The myth of rechargeables saving you money

[Mac1337]

You know, everyone talks about how much rechargeables save you over the long haul. What they don't tell you is what else happens over the long haul: they get lost. I bought a pack of perhaps 20 AAs less than 6 months ago and can't find a single one around the house. What with teenagers, their friends and their bevy of controllers and remotes I am not surprised. The problem is of a different kind when I use them exclusively. They are never ready when I am.

[BigGuynRusty]

[quote Dakota]You know, everyone talks about how much rechargeables save you over the long haul. What they don't tell you is what else happens over the long haul: they get lost. I bought a pack of perhaps 20 AAs less than 6 months ago and can't find a single one around the house. What with teenagers, their friends and their bevy of controllers and remotes I am not surprised. The problem is of a different kind when I use them exclusively. They are never ready when I am. It is not a "Myth".
Mine don't get lost.
I save tons of $$$.

BGnR

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Sounds like a user error problem to me.

[WHiiP]

Sounds like you really need some CHEESE with that WHINE . . .

SHEESH! ! ! ! ! !

[mattkime]

WARNING!!!

THESE BATTERIES ARE NOT REUSABLE IF YOU CANT FIND THEM

[ztirffritz]

I bought about 20 AA batteries for our office at work, and they paid for themselves in about 2 months. I bought a charger that will charge 8 batteries at one time and will deep cycle / refresh them. I set up a box that users drop their old batteries into. When I get enough I charge them and put the charged batteries in another container. It is obvious which ones are charged and which aren't. With all the wireless keyboards, mice, remotes it really helps.

[Carm]

My boys lose them to. CD players, remotes, wii motes, etc. All of mine are gone, I would expect them to lose them sooner or later and they have, I bet their wii mote rechargable battery with doc wont get lost.

Joe

[davester]

There's no way to save money when you have teenagers.

[cbelt3]

The key is the ztff approach. Ensure that there are NEVER any disposable batteries in the house, and there is a recover and recharge process.

My kids kept tossing my rechargeables because we had disposables and recharge ables at the same time.

[Harbourmaster]

[quote ztirffritz]I bought about 20 AA batteries for our office at work, and they paid for themselves in about 2 months. I bought a charger that will charge 8 batteries at one time and will deep cycle / refresh them. I set up a box that users drop their old batteries into. When I get enough I charge them and put the charged batteries in another container. It is obvious which ones are charged and which aren't. With all the wireless keyboards, mice, remotes it really helps.
That charger sounds like just what I need! I must have 50 AA & AAA Ni-Mh batteries floating around my apartment!

Where did you get it and how much$$$?