Anker Alkaline AA Batteries - 48 Pack

I bought both the AAA and the AA because Anker usually makes a superior product. However, I've left most of the batteries in the same packaging they came in, in a temperature controlled room, out of sunlight and away from any heat sources. Less than a year later, and over half of both boxes don't work out of the packaging. We tried multiple batteries in different devices, flashlights, remotes, mice and keyboards. None of the Anker batteries worked, yet when I changed them with batteries that were known to be low, most of the devices worked with the almost dead batteries. Out of desperation, I found some Duracell batteries that were over three years old, just sitting in a bag of stuff from when I moved and they worked beautifully (and lasted longer in the device with high usage). Knowing how much I spent on these batteries and how little use I got out of them, I wasted my money. I should have just bought the expensive ones, at least I know those would work. _______________________________________________________________ Anker contacted me and replaced the batteries. Since my issue was with longevity, I can't say the first set I got was bad and these are better. I will, however, update in 6 months to see how they are then. I'll bump up the rating by 1 since Anker goes over and above to keep customers happy. Which is why I bought these in the first place.