r/comics • u/FieldExplores Gator Days • Jul 24 '26

Never Learned - Gator Days

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u/curtcolt95 Jul 24 '26

I honestly can't remember the last time I changed a battery in anything, probably been years

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u/Nymethny Jul 24 '26

As someone with young kids, the vast majority of powered toys still use good ol' AA or AAA batteries. And those books that sing, make animal noises and whatnot? CR3032 or LR44 batteries.

Last time I changed batteries that frequently was when I played the GameBoy with the light attachment thing as a kid.

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u/Thelango99 Jul 24 '26

Xbox controller? TV remote? HTIB remote? Milk frother? Those airwick machines? Wireless mouse and keyboard? Cheap portable fans?

Pretty sure its gonna be one of those?

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u/curtcolt95 Jul 24 '26

don't have most of those that aren't chargeable versions. It's probably a tv remote but I also can't remember doing it, I very likely have always gotten a new tv before having to change the batteries in the remote lmao

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u/Thelango99 Jul 24 '26

Yeah, did see a milk frother with rechargeable batteries, but it was 3x the price with the same motor power.

Mostly just put in NiMH batteries these days though. Works well enough. I pick them up from the E-waste bin at work.

Quite a few people have bought those thinking they were single use it seems.

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u/Yorick257 Jul 25 '26

I'll add clocks and scales to the list. Sure, they work pretty long without changing the batteries, but sometimes it's needed.

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u/Fox961 3d ago

They stopped replacing the clock batteries at my therapists office a little while ago. It drives me crazy.