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 Why the hell are half of the AA & AAA batteries in my long term stash completely dead? They claim to be good for another 6 years. Both Energizer & Duracell. 
 Cause fiat 
 Similar for me. They r shitcoins 
 Never had problems with Kirkland batteries. Been using them for probably 20 years. 
 I can echo this, even the Energizer rechargables are cooked after a year 
 They used to last 🤷‍♂️ another day light robbery 
 Fraudulent batteries? Or was the storage container conducting somehow? 
 Was it in the cold? I think cold empty them 
 Yeah , given that AAA is the best rating there is to buy, they should've stayed in business longer. Can't trust these ratings. I smell corruption. 
 Use disposable lithiums instead; the chemistry is much more durable and they last longer and function in a larger range of temperatures. 
 fiat promises 
 don't listen to moody's their battery rating is trash. 
 All fiat creates is marketing scams 
 use eneloop  
 Rechargeable? If so what percentage did you keep them charged at?

If not, any particularly extreme temperature or humidity?

Otherwise: wait, corporations lie??? 
 Should you ever develop a battery obsession, please also investigate: nostr:note18n0k25wa9ahjnn85fks0wzmm49kjtfz0c22afhdwalhd3uenewaspxgalx 
 Temp fluctuations? 

Loosely stored batteries?  Terminals that can contact metal and help discharge.

 
 Gotta look into if we can action anything against the estimated life being falsely advertised  
 The price of AAs has also skyrocketed, relative, to most other items. 🤔 
 Fiat batteries… 
 Lol, you should buy japanese ones Fujitsu or Eneloop (beware of fake ones) 
 Please enable zaps! 
 I think it is enabled 🤔  What client are you using? 
 Ah yes, I can see your lightning address in Primal but for some reason Amethyst isn't loading your account details. 
 Thank you for the reminder to check my own battery stash.