Batteries - Bulk Buy

[mattx]

Looking for a recommendation in regards to bulk purchases of batteries please. [ Mainly AAs ]

There are a quite a few sites out there but really want to go with a firm that someone has used and they are happy with. Thanks.

[soveryapt]

I tend to use http://www.CPC.co.uk

 

Prices are generally ok for batteries, there may be others of course.

[Andrew_C]

+1 for CPC. Gold Cells (or something like that) are fine for most applications.

[mattx]

Just checking CPC out now - 10+ price for LITHIUM AA 3V - £3.73 each ? Am I reading that right ?

[soveryapt]

You would appear to be doing .. do you need the 3V batteries or just standard AA?

 

As a comparison I ran the search phrase into google shopping and for that battery it seems pretty good .. http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=LITHIUM+AA+3V&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=0HDRTPu4DJi8jAeBzuDBDA&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDoQrQQwAw

[mattx]

You would appear to be doing .. do you need the 3V batteries or just standard AA?

 

Arrrr - just standard AA 1.5V - that will teach me in regards to not being able to read.

[bladedanny]

Just checking CPC out now - 10+ price for LITHIUM AA 3V - £3.73 each ? Am I reading that right ?

 

Is it specifically Lithium you need?

[soveryapt]

Arrrr - just standard AA 1.5V - that will teach me in regards to not being able to read.

 

We've all been there! lol ..

[speckytecky]

I know the OP wasn't asking specifically about rechargables but I was getting batteries from a dedicated battery supplier but they stopped stocking CamLink my favorites I now get them from Amazon - CamLink rechargables are in a class of their own holding a 100% charge and lasting for ages.

[Dos_Box]

CPC Is just around the corner from where I live and is great for picking up big boxes of batteries for very little money. And they used to do free delivery (not sure if they still do though).

[mattx]

Lithium ? Yes - found them quite cheap on Euro Batteries:

 

Mobile phone batteries, digital camera batteries, camcorder batteries, camera batteries, camera chargers, power adapters, power inverters and lighting from EuroBatteries.

 

Anyone ordered from them ?

[localzuk]

I bought 15 sets of 4x rechargeables and a couple of 1 hour chargers here recently, and the best price I found was Amazon. Definitely worth a look on there, as they have all their third party sellers who sometimes can do brilliant deals.

[mattx]

7dayshop would be my recommendation, and these are my personal choice:

 

7dayshop.com - Online Store

 

How embarrassing - I get most of my stuff [ photography ] from them...... Managed to get AA Lithium for around 88p each. Sorted.

[TLARWise]

Stage Electrics do a pack of 10 AA Duracell Procells for £2.35 - Duracell MN-1500 10 x "AA" Batteries - 1.5V | Stage Electrics

Alternatively if you want bulk how about 500 AA's for £69.95 - VARTA|4106210501|BATTERY, POWERONE AA PK500 | CPC

[soveryapt]

And they used to do free delivery (not sure if they still do though).

 

From time to time they do free delivery offers, but generally it's over a certain amount spent before they do now ..

[K.C.Leblanc]

Another two to look at

 

Rechargeable Batteries | Battery Chargers | Camera Batteries | Battery Charger | Camera Battery | Rechargeable Battery

 

Hills Components UK

[SteveBentley]

The Procell batteries CPC do are generally decent

[Andrew_C]

Procell are Duracell, but branded for business. Makes it very obvious where the batteries running little Johnny's walkman have come from!

[john]

I've had the cheapest nastiest battery's from CPC bought about 500 of them and used over half of them in a year, fine they are not lasting as long as the procells were (which I have a stack of for use in Wireless Mics from Stage Electrics as they are dirt cheap from them at present) but these cheap ones work out at something like 20p for a set in a wireless keyboard so good value compared to something like 60 for designer brands. They don't last as long but its still cheaper in the long run.

[mac_shinobi]

Arrrr - just standard AA 1.5V - that will teach me in regards to not being able to read.

 

Sorry what was that I heard you say, "RTFM" ?? lol hehe j/k

[mattx]

RTFMing is for losers.......

[laserblazer]

7dayshop would be my recommendation, and these are my personal choice:

 

7dayshop.com - Online Store

 

I get my rechargeable ones from them. Their own brand ones are great. The service is good as well.

[Cache]

Think I got my last lot of batteries through either Cumbria Supplies or YPO - were Procell batteries but were £1/£2 per pack cheaper then CPC (Every little helps!!)