Do you keep extra batteries around?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (223195)
Walnut Creek, California
June 6, 2018 10:00pm CST
During a recent gig, I discovered that my Larrivee D-03E's battery was dead. My Larrivee D-03E is my back-up gigging guitar (a nice $600 acoustic/electric guitar), and I had decided to use it after my band mate had knocked over my $4000 Collings OM-1 at a previous gig. She is a klutz, and also does not respect others' instruments.
The battery in my Larrivee D-03E was dead at that one gig, so I had to play acoustic, through a microphone, and it was a bit of an inconvenience. After that gig, I went to Home Depot and bought a four-pack of 9 volt batteries, so I'll have back-up batteries for any amplified gig where I am using my Larrivee, my Collings, or my Ibanez bass.
Do you keep extra batteries around your house? They could prove important if you had a blackout and didn't know that the batteries in your flashlights or radio were almost dead. I learned my lesson.
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28 responses
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Jun 18
Of course. Can get them cheap at Dollar Tree.
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@FourWalls (71430)
• United States
7 Jun 18
You get what you pay for at the Dollar Tree....
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Jun 18
@TheHorse Then get rechargables.
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@FourWalls (71430)
• United States
7 Jun 18
I do indeed. I have remotes!! I also have a battery-operated mouse for my laptop that seems to go through battery power about every 4-6 weeks (sheesh, you'd think I was sitting there, playing Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook or something! 
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The one thing I don't have is the 9-volt: I have sealed smoke alarms now, with "ten year lithium batteries" that you don't have to replace, so I don't have a need for the 9-volts. But I remember when they powered my transistor radio!!!
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The one thing I don't have is the 9-volt: I have sealed smoke alarms now, with "ten year lithium batteries" that you don't have to replace, so I don't have a need for the 9-volts. But I remember when they powered my transistor radio!!!2 people like this
@FourWalls (71430)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@TheHorse -- I remember the 9-volts because of the goofy connections and how you had to "plug it in." Those were the days.
@RasmaSandra (82497)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Jun 18
I have extra batteries around particularly for my PC mice because I use those a lot and have to change batteries just at such moments like starting or finishing posting and no mouse.
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@Courtlynn (67090)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Oh yes. We've always had extra batteries. Just incase.
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@Courtlynn (67090)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@TheHorse we have two big flashlights that are Cs, Ds, or 9V. Then like 6 regular flashlights.
Plus we have like 10 remotes and my 2 wii remotes, lol.
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
7 Jun 18
Hi Colin. I do because you never know when you will never know when you need one. Alway be prepared like a boy scout. 
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
7 Jun 18
Yes, just like last night we had black out. I used my extra batteries.. it's good to be ready all the time.
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@GardenGerty (162177)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Yes, we have double and triple A batteries, which are the most often used. I have a flashlight that can be hand cranked, but you know, I cannot feature a hand cranked guitar.
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@andriaperry (118262)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Jun 18
You don`t know about me, After the power was out for days I stockpiled batteries and got a solar kit with 2 batteries. Freight Harbor had coupons for free batteries with purchase, I bought a .99 paint brush and got 24 pack AA free, did that deal more than once, I have several 100 batteries 
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@spiderdust (14759)
• San Jose, California
7 Jun 18
We do. We usually have a good number of batteries around, as we get the packs from Costco. It seems like the kids are always needing new AA batteries for something, but we usually have AAA and D batteries on hand too.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
7 Jun 18
Usually we keep extra batteries at home as it can be useful during emergency.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
7 Jun 18
We only keep clock batteries AAA, the rest we don't keep because batteries leak
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@snowy22315 (185247)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Sometimes yes, but I can never seem to find the ones I need!
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@MarshaMusselman (38869)
• Midland, Michigan
9 Jun 18
Normally we do but when someone uses the last of one kind and doesn't inform the other person or bother buying more it's been fun. Usually out stops me from using my mouse at my computer.
How have you been?
@Craigba (40)
• Kempton Park, South Africa
10 Jun 18
Also, if you have any child below the age of 10, batteries are essential. I should have shares in Energizer by now :)
@Craigba (40)
• Kempton Park, South Africa
7 Jun 18
Yip, here we have what we call loadshedding, especially in winter where whole areas are without power for anything from an hour to four hours. Most people have generators or some other backup plan
