Just an FYI, in a pitch, I have used a 2025 in my fit bit and it work very well. Maybe not try in a heart monitor though
I have a bunch of things that use them (multiple motherboards, key fobs, etc.) so I tend to order a set from Amazon as needed. Last bought a 10 pack for $5.69 in July 2021.
This is one of those items that there is such a large price differential between the single Duracell pack (was it $6.99) and the Amazon 10-pack at $5.69! Someone is paying a lot for advertising or making a lot of money off the name brand!
I drive no distance at all to order batteries from Amazon. I stick with name brands that I know and hope they are not counterfeit. So far, so good. I have failed on standardizing button cells, but try to limit my purchases to AA battery devices where I have a choice.
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On the flip side, I almost never use D cell batteries anymore, and rarely C cell, nor 9v for that matter as my newer smoke alarms (supposed to replace these every few years ...) use AA batteries.
I agree with name brands on things like this.
The problem with amazon on items with an end date - you might get old stock. Particularly if a 3rd party seller is/was also selling that item.
And even if it says "sold by amazon" that is not to mean the unit you will receive was amazon's own stock. They co-mingle inventory from all the sellers in the warehouse and the "sold by" just means the seller that's getting the dollars for that transaction.
I have never had this problem and I seriously doubt that Amazon's inventory management is so incompetent that they let this happen.... The problem with amazon on items with an end date - you might get old stock. Particularly if a 3rd party seller is/was also selling that item ...
Is that your own fact? Doing this would be terminally stupid management.... They co-mingle inventory from all the sellers in the warehouse and the "sold by" just means the seller that's getting the dollars for that transaction.
At the cost of much more frequent battery changes due to the much smaller power capacity of the AA.... Saves you from needing to stock C/D cells. ...
In my experience, when Amazon is selling for third parties the words are "Fulfilled by Amazon." I consider this to be almost as good as buying directly from Amazon since it means that the product exists and the seller has been vetted. https://sell.amazon.com/fulfillment-by-amazon... And even if it says "sold by amazon" that is not to mean the unit you will receive was amazon's own stock. ...
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In my experience, when Amazon is selling for third parties the words are "Fulfilled by Amazon." I consider this to be almost as good as buying directly from Amazon since it means that the product exists and the seller has been vetted. https://sell.amazon.com/fulfillment-by-amazon
I can absolutely assure you this does not happen. Until a customer or the brand complains, or it's a product that amazon has added extra hurdles to, it is incredibly easy for any third party to jump onto any listing, send in their product and have it sold to customers. True, it's harder to do this with well known branded products, but it's a lot more wild west than most folks are aware.
But to explain it further: Let's say both you, and me, and Amazon are selling these batteries. We both send in our boxes full of them. Amazon effectively puts them all in a big bucket and then credits the sale to the seller with the best rating/price, etc. (they call this the buy box).
When Q's Laptop goes to buy it, they might say it's a sale by Aerides, Fulfilled by Amazon, because Aeri has the best price at that moment. But, when they reach into that bucket of batteries to ship it to Q, the physical unit that shipped might be their own, or might be Oldshooter's.
I understand what you believe. What I don't have is any actual facts that would support your theories. @Sunset has a hearsay anecdote. I guess that's slightly above zero for facts, but not far. As someone who has managed inventories, I know that this kind of commingling would be foolish and dangerous. I would never permit it.I can absolutely assure you this does not happen. Until a customer or the brand complains, or it's a product that amazon has added extra hurdles to, it is incredibly easy for any third party to jump onto any listing, send in their product and have it sold to customers. True, it's harder to do this with well known branded products, but it's a lot more wild west than most folks are aware.
But to explain it further: Let's say both you, and me, and Amazon are selling these batteries. We both send in our boxes full of them. Amazon effectively puts them all in a big bucket and then credits the sale to the seller with the best rating/price, etc. (they call this the buy box).
When Q's Laptop goes to buy it, they might say it's a sale by Aerides, Fulfilled by Amazon, because Aeri has the best price at that moment. But, when they reach into that bucket of batteries to ship it to Q, the physical unit that shipped might be their own, or might be Oldshooter's.
I understand what you believe. What I don't have is any actual facts that would support your theories. @Sunset has a hearsay anecdote. I guess that's slightly above zero for facts, but not far. As someone who has managed inventories, I know that this kind of commingling would be foolish and dangerous. I would never permit it.
Regarding vetting third party sellers there is a bit of an agency problem in that Amazon is acting as agent for the buyer and has a conflict. So Amazon would like to have the seller but not if they are likely to cause problems for the buyer. Fulfillment by Amazon reduces the potential for problems but cannot eliminate them. So I am more likely to consider your belief that vetting is inadequate than I am the idea that products from unknown sources are deliberately commingled with known-good Amazon stock.
Probably we'll never know.
I understand what you believe. What I don't have is any actual facts that would support your theories. @Sunset has a hearsay anecdote. I guess that's slightly above zero for facts, but not far. As someone who has managed inventories, I know that this kind of commingling would be foolish and dangerous. I would never permit it.
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Probably we'll never know.
If you have a few things that still take C or D, you can buy a little 'shell' adapter that takes an AA, so it physically fits. Saves you from needing to stock C/D cells.
Like these:
https://www.amazon.com/Popular-Mechanics-Battery-Converters-Rechargeable/dp/B08KYJBRX5
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.... At the cost of much more frequent battery changes due to the much smaller power capacity of the AA.
If you have a few things that still take C or D, you can buy a little 'shell' adapter that takes an AA, so it physically fits. Saves you from needing to stock C/D cells.
Like these:
https://www.amazon.com/Popular-Mechanics-Battery-Converters-Rechargeable/dp/B08KYJBRX5
-ERD50
I never knew a AA battery was only 130 calories. Yum!
I understand what you believe. What I don't have is any actual facts that would support your theories. @Sunset has a hearsay anecdote. I guess that's slightly above zero for facts, but not far. As someone who has managed inventories, I know that this kind of commingling would be foolish and dangerous. I would never permit it.
Regarding vetting third party sellers there is a bit of an agency problem in that Amazon is acting as agent for the buyer and has a conflict. So Amazon would like to have the seller but not if they are likely to cause problems for the buyer. Fulfillment by Amazon reduces the potential for problems but cannot eliminate them. So I am more likely to consider your belief that vetting is inadequate than I am the idea that products from unknown sources are deliberately commingled with known-good Amazon stock.
Probably we'll never know.
...At the cost of much more frequent battery changes due to the much smaller power capacity of the AA.