Maxell 723810P Ready-to-go Long Lasting AAA Alkaline Battery 10-Pack: Reliable Performance & High Compatibility Review

I bought them with a walkie talkie I bought them as a gift and put them together in a set to give to her with the batteries already included. I checked them before giving them to her by turning on the radio. I asked her this week if she's still working and she said she was. She uses walkie-talkies a lot, so these batteries were a good choice. When they run out I will buy this brand again. I'm very happy with how long they've lasted.

Some of these batteries leaked for the first time in the light near the bathroom. Thought it might be moisture. Then I discovered that a couple of the batteries in the packaging had leaked. Dropped the bad ones. Then other electronics stopped working and found a serious leak in the battery compartment, requiring me to clean it thoroughly before installing another battery in it. Went back to the bag and found it was full of dead batteries again. Finally discarded.

I ordered two packs of 10 Maxell AAA batteries sold by NYC Electronics and manufactured by Revain. The batteries arrived in an unopened plastic/cardboard package as shown. All batteries had the same date 05-2013. However, several batteries were completely dead, as shown by my calculator and a simple battery tester that has proven reliable in the past. Specifically, 3 of the first 10 were blank and 5 of the second 10 were blank. All remaining batteries are fully charged so I ended up with 8 bad…