On Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 5:19:18 PM UTC-4, Mac the Eclectic Knife wrote:   
   > Some Guy a écrit :   
   > > I've asked this before, but shit- I was in California last week and   
   > > bought a few 12-pack AAA alkaline batteries for $3.99 a pack.  That's 33   
   > > cents per battery.  (google UL12AAAVP and you'll see what I mean).   
   > >    
   > > Why do these AAA batteries cost a buck a piece in Canada -  and you   
   > > won't find more than 4 of them in a pack?   
   > >    
   > > I bought these at Fry's Electonics (what a wicked chain store).  I also   
   > > bought a pack of 23-watt CF bulbs (equivalent to 100 watt incandescent   
   > > bulb).  A pack of 4 cost me $1.99 (yup - 50 cents per bulb).   
   >    
   > First, that's probably not the most expensive price you can get in the US   
   for    
   > AAA batteries. I bet they're at least twice the price in other stores. Then,   
   I    
   > buy AAA Duracell batteries at 2 / $1 in a dollar store. It's 50% more, but I    
   > don't have to buy 12.   
      
   Oh I don't think you DO buy Duracell's @ 2/$1 at Dollar store ... They LOOK   
   like duracells and they are the same colour ...but look at the Name!! Its   
   Durabrand!   
      
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