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Rechargable Batteries Lidl

cepheus
cepheus Posts: 20,053 Forumite
in It's gone, but was it any good?
Just walking out of the checkout this morning at Blackwater and overheard "I'm surprised they are still stocking these" These are AA and AAA size about £2 per 4 pack. 2500 mAh

I went back and got three packs!
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  • realitybites
    realitybites Posts: 178 Forumite
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    "I'm surprised they are still stocking these"
    Maybe they are a batch that overheat and blow up :eek:
  • jmarko
    jmarko Posts: 4,137 Forumite
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    realitybites wrote: »
    "I'm surprised they are still stocking these"
    Maybe they are a batch that overheat and blow up :eek:

    yeah but that's still cheap! :rotfl:
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  • Enterprise_1701C
    Enterprise_1701C Posts: 23,415 Forumite
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    cepheus wrote: »
    Just walking out of the checkout this morning at Blackwater and overheard "I'm surprised they are still stocking these" These are AA and AAA size about £2 per 4 pack. 2500 mAh

    I went back and got three packs!

    I had one of the assistants at Blackwater searching through that whole basket for some D size for me. They had all the normal sizes, just took a bit of finding!

    We must live nearby - I live 5 mins from the Blackwater store!

    Incidentally, they were in this week's leaflet.
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  • den169
    den169 Posts: 278 Forumite
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    The rechargeables at Lidl are excellent batteries,Iv'e had many of them never had a faulty one.
  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
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    cepheus wrote: »
    Just walking out of the checkout this morning at Blackwater and overheard "I'm surprised they are still stocking these" These are AA and AAA size about £2 per 4 pack. 2500 mAh

    I went back and got three packs!

    They are not "still stocking these" exactly, they are a special re-introduced on Thursday 12 June 2008 and only available whilst stocks last ;)

    http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20080612.p.Rechargeable_NiMH_Batteries.ar2
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  • slobbs123
    slobbs123 Posts: 99 Forumite
    please keep an eye on these.

    2 batteries out of the pack i bought overheat as so as they go in the charger. even once they're out of the charger they seem to get hotter for a while, and then cool down.

    saying that, the 4 my oh uses are absolutely fine. guess i got a couple of bad ones.

    but please be careful x
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  • jezza2412
    jezza2412 Posts: 238 Forumite
    den169 wrote: »
    The rechargeables at Lidl are excellent batteries,Iv'e had many of them never had a faulty one.

    I agree. And they're much better than the ones I bought from Jessops.
  • alchemista
    alchemista Posts: 1,305 Forumite
    I got a 4-pack a while back (greyish exterior), and they are a little wider than normal and they also don't hold their charge nearly as well as a smaller 1800mAh one I have. I thought these would last longer due to the rating, but they don't.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    realitybites wrote: »
    "I'm surprised they are still stocking these"
    Maybe they are a batch that overheat and blow up :eek:

    They are just as good, if not better than many of the branded ones, I have used them for ages, no problem.
  • echo
    echo Posts: 1,728 Forumite
    been using these for about 4 years and not had a problem with them
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