AA rechargeables: 4-pack £5.29, 8-pack £11.99!

Kernel_Sanders

spaceboy wrote: »

Look at hobbyking for Turnigy batteries.

There's not much choice there, no 8 or 16-packs of AAs and only two 4-packs to choose from. However, I tried to order a 4-pack of these http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__55554__Turnigy_Rechargeable_Battery_AA_2550mAh_NiMH_4pc_.html
because one of the applications for which I need them is my mother's landline telephone. It's used infrequently so I thought these low self-discharge types would be ideal, especially with the capacity being a decent 2550mAh. Sadly, there's a delivery charge of £5.66, much more than sending them through the Royal Mail, surely?

spaceboy wrote: »

I too had a bad experience with7dayshop batteries. I would advice not looking for highest capacity but low self discharge types like eneloop, Turnigy and the green Tronic ones from Lidl which J find quite good.

In the light of your post I should add that the only Tronics I have had (AA, AAA and C) are the grey and black ones with red lettering).

BTW, Advice is the noun (as is a vice, or even just vice), and advise is the verb.

chrisw

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

because one of the applications I need them for is my mother's landline telephone. It's used infrequently so I thought these low self-discharge types would be ideal, especially with the capacity being a decent 2550mAh.

You dont really need high capacity or low self discharge batteries for a landline as they are usually kept on charge continually and only need to last the length of a phone call. I use cheap ones off eBay in mine.

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stator

The Black and red Tronic batteries I've had are awful, I think they are a complete con. Less than 50% of advertised capacity.
The black and green tronics, low self-discharge were actually ok. Not sure why the discrepency.

Kernel_Sanders

chrisw wrote: »

You dont really need high capacity or low self discharge batteries for a landline as they are usually kept on charge continually and only need to last the length of a phone call.

My mother complained of a much lower ringing tone volume and when I visited I replaced the discharged alkaline batteries with my rechargeables. I was surprised to find the volume restored because I always thought landlines used the current that travels through the line and that the batteries were only for the caller ID display and log.

Norman_Castle

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

My mother complained of a much lower ringing tone volume and when I visited I replaced the discharged alkaline batteries with my rechargeables. I was surprised to find the volume restored because I always thought landlines used the current that travels through the line and that the batteries were only for the caller ID display and log.

If its a cordless landline phone the handsets normally have rechargeable batteries and not alkaline. The base unit recharges them.

Kernel_Sanders

Norman_Castle wrote: »

If its a cordless landline phone

It's not.

stator wrote: »

I'm surprised about the negative reviews for the 7dayshop batteries. I've been using them for years, heavily using them and recharging every day. Perhaps that's the difference, I use them for 12hrs then immediately recharge them, so self-discharge isn't an issue for me. They only need replacing about every 12 months, which is the same with Duracell etc under heavy use.

Your post contains a negative view of your own! 7dayshop batteries claim they are good for a thousand charges yet you are saying they need replacing after barely a third of that number.

stator

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

It's not.

Your post contains a negative view of your own! 7dayshop batteries claim they are good for a thousand charges yet you are saying they need replacing after barely a third of that number.

Not necessarily. They don't need replacing any sooner than the name brands I've used.

Kernel_Sanders

agrinnall wrote: »

No, they want you to order 8 because they make more money, but as you are on MSE I presume you will ignore this and buy 2 x 4-packs. If you've never seen such pricing inconsistencies when supermarket shopping you've lived a very sheltered life.

But out of the £1.41 they'd gain if I bought 8, they have the cost of an extra package to be made up on top of an extra delivery cost. If there's any extra profit left after that then I wouldn't think it worthwhile, considering the number of potential customers it's likely to annoy!

Lakeuk

What does it matter just buy 2 of the 4 packs. I normally buy the ready to go low discharge rechargables, they're currently £5.49 per pack of 4 but you can also buy 2 packs at a discount working out at £4.99 each.

pogofish

my issue with 7-day shop is their extremely lackadaisical attitude to website security a while back when a website issue left customers details - including cards, wide-open for any lowlife to harvest.

They let that situation run uncorrected for far too long, despite many complaints.