Duracell Coppertop AA Alkaline Batteries, 20 Count

I have been using Duracell batteries for many.. many years and up until the last 5 or so years had no real problems. Lately I've been getting cells that claim to be good for several years of storage, but tend to leak new in the package or make a mess of expensive equipment because of leaking. These are not just the regular copper tops, but also the "commercial" grade red tops as well. I've been switching over to the Panasonic "Eneloop" rechargeables with remarkable success and long term storage. I guess Panasonic have actually been improving their products over the years rather than just claiming to with different packaging. If you want to buy these batteries cheaper than the MSRP, buy the Costco Kirkland brand.. Duracell makes them! Just without the copper top shrink wrap label.. they tend to leak just as much though :(

I was a stalwart Duracell customer for decades. Recently, however, I have had so much tool damage from Duracell leaking batteries that I gave up and went with the rabbit competitor, much less leakage. At first I figured it was a bad batch/bad year. Continued problems even sitting in storage, under perfect conditions convinced me otherwise. The company I manage has also switched entirely to different brands, with better results.