Battery Holders

If you use a digital camera, chances are good that you are also using rechargeable AA batteries and that you normally carry around more than one set. With a new camera, I decided to do something about the loose batteries floating around in my bag(s).

I remembered seeing something a couple years ago about battery holders and went on a hunt. I was looking for a basic plastic case with a small sliding tab of some kind that would indicate whether they were already used. I didn't find anything with an status tab, but I did find some basic cases.

First I found a basic plastic case from InAnyCase.com, but they cost $6 a piece. I think this was why I passed the first time around... that seemed pretty expensive for a plastic case (everything we buy today has injection molded throwaway casing — it should be pretty inexpensive).

However, Thomas Distributing sells the POWEREX Battery Holder. They also include a battery holder free with some of their batteries. I wound up buying 10, with shipping it worked out to $1.52 per holder.

Looking at the pictures on both sites (and having the actual case sitting on the desk next to me), they're selling the same exact same product. You decide.