I had original batts that came with original stuff like Logitech mouse and so on, and never had any problems with Duracell, and I still have 1 batt from... 2004-2005 that still works :bigsmile:
IMO, not an original Dura.
I bought an original genuine microsoft MCE remote from an authorised dealer localy that had energizer alkalines bundled together. After 6 months i went in the closet to hook it up and the batteries leaked like there is no tomorrow. Cleaning spring contacts was never fun...
Alkies DO leak, just less likely. Crap fake or genuine all alike. Chances are the better the quality the less the probability.
Durecells are overrarted imho. I use GP brand and those work equally good if not better. Far cheaper.
I've had too many Alkaline batteries destroy various electronics and flashlights over the years, I'll never buy or use another one again!! I use only Sanyo Eneloops in everything that accepts AA and AAA's. I use AA adapters in my D cell Fenix TK 50 and D cell Mag-Lites
Aaaahhh, they leaked because you left them inside your mouse. Dunno they will leak if you left them alone :~
Anyway, I agree with glenn, LSD for almost everything :bigsmile:
It funny, I'm selling a CD player on ebay so I went to look for the manual which I found. Inside was the original batteries sealed in cellophane. Guess what, they leaked, eating through the cellophane leaving a stain on the manual! Really pissed me off!
Thats why I store all my batts and cells in one place 
I check them frequently, so no prob, I have enough time to toss it if one of them leaks or something.
SashiX, It's something I should have done, but didn't. You live and learn!
I lost a MAG 3D for it, it went into the threads and there was no way to open and clean it again.
I also use now LSD for almost everything, in fact they are in my opinion the best choice for mouses and keyboards with very little power consumption, far better than no LSD batteries.
I've been using them in all my mice (that sounds wrong lol) and my apple bluetooth keyboard. I get at least a couple of months on a charge. How can you complain about that??
No, I was complainig about alkalines, I meant I love the LSD and mostly for that applications with low consumption as regular rechargrables last a lot less due to their own self discharge.
I was agreeing with you. I got what you were saying :)
Edit: I see why you misunderstood me " How can you complain about that" that wasn't a comment towards you. It was a general comment saying I love LSD cells :)
Every time I go through Rite Aid I look down the battery isle for the $8.88 deal on the Duraloop LSDs. I have them in practically everything I own that takes batteries now. You really can't beat em for the price and piece of mind.
I do just about the same.
Buy a new toy for kids? -> out goes junk batts for generic nonsence use/storing and in goes Eneloops.
Heck, I should really put those OEM Energizer lithiums in remote controls, like NOW!! Before those alkies leak...
Mouse has 2x Eneloops already. If alkies, maybe 10 pieces of them would have already been consumed in a year. I use Computer quite a lot, my family also.
Haha, it was my fault, not my poor english in that case 
I saw a comment on which light to include in their BOB, and someone mentioned that alkaline's don't leak unless WAY past their "freshness date" printed on the battery itself. That made me go back to the trash can and retrieve the battery I photographed. On the side opposite the leak the "use by date" is MAR 2016.
I can't speak to them being real Duracell's or not, they were on sale at my local "Home Depot", big box store.
parkerdude, 99% of my batteries that leaked were years before the expiration date except those batteries that came with my 2006 CD player. I couldn't read anything on them. They were that bad....
Did you get a hold of customer service to see if they can compensate you for the batteries and the damage of the leaked cell.
No alfreddajero,
All this just happened, my mouse survived, software said that the battery was low (I had just replaced them recently), so I checked them. I've got 2 Mini-MagLites that just died, they were loaded with the same group of cells.
Maybe I should contact Duracell and see what their position is about compensation. I'll see.
Dang so sorry to hear....i use a logitech mouse with two powerex's in it and they last for months with just one charge......i never ever use alkies because they do leak, and when they do it seems to be in something expensive. I like the wt. of the mouse with nimh, with primary liths my mouse was all over the place...lol. Yes send them an email or better yet call them, because i remember the Energizer 2500 cells and they sent out coupons to get another set of rechargeables that they make.
Moral of the Story - Use wired mouse!
