Varta Alkaline Battery Shipper Holds Cells, Chargers

By Staff On Sep 26 2005 - 6:00am

Varta MicroBattery has launched its Power One custom logo and seasonal theme shipper program. Consumers can purchase any three packages of Varta batteries, which they can mix and match, for $5.99 suggested retail. One 3-pack usually retails for about $5.00, so the consumer basically is getting two packs of batteries for free.

The Varta shipper includes 100 alkaline blister packs, consisting of 54 four-packs of AA cells, 20 four-packs of AAA batteries, 8 two-packs of C batteries, 6 two-packs of D cells and 12 one-packs of 9-volt batteries.

The shipper takes up little space, said Varta, and is about 4 feet tall by 2 feet wide. It takes two minutes to set up, said the company. Seasonal shipper logos include Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, summer vacation and back-to-school, among others.

The shipper also can support two clip strips on both sides, holding Varta's new Power One two-hour nickel metal-hydride charger, complete with 4 AA 2300mAh batteries. The clip strips hold five chargers on each side. At a suggested retail of $15.99, including four batteries, Varta calls the charger “the most competitively priced two-hour unit on the market.