phree AA batteries

[OBLAMA2009]

i should probably be posting this in the hot deals forum, except i was perma banned from it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV6kxQYGVs0

is this really true? i find it hard to believe this would be cost effective

 

[lxskllr]

Dunno. I never opened a lantern battery, but I've used that trick before opening other things to get the cells inside. Try it and find out.

 

[GullyFoyle]

I use tons of these.

 

[nehalem256]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZY_Is1a4PY

Debunked

 

[twinrider1]

It's absolutely true. OP, you're right, it wouldn't be cost effective to make AA's just for this use. But this is how they use up their blems and overruns. Batteries are perfectly good. But the printing is screwed up, misprint, smeared, stuff like that. Also when they do contract manufacturing for private labels and they have overruns or the contract runs out and they have stock left over.
OP, go buy one and find out for yourself.

 

[phucheneh]

yes wait till you open an aa battery...... zillions of tiny watch batteries inside!!!!!

This is also totally true.