See Also: Costco Hearing Aids: Who Makes Them and Are They a Good Deal? 3. Trying to track down if this is still accurate, let me know in the comments if you have any insider information on this. I’ve also read that the Kirkland brand hearing aid batteries are made by Ray-O-Vac as of 2016. Kirkland hearing aid batteries will cost you $0.23/each on average, while you’ll pay close to $0.50/each with the leading name brands. Many reviewers actually said the Kirkland brand lasts 2-3 times longer than major brands like Rayovac and Power One. But they get rave reviews both in terms of price and how long they last. Hearing Aid BatteriesĬostco only sells their own Kirkland brand hearing aid battery. See Also: All the Kirkland Items That Are Produced by Popular Name-Brands 2. Look at it this way, even if the Kirkland brand was only 80% as good as Duracell, you would still be ahead in terms of price. Is their a chance Duracell is producing a sub-par battery and putting the Kirkland label on it? Yes, of course.īut from personal experience, and from talking to others, I have found very little difference in quality and life expectancy. So why pay up to 35 cents more per battery with Duracell when you can opt for the Kirkland brand knowing that the quality is probably identical. Much to my surprise, the Costco CEO recently divulged that Kirkland batteries are actually made by Duracell. Not only do they sell the Kirkland brand but they also sell Duracell. Here’s everything you need to know about buying batteries from your local Costco.Ĭostco currently sells the following batteries: 1. Same goes for their hearing aid batteries. It turns out Costco actually contracts with a VERY popular name-brand battery manufacturer to produce their batteries for them. DO IT! Like every time you shop if you can. ![]() If you’ve ever been tempted to “cheap-out” and buy the “generic” Kirkland Costco batteries…I got BIG news for you.
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