[TriLUG] OT: Local Store with a good variety of button cells?
Matt Flyer via TriLUG
trilug at trilug.org
Thu Nov 16 11:58:59 EST 2017
Have you tried Batteries Plus (Bulbs)?
Might be worth "letting your fingers do the walking", if you're old
enough to remember that slogan. Next, you'll be asking, "What's a
yellow pages?"
On Thu, 2017-11-16 at 11:23 -0500, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have portable gadgets that need button cell batteries, and some of
> them have gotten hard to find. In particular, the CR1600 series
> (e.g.
> 1632, 1620) is really scarce. The local stores that sell some of
> them
> usually have more empty hooks than product.
>
> I've ordered them online, but it's kind of ridiculous because packs
> of
> eight, ten, or more often cost as much as one or two. So I have a
> drawer that is filling up with spares. This is the one thing I miss
> about Radio $hack, despite them being a buck or two more every visit.
>
> If you know of a local place that has a better than typical
> selection,
> please let me know.
>
> Feel free to reply off list. And if you need a 362, 2025, 927, etc
> and
> live near Cary, I've got extras.
>
> Scott C.
>
>
> --
> Scott Chilcote
> scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com
> Cary, NC USA
>
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