Checked my Superstore and double-checked a nearby Shopper's, no PC rechargeables. Might be they're discontinued. Care to share a pic of yours, Dave? I don't think their existence is documented anywhere on the internet currently.
If I was set on current-gen Enerloops, that's what I'd do... but at six bucks a pop, I sure ain't! And don't even know what gen they are. Not entirely the store's fault, but Amazon has those same Enerloops (
here) on sale now for $3.50/piece. If they're gen 3 or better, that's an actually fair price, though I don't want to gamble on it since there's really no way to tell.
"Buying locally is good" only gets you so far, in my book. Same with "made in Canada" or "made in America", with many companies learning that if they can get that sticker on their product, they can crank the price up +500% or somesuch, without actually making the product better, and people will deliberately pick it over the competition... so, for me, the product still has to actually be good, and offered for a fair price. No free lunch.
Ikea Laddas are a good example of a good product at a fair price from a local-ish store. No Ikea in my town, so I'm still ordering online, but at least it's shipping from a store in my own province.
I take the bus these days, so it's the other way around for me... I'm dropping five bucks on the day pass anyways, might as well get some mileage outta it
Just a
little detour... the scenic route, if you will.