I will no longer buying Dollar General batteries.
@Scrapper88 (5957)
United States
October 10, 2021 1:33pm CST
I opened up a brand new package of AAA batteries I got from the Dollar General this past Friday. I put a couple of batteries in my digital camera. I took a total of four pictures with the camera. When i am not taking pictures; I have the camera turned off. When I tried to take a picture this morning of some flowers; the camera said low battery. The batteries should have lasted longer than that.
If I would have kept the receipt on the batteries; I would have taken them back to the Dollar General.
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8 responses
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
10 Oct 21
Cheap batteries never work long in a camera. They would be fine in a flashlight or something like that but a camera drains them as quickly as blink. You need to use Duracell Plus. Read the packaging and see if it says they are suitable for digital camera use.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
10 Oct 21
I am going to get rechargeable batteries and a charger in the near future.
@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
10 Oct 21
Yes indeed.
I bought cheap batteries from Poundland and had similar experience as Keith.
I don't think the packaging was very clear about what they could be used in.
Duracell are the best, but expensive
So we went down the rechargeable route, and these are quite good
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@marguicha (215470)
• Chile
10 Oct 21
For some things I buy rechargeable batteries. And I use good brands.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
10 Oct 21
I am thinking about going rechargeable batteries in the near future.
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@marguicha (215470)
• Chile
10 Oct 21
@Scrapper88 They don´t work for some appliances though.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
10 Oct 21
@marguicha Right now; I only use batteries in my camera and flashlight.
@RebeccasFarm (86769)
• United States
10 Oct 21
Too bad you did not have the receipt Keith.
I just bought some AAs that were no good too from Walmart..too old I guess.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
10 Oct 21
If I had other stores close by; I would give up on the dollar stores too.
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
10 Oct 21
Don't buy non-branded batteries. It many even burst. Always buy high-quality and branded battery.
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@kaylachan (57698)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Oct 21
You could've gotten a bad batch or the camera could be getting too old and using more out of a battery then you realize.
@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
10 Oct 21
I bought the camera back in June of 2021 at Walmart.I think it is the batteries because I got some batteries at another store and the camera is working fine.
