IKEA kills off LADDA NiMH made in Japan

[Sirstinky]

@roostre

The closest IKEA to me just got them “back in stock at the store” after being “out of stock” for almost a year. About 400 packs of AA and 400 packs of AAA remain at this store for “Last chance to buy”. I bought 4 packs of AA and 6 packs of AAA basically just for nostalgia because Eneloops from AmazonUS do not cost much more.

Embossed Date Code for AA LADDAs was “2044-HW” (made 44 week of 2020)
Embossed Date Code for AAA LADDAs was “2045-H3” (made 45 week of 2020)

AA LADDA were 1.316 Volts DC as delivered
AAA LADDA were 1.323 Volts DC as delivered

$1.75 each for IKEA LADDA AA (4-pack of 2450 mAh NiMH for $6.99)
$1.75 each for IKEA LADDA AAA (4-pack of 900 mAh NiMH for $6.99)

LADDAs are not that much less expensive than buying Eneloops from AmazonUS:

$2.38 each for AmazonUS Eneloop AA (8-pack of 2000 mAh AA NiMH” for $18.99)
$1.99 each for AmazonUS Eneloop AAA (8-pack of 800 mAh AAA NiMH” for $15.89)

Per the website, only the AAA laadas are in stock in Portland, OR. The 2450 AA ones are perpetually out of stock. Are they in stock at the store?