Infapower Rechargeable; 012

For a company that I've never heard of before, nor seen any batteries on sale anywhere for, Infapower's claims to be the fastest growing brand of rechargeable batteries in the UK and that they are the biggest selling brand in most independent wholesalers is a surprise... 

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Still, I'm always pleased to read about a British company doing well, even in a market dominated by imports. 

To quote from their website;

"Infapower® produce one the largest range of consumer rechargeable batteries in the country, helping to make Infapower the biggest British brand of rechargeable batteries. Using the same business principles, Infapower also produce a comprehensive range of high specification Torches & Lanterns, USB chargers, Mobile Phone Cables and Electrical Accessories. Recently we have introduced Computer Peripherals, Audio products and when a cup of tea is top priority, Kettles. Our small domestic appliances range now also includes Fan Heaters, Irons and Toasters."

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All of the products come in Infapower’s distinctive and eye-catching packaging, creating instant impact on display. Emphasis is placed on quality and durability. All products are developed and tested to ensure high standards of workmanship that offers the consumer performance, reliability and value for money.

That I will agree with; their design using the rainbow mosaic does make them unique in visual design, in a way that made Duracell's "copper-coloured top" a well-recognised branding amongst batteries and which is often plagiarised now by many Chinese manufacturers.

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Talking of rainbow designs, I know that the rainbow as a symbol is being used more and more within a Gay Pride context, but these designs are amongst my favourites so far for batteries. These are Xiaomi's rainbow-coloured "5 AA" batteries, which launched as as a pack of 10, with each battery being coloured differently. Although this dates from 2015, I can't find anything new about if they now sell single colour packs, for example, which is what I'd offer. Mind you, I can see that as a manufacturer and / or retailer, that may well see you out of pocket if no one wants yellow and you end up with stock left over you can't sell.

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Have you used Infapower batteries? Where did you buy them?

Incidentally, posting this one has made me notice that this is actually a rechargeable battery, rather than a one-use alkaline one. It got me to thinking why are these rated at 1.2v rather than 1.5 volts that you see written on all the batteries and in all the user guides for battery equipment... so why the difference? 

Well, looking online I found this well-written eBay article which covers it very well. Worth a look.

Hmmm... now I'm a bit torn... should I post just single-use batteries, or "any" AA battery?