I'll second this; it's the first thought I had when I started reading TFA. One thing I'll add, though, is that Sanyo might not have been the first (or at least

I'll second this; it's the first thought I had when I started reading TFA. One thing I'll add, though, is that Sanyo might not have been the first (or at least the only one) to start pushing low self-discharge batteries. I've got a whole bunch of Powerex Imedions (not linking because I'm not a shill, just a satisfied customer; google it) that are awesome. Keeping 85% of their charge over a year of storage has made me happy. Being able to swap to rechargeables in everything and getting rid of the alkalines that _always_ end up leaking (yes, even the name brands; especially the name brands) has made me very happy.