Recently I have bought several packages of batteries which I suspect may be fakes .. since they do not work
they are labeled
duracell AAA Quantum
high density Core
blister pack
I bought them at La Cadena
in Gazcue
They do not work
caveat emptor
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This variety of Duracell came out only recently, so the odds are that it did not drain because of age.
The possibilities are:
(1) They somehow slipped past the checking station at the factory.
(2) They were somehow drained in the package. A really strong magnet could do this.
(3) Some clever soul bought these batteries and put them back in the package and returned them to the store, perhaps for credit, or maybe just to annoy others.
If they were returned as defective, then someone at the store could have just returned them to the pegboard for sale.
It is possible that a store employee did this.