My Addiction

My name is Andrew and I am addicted to buying batteries. (Hi Andrew.) It started innocently enough... I needed batteries for my new camera. eBay, Meritline, Buy.com, ... they were all so willing to accomodate. Next thing I knew I was at Costco buying bulk AA batteries. I even got my wife to buy batteries for me.

Then I started trolling the discount sites.... cheapstingybargains.com, dealnews.com, etc. Pretty soon I moved on from alkalines to the hard stuff - rechargables. It was all downhill from there. Before I knew it I had multiple chargers going at the same time! Yes, I even bought a dedicated battery tester from eBay Canada so I could check the quality of my stuff. [Uncontrollable sobbing]

Now I'm 1 week clean of battery and battery-related purchases. It's a first step down a long road of recovery. I just need to remind myself that I have enough batteries to last a long, long time. And I need to steer clear of the enablers, especially those daily deal listings. Just a few minutes ago I was tempted to buy a great deal on ready to use recharables complete with a compact charger for 80% off. But I trusted in my Higher Power for strength, and I made it through it that dark forest.