The untold origin story of an Basics AA battery - The Verge
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One of the best-selling products from Basics, ’s store brand, is the AA battery. But like a lot of information about , the source of the batteries isn’t clear. Sarah Emerson uncovers the origins of Basics batteries in a must-read story for OneZero.
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