Duracell Coppertop AAA Battery with POWER BOOST™, 16 Pack Long-Lasting Batteries

These don't seem to last very long. I'm surprised, because the AA Duracells last quite a while. I have an angel that sparkles. It uses three AAA batteries, but I can only use the batteries for about 6 hours before they poop out! They work great at first and the sparkle is very vivid, but they cost too much to only get 6 hrs out of three at a time!

Bought within the past month - went to use and had leaked / corroded in package. Duracell quality is non existent - this has happened a couple times and I keep giving benefit of the doubt as it used to be a great product - DO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU WANT TO RUIN SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!

I was a stalwart Duracell customer for decades. Recently, however, I have had so much tool damage from Duracell leaking batteries that I gave up and went with the rabbit competitor, much less leakage. At first I figured it was a bad batch/bad year. Continued problems even sitting in storage, under perfect conditions convinced me otherwise. The company I manage has also switched entirely to different brands, with better results.

I have purchased and used Duracell batteries all my life on the premise that paying a little extra I could get a quality product. I never had a problem with corrosion ever. Many times batteries would be in use for years without leakage. Then I noticed that Duracell batteries I was using came from China and I also took notice to excessive leaking and corrosion, often when the batteries had only been in use a short time. Often the leaking batteries had dates for shelf life for years. They have not only ruined ordinary flashlights but also expensive cameras, remotes, computer equipment, etc. I will now be changing to another brand any brand will be better than Duracell.

I have been using Duracell batteries for many.. many years and up until the last 5 or so years had no real problems. Lately I've been getting cells that claim to be good for several years of storage, but tend to leak new in the package or make a mess of expensive equipment because of leaking. These are not just the regular copper tops, but also the "commercial" grade red tops as well. I've been switching over to the Panasonic "Eneloop" rechargeables with remarkable success and long term storage. I guess Panasonic have actually been improving their products over the years rather than just claiming to with different packaging. If you want to buy these batteries cheaper than the MSRP, buy the Costco Kirkland brand.. Duracell makes them! Just without the copper top shrink wrap label.. they tend to leak just as much though :(