plenty at the Tustin, CA costco(s).

Called the costco in Richmond that are not going to have it until October

MyPresident said:is it ok to use these with the duracell 15 min charger?

Unlike what the previous person posted, Sanyo and other battery experts strongly urge you to NOT charge these in the quick chargers (less than 1 hour). The amount of current & heat generated by these chargers is many times that of the slower chargers, even with the cooling fans, and you are going to cause one or all of these problems:

a) insufficient battery charge
b) shortened battery life
c) permanently damaged battery
d) worst-case scenario: battery leak/explosion

Read the leaflet that comes w/ the batteries. Don't be dumb.

You CAN however charge them safely in any charger that charges in 1-5 hours, with the exception of the slow chargers, where you leave the batteries in the charger until they are ready to use (which is pointless with these batteries anyway).

Bottom-line: It's not worth the risk. Just charge a set of them and toss them in a drawer -- they will be ready to use whenever you end up needing them. They DO keep their charge like they claim.

When I bought my first 4-pack and charger, I put them in my external flash right out of the package w/o charging them, took about 100 pictures, and then put them in my camera bag. I put them back in my flash about a six weeks later without recharging them, and took about 100 pictures. Still had plenty of their charge. I was sold.

takes about 4-5 hours

I have one of those crappy Samsung cameras that ravage thru AA batteries.
I was going to smash it to the ground soon after I bought it but eneloops saved their digital souls.
Now I want to smash it coz its a crappy camera (only thing nice was the video zoom)

ok, coming back to the point, i dont buy ni-mh's anymore. spend a few more and buy these...they last longer specially when u need batts urgently and yr ni-mh's have all but died.

Thanks OP..been waiting forever for a good deal on eneloops

farang said:FYI: Sanyo is offering free additional C and D size spacers via rebate. Link to PDFThe rebate form says: "This form ... may not be reproduced." Is print out still ok?

VulcanMike, you should ask around before you went shopping. I posted a message. I got two from Everett Store on 09/09.

Miami, Fl Costco (Kendall) Has 240 in stock and set to sell on computer but still have a lot of Duracell chargers. Receiving Manager said old stock must sell before they put new item up for sale. Hope corporate will pull those Duracell soon cause they are not moving.

Called Altamonte Springs, FL store and they have them in stock.

Tempting because I can't stand picking up my camera and having dead batteries.

The box was translucent blue with cardboard packaging covering most of the area. That and I just assumed nothing was missing. Next time I'll check items like this before leaving the store.

Made the exchange without any hassle. Go Costco!

It is true that these do have a longer shelf life before draining flat vs others, but the biggest downside for me is the long charge times. No way to quickly top up if i need to go on a trip and they've been sitting around a bit. You can charge under fifteen minutes safely- rayovac has the technology in their fifteen min batteries and chargers. A pressure cutoff that noone else uses that allows for safe fast charging. See their patent and tech papers on the ic3 charging technology. And various tech books on battery rapid charging.