Rayovac Hearing Aid Battery Size 312 6pk - Brown

This type isn’t available anymore and we should be given a choice of packing. Two very strong adult sons cannot open the new style that replaced this dispenser. I’m furious.

My 73 yr old step dad hasnt had any problems with these batteries works better than duracell and energizer but now with the new packaging we are going to have to switch he has health issues and opening the new packaging is too much for him and me to do. we hope you switch back to old packaging.

great batteries. lousy package. it looks like I am not the only one

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I understand the need for child proof packaging; however most hearing aid batteries are used by seniors. You need to use scissors to cut open the package. So, if you are out and you have to change batteries, you have to find scissors or a knife to get batteries.

I curse you every week when I have to replace my batteries. The plastic is so tough. When I manage to cut through to the center of the pack, it's like the plastic welds itself and I can't get the battery out. I'm so afraid of snipping of the tip of my finger. I'm surprised there have not been sued for for this dumb advancement. would I recommend to a friend? It's the packaging not the batteries.

I am & have been a regular purchaser of 312 hearing aid batteries for several years. The new child resistant packaging is unacceptable. Even with scissors it is almost impossible to open to get a battery out. My scissors can barely cut through all the heavy plastic. I would need commercial scissors to cur through it. I will be forced to return to buying Eveready batteries if you continue to use this terrible packaging. I'm a healthy 92 year old female who admittedly has lost some of the strength in my hands, but I am able to accomplish all other tasks required in my household. Please revert to the other more accessible packaging you used before. I can't imagine any child being able to get into them. Keep batteries of all kinds & sizes out of reach of children should be the rule. Tank you for reading my complaints.

This is the worst packaging ever!! I have been using these batteries for years. Based on this new packaging I will find a different brand! when it takes 5 to 10 minutes to open the packaging its a problem. The team that developed and sold this packaging should be fired

I had to find a very sharp scissors and cut hard then pry the packaging open. This is a 5 minute task. So, I spend the time to remove all the batteries and put them in an old package so I could get to them when needed. I have batteries in my cars and in backpacks so that I can replace batteries when they go dead at inconvenient times like driving. Now I have to carry special tools and pull over where before I could hand the hearing aid to my wife and point to the batteries. She would change them ...no problem. Now there is a big problem. The batteries last about 3 days so I have to replace batteries often. With 2 hearing aid, I am replacing one about every 1.5 days.... frustrating.

The package is ridiculous!!! Takes 5 minutes to get one out even with scissors. It doesn't cut easily, then you end up prying it with the scissors which is dangerous. Why is this even a thing now? Just keep your children away from things they shouldn't have. My son hit his head on a coffee table, should we ban those?

The new packaging is very disappointing, a true nightmare to access the batteries! I have been wearing hearing aids for thirty years and have always relied on the Rayovac for the best reliability in a battery. Recently, I made a purchase and was shocked to experience how incredibly difficult it was to open the package. I cut myself on the plastic! Also, how inconvenient for travel. I always carry spares with me and now I need to open all of the batteries in advance of use and risk the plastic tab falling off in my bag. I understand that child safety is the issue here, but I am sixty-six years of age and struggle with this packaging. I can only imagine what older people with arthritic hands are experiencing. Please, re-think this design for a better solution to safety. I appreciate your attention to this matter.

The packaging is hard for elderly people to open. Why did you do this? The batteries fly out of the package when I cut into the package, following directions.

I've always used Ray O Vac batteries in my hearing aids, but with this new packaging, I am seriously considering changing brands. It is impossible to get in to. I have neuropathy in my fingers and have to struggle to get a battery out of the packaging. Using scissors makes it all the more likely I could stab myself forcing the package open. I see this says that this is a review for the 16 battery pack. The dispenser that was used for the 8-pack was great. Unfortunately when I went to buy my new supply only the 6-packs were available with the Child Resistant Packaging. If the 8-packs are still available with the old packaging, I would buy them, but never again can I buy the 6-pack in the new packaging.

I just purchased a 24 pack of #312 Hearing Aid Batteries. While I really like the batteries, the new packaging they come in is the poorest design I have ever experienced. Whoever designed this packaging should be fired! You need scissors to open the package! How many people carry around a pair of scissors to open their battery packaging? What about people with disabilities? How are they going to get the packaging open? It's not only child proof, it's also adult proof. This is the worst of the worst. Surely you can do better than this.

Efforts to CHILDPROOF is effective, however accessing the batteries is very difficult for users even using sissors! I wind up using a screwdriver to open the package. I carry spare batteries with me at all times however I cannot carry sissors with me especially when going through TSA checkpoints. Design a user-friendly accessable package,

As a long time user of your hearing aid batteries I must inform you it is time we part ways. The majority of people that use this product are seniors and you have literally senior proofed your packaging. Use scissors...I get it. Even with scissors, it's still a burden that I don't have to endure with other batteries that perform just as good as yours, at the same price point.

My husband and I are senior citizens, we received your batteries when we bought our hearing aids. We have not been able to use our hearing aids until we bought different batteries, because of the extreme difficulty they are to get out of the package.we are very, very disappointed,because they are good batteries just to difficult to open. We feel it was money wasted on a fixed income.

New packaging you have to have a pair of scissors with you at all time. I use 6 to 7 batteries a week I have to replace every 3 to 4 days. Your packaging engineered are a joke. I asked 3 adults to try to open they could not without losing a finger and using an box cutter. I bought 198 batteries so they would last 6 months or so I am going to trash your batteries and purchase another brand that I can carry a package in my pocket and change batteries when they go dead in the doctors, dentist. restaurant, or visiting friends home and I have borrow a pair of scissors from the doctor, dentist etc. Piece of junk

The new six pack with a number 312CR-6LNCUS is very hard to open. I used to carry the old package in my pocket and could change the battery anywhere. With the new package I have to use tin snips to cut the package. I also bought small battery container to carry spares. Kitchen scissors and the scissors on my knife were not strong enough to open the package.

Worst package ever. I am 84 and used 312 battery for about 20 years. New six packs are impossible to open. Show state they are senior proof instead of child proof.

My husband recently purchased the 312 batteries and commented he could no longer open the packaging. While he was searching YouTube for opening instructions, I went after the plastic with tools. The “open with scissors” comment on the package definitely overestimates its simplicity. First I tried to pry it open with a screwdriver. That was a tough one and a slip would have meant a nice gouge in my palm. Secondly, I opted for the scissors but the thick plastic probably ruined them. With a lot of strength, I cut it into pie-shaped pieces and released the batteries by separating at the sharp points, another dangerous step. The batteries flew out several times but I finally put them all into plastic bags to be carried in my husband’s pockets or easily accessed by children. What an ordeal! We just spent a lovely evening focusing on those darn chil-resistant packages. We can’t wait to finish these so we can buy from a different manufacturer that tests their products on the target consumer group.