just AA and AAA)
For a short period of time, none of the remotes in the house worked. :-)

Edit: I think he was three at the time.

[elmo3]

Kids and rechargeables don't get along.

[jimbrady]

Kids and grandkids and toxic waste don't get along.

[NOGoddess]

Great for hurricane season when you can't always depend on having power to recharge the rechargeables... will be picking some up. (And yes, the rest of the time I use rechargeables).

[Racer X]

[quote jimbrady]If you use that many AAs, you should get rechargeables.
Once a year, at Halloween, I need a few dozen batteries. Rechargeables would cost far more, and would be trashed in maybe 2 years if used only once a year.