Rayovac Batteries - From 13p per Pack! - AA AAA C D 9V

vtailor

matthewquinn wrote:

When does the cost of cheap batteries get offset by the cost to the environment? Never.

I love this website, i have shaved loads of money off my outgoings and picked up a few bargains as well but I am increasingly seeing a guilt free approach to cheaper products that are worse for the environment than a more responsible more expensive option.

Where does moneysavingsexpert.com draw the line on being responsible whilst saving a few quid?

The ironic thing about this is that the batteries talked about as 'cheap' in this post are actually more expensive long term!

I see this debate as a similar one to the standard light bulb vs energy saving light bulb debate. One costs more initially but is far cheaper in the long term, and better for the environment.

The MSE has done well in promoting energy saving light bulbs and I hope they do the same for rechargeable batteries.

HankMcSpank

Try telling a 3yr old when the battery has just gone flat on his Thomas the Tank engine, that the battery will be charged & ready to go in 12 hours! Also if I use rechargeables, I'll no longer have duds to lob into my neighbours shrubbery...great fun :A

ziffius

HankMcSpank wrote:

Try telling a 3yr old when the battery has just gone flat on his Thomas the Tank engine, that the battery will be charged & ready to go in 12 hours! Also if I use rechargeables, I'll no longer have duds to lob into my neighbours shrubbery...great fun :A

Anyone with any sense would buy several packs of rechargeables, so they can use one while another is charging. If you just want batteries to throw at your neighbours, then you should probably grow up a little.

Bargin_Betty

In France the supermarket Shopi has facilties at the end of the checkout to put used batteries in.
Does anyone know of any places here apart from the tip that we can safely put dead batteries?
I know that I should use rechargables ( both on moneysaving and environmental grounds) but it's not always practical when travelling.

Niggy_2

Bargin_Betty wrote:

In France the supermarket Shopi has facilties at the end of the checkout to put used batteries in.
Does anyone know of any places here apart from the tip that we can safely put dead batteries?
I know that I should use rechargables ( both on moneysaving and environmental grounds) but it's not always practical when travelling.

Coincidently - I saw one of those dead battery collection boxes in Currys yesterday - and it was nice to see it was full to the brim!!!

LesD

vtailor wrote:

The ironic thing about this is that the batteries talked about as 'cheap' in this post are actually more expensive long term!

I see this debate as a similar one to the standard light bulb vs energy saving light bulb debate. One costs more initially but is far cheaper in the long term, and better for the environment.

The MSE has done well in promoting energy saving light bulbs and I hope they do the same for rechargeable batteries.

Hmmm....we could debate this ad-nauseum. What is the environmental cost of MAKING an energy-saving bulb compared with that of making a traditional one?

...and of rechargeables (inc. charger) versus standard batteries?

HankMcSpank

ziffius wrote:

Anyone with any sense would buy several packs of rechargeables, so they can use one while another is charging. If you just want batteries to throw at your neighbours, then you should probably grow up a little.

& anyone thinks that...
1. I only have one rechargeable battery
2. Really lob them into my neighbours garden

*shouldn't* take the bait so easily.