fastererm If you do have a Giant near you, buy their Easy Living Brand, they are always on sale (atleast for the last 3 years anyway) buy one 4 pack of D or C batteries for $6.25 and get another one for free. Over the years I have tried every name brand battery Duracell, Energizer, Rayovak etc. and every generic brand I could find and the Giant brand of batteries last as long as any brand I have tried and they are also the cheapest. Pike