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I needed to buy some rechargeable batteries today. I thought about stopping into a store to buy them, but then I realized, I didn’t really know where to buy them. Radio Shack? Best Buy? CompUSA? Circuit City? Fry’s?

So, I came home from lunch and started with Amazon.com, mainly because I have an unused gift certificate there. Amazon’s great for some things, but finding products that you aren’t sure of how to search for, it’s not. Search for “rechargeable batteries” and you mainly get results for camera batteries, with a few normal sizes like “AA” or “C” but try as I could, I couldn’t find the chargers for “D” cell batteries, which is what I really need (the 3 month old’s toys go through batteries like a seive).

I turned to Google next, and viola. I found BatterySpace.com. Not only did BatterySpace.com have all of the batteries I might ever want to buy, but their Battery Knowledge page tells me what I need to know about the batteries I’m buying. They also have a couple of decent charging options.

So, I just ordered a new charger, with a multi-pack of different batteries, and 8 extra “D” cell batteries.

I like their site, and will let you know if the batteries are worth anything after I receive shipment.

(This post is posted for the benefit of other new parents, or soon-to-be parents looking for rechargeable batteries).