MaxellLR44 (A76) Batteries, 10 Count (775011)

Amazon.com is the #1 retailer in the world for a reason... Awesome customer satisfaction, excellent business plan, great products, amazing prices, etc... As we all know, Amazon has expanded their business to allow 3rd parties to sell their products on Amazon's website for some time now. With this expansion, they allow 3rd party businesses to either 1) use Amazon as a storefront but the seller keeps/ships their own stock or 2) they use Amazon as a storefront AND Amazon holds the business' product in an AMAZON warehouse (known as Amazon Fulfillment).As a consumer, you have to be cautious when businesses that want to sell on Amazon opt to use option #1 simply because of the fact that how they obtain their product can vary. This especially matters when you deal with products that have expiration dates. Ever been to a flea market? For those of you that have, many of you know that various merchants at flea markets can obtain their stock through closeouts, business closings, clearance, etc. And much of that stock, especially when dealing with consumables, have expiration dates that are either upcoming or already expired. In the case of batteries, we all know they have expiration dates and it's a glaring concern that when you buy things like batteries, you have to be concerned about how fresh they are and if they aren't, how much longer they will last.These batteries I purchased are available from numerous sellers (approximately 22 at the time of purchase). They range from 1 cent up to $15 for the exact same product. But a smart consumer will also follow the rule that without sufficient evidence, if a price is too good to be true, then it likely is.There are many reviews on Amazon of people complaining about "bad batteries" but because multiple sellers (including Amazon) can sell the same battery... which means all the reviews are all clumped under the same product. So that "bad" review that you read probably came from someone who bought a "bad" product from a "bad" vendor. Unless that reviewer specifies who they bought it from, they aren't helping fellow Amazon customers.With that said, I ended up buying my batteries from merchant "MYBATTERYSUPPLIER" for the price of $1.77. My reasoning for choosing them is because I've used them before on Amazon *AND* their seller rating within the past year is a 99% positive rating. Their order count in the past year is approximately 35,306 orders with only 1% of those being a "negative order". All this info can be found on the merchant's details. With that kind of rating, I have that peace of mind that my batteries will likely be good and not crap/expired ones.And what I found is that my batteries are in fact good. I use them in digital timers Stanley 38425 TimerMax Digislim Daily Digital Indoor Lamp Timer, White, 2-Pack and they have so far, worked wonderfully as replacement batteries.Final Tips...#1 - Try & use Amazon or a reputable seller.#2 - If you have to go 3rd party, try & find something that is fulfilled by Amazon (trust me, it helps you 100% more because you're dealing with Amazon support and not someone from someone's basement... especially for returns). If not, then go with a seller with a positive rating (higher the better).#3 - Although price may be a determining factor, don't go so low where you question the quality of the product. If an item is 1 cent compared to other prices that are similar in range, you're probably getting a bad product.#4 - Write a review of the product and mention where you bought it from so that other Amazon customers know where to go for a better experience.I would recommend "MYBATTERYSUPPLIER" as a 3rd party merchant on Amazon.

I ordered this 10-pack of batteries from MLC Distribution late Sunday night, and it got here in the mail on Wednesday afternoon. Visually, the product looks to be exactly as advertised. Each battery's terminals are accessible in its package via little "peepholes" in the front and back, so I got out my voltmeter and measured the open circuit voltage of each cell, which is a good indication of the state of charge of each battery. The readings were all between 1.57 and 1.59 volts, which is very good for these alkaline batteries. If you measure just about any alkaline cell, 1.55-1.60 volts means "fresh."And by the way, LR44 can be deciphered as follows: "L" indicates the chemistry, alkaline in this instance. ("S" means silver oxide.) "R" means "round." "44" is standards-speak for 11.4mm in diameter and 5.2mm in height. The LR44 cell has an amp-hour rating of 150 mA-hr, while the SR44 has an amp-hour rating of 200 mA-hr. In theory, you'll get about 33% more useful life from the SR44 than you will the LR44. Other than that, they should be pretty much interchangeable. The open-circuit battery voltage of each type is very similar, although the SR44 is just a bit higher, but not enough to really affect anything (1.55V vs. 1.50V). Consider the price difference between the two when determining which cell to buy. Remember "silver oxide" contains "silver." If you've followed the price of silver lately, you'll understand why the SR44 cell is so much more expensive than the LR44 cell! I use these cells in my digital calipers and my cooking timer, so "cheap" is what I'm after.A word to some of those on this site complaining that these batteries don't last long in a child's toy: they do NOT hold a lot of energy, aka "juice." Putting them in a toy with motors or lights draws a lot of power out of them. They aren't designed for that sort of thing. I suspect, but cannot prove, that you had a silver SR44 battery in the toy before and substituted the alkaline LR44. Alkaline batteries like the LR44 have a pretty high "series resistance" to them, making them unsuitable for high-current-drain toys. I'd suggest you try the SR44 if your application is going to power a motorized device.All in all, MLC's product is exactly as advertised, the cells are all fresh, and at a killer price --- a quarter per cell? How can you go wrong? AND, free shipping. Although since they're CA-based, I had to pay 20¢ in sales tax. Darn!I will definitely buy these batteries again from MLC Distribution when I need more.UPDATE 6/30/15: Since I first composed the above, silver prices have taken a pretty deep plunge. A silver-oxide battery SHOULD be cheaper these days, but I can't guarantee it.