The official blog for Duracell Direct, product launches, hot deals and fun stuff

Easter is just around the corner and to celebrate we’re giving away a Duracell Bunny with EVERY order! (Offer ends 22nd March, while stocks last).

More and more shoppers are switching to rechargeable batteries which save you money and are far kinder to the environment than conventional batteries.

To learn more about the benefits of switching, check out our Duracell Rechargeable Battery Technologies page.

Have you got your Free Duracell Bunny yet?

Just a few more days to go.  Every order placed now until the 19th will automatically receive a free Duracell Bunny stuffed toy (whilst stocks last!). This is available on all of our DuracellDirect shops except Australia.

They make a perfect stocking filler along with any batteries, chargers and memory cards that you may need during this Christmas holiday season.

Christmas is upon us once again and the endless lists of gifts to buy keep growing every year. Toys,  digital cameras, MP3 players, smartphones are all very popular and the requests seem to keep pace with technology (no more woolly jumpers!).

All these electronic gadgets need to be powered and many are still supplied without batteries. Avoid disappointment and valuable play time looking for batteries, by getting them early.  If you didn’t know already, Duracell do much more than just batteries, rechargeable batteries and chargers.  They also do Torches, Flash memory cards for cameras and camcorders, USB memory sticks and chargers for smartphones like iPhones.

So, don’t forget to stay powered during this festive period with Duracell.

Watch this space for an exciting  promotion, coming very soon!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas

Merry X’Mas   Frohe Weihnachten    Buon Natale    Joyeux Noël    Feliz Navidad    Feliz Natal    Glædelig Jul    メリークリスマス    God Jul    Hyvää Joulua   Wesolych Swiat    חג מולד שמח    Veselé Vánoce    圣诞快乐    Boldog Karácsonyt   Nadolig Llawen    Καλά Χριστούγεννα    Geseënde Kersfees    Mutlu Noeller    Nollaig Shona    क्रिसमस की शुभकामनाएँ    Merry Crimbo    Krisimasi Njema    Vrolijk Kerstfeest    С Рождеством

Here are the latest winners of our Christmas competition.

Friday’s winner is @cillastubbs for following us on Twitter.

Saturday’s winner is Harry Prophet for liking us on Facebook and Sunday’s winner is Pamela Kerr for liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

Congratulations to you all.

Today is the last day of our competition and there is still time to win a Duracell goody.  To enter the competition, simply like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter,  and email us your Facebook name or Twitter ID.

Also a reminder that you can order before 3pm GMT (4pm CET) today for delivery to UK and most European destinations in time for Christmas.

Bored, got a few spare minutes and want to learn about Duracell portable chargers?  Then why not play the Duracell Power On Game.

You can play the game on Facebook, on your iPhone or on your Android smartphone.

Enjoy.

This is the latest television advert for the Duracell Portable USB Charger for mobile devices.

Watch more videos like this on DuracellDirect’s YouTube channel.

Worlds Largest Chocolate Duracell Bunny

The World’s largest chocolate bunny has been created in South Africa by artist, Harry Johnson.  This chocolate bunny is an exact replica of the iconic Duracell Bunny.

The chocolate bunny is 3.82 m tall (12ft 5in) and weighs a whopping 3 tons (2,721Kg) setting the new world record for the largest chocolate bunny.  The previous record was by Brazil with the bunny weighing in at 2.8 tons.

To prevent the chocolate from melting the bunny is stored in a special perspex housing with a cooling system.  After a week, the chocolate bunny is going to be broken down and 250 underprivileged children will get a chance to taste it.

You have seen the adverts where the Duracell Bunny has battery on his back whether he is mountain climbing or running around the city.  So, just wondering how many batteries it would take to keep a bunny this size going, or would it be one humongous D size battery?

Duracell Bunny

The Duracell Bunny Fusion Ad has been creating quite a stir.  The ad has been very popular, featuring the tag line, “ Duracell Ultra, The Power To Do More”.

This is the TV advert where millions of Duracell Bunnies morph into various things including a Twister and a Sumo Wrestler with a catchy tune.

Music for this ad was created especially for Duracell by Apollo Studios based in Montreal.

Duracell Ultra Bunny Tornado

Duracell Ultra Bunny Sumo Wrestler

Duracell Ultra Bunny Rhino

Following the Duracell Ultra Bunnies commercial, these are the awesome print versions.

The power of millions of Duracell Bunnies in a Duracell Ultra Battery.  You don’t want to stand in the way of these three.

Just like the Bunny, Duracell Ultra Batteries last longer as well.  It is Duracell’s most powerful battery ever.  Find out more about Duracell Ultra batteries.

Source:  AdsofTheWorld.com

Maltese Climbers on top of Mount Cho Oyu

So what does Greg Attard, Marco Cremona and Robert Gatt, the three Maltese Mountain Climbers and the Duracell Bunny have in common?

The answer is, that they are all powered by Duracell batteries.

The three climbers are the first-ever Maltese climbers to successfully reach the summit of Mount Cho Oyu.  For those of you wondering where Mount Cho Oyu is, it is in the Himalayas and is one of the tallest mountains in the world.

They were supplied with rechargeable batteries by Duracell to power the climb and to keep the devices powered in the extreme conditions.

Next year the team is out to tackle the even bigger challenge of Mount Everest.

The Duracell Bunny is way more powerful as it was able to haul up all the other tired bunnies all by itself.  If you don’t believe it check out the video of the mountain climbing Duracell Bunny.

Source:  The Malta Independent

Take a look into a day in the life of the Duracell Bunny.  Always powered up and always on the go.

Unlike all the other bunnies, the Duracell Bunny is powered by Duracell Plus batteries, and always lasts longer, much longer.

Watch more videos like this on our Duracell Direct YouTube channel.

Duracell Ultra Bunny in Action

Duracell bunny running around town, leaping between buildings and never running out of power.

This bunny powered by Duracell Ultra batteries.

Watch more videos like this on our Duracell Direct YouTube channel.

To celebrate the launch of the DuracellDirect Blog and help spread the word, we’re giving away Duracell Bunny Torches, Duracell SD Memory Cards, Duracell USB/iPod Car Chargers, Packs of Duracell Rechargeable AA Batteries, Remote Control Helicopters and Duracell DuraBeam Torches.

For your chance to win, all you have to do is post a link to our site on your own blog or web site, or join us on your favourite social site!

Visit www.duracelldirect.co.uk/competition for more information.

The Duracell Bunnies took part with great success in the FIFA World Cup 2006 held in Germany.  Powered by coppertop batteries the Duracell Bunnies team outlasted and outplayed all the other teams, lifting the prestigious trophy.

No, it was not Italy.  They are not powered by coppertop Duracell batteries.

Iconic Duracell Bunny

As featured in the August 2009 issue of Get Connected magazine, Duracell sets a record by achieving the highest brand share in the alkaline battery market.  Duracell accounted for 55.9% of all alkaline batteries sold in and around May 2009 according to IRI/MEMRB (Market Research).

In this climate where spending and budgets are reigned in, consumers are looking for brands that can offer both performance and value rather than just the price.  Duracell is the world’s number one battery brand.  The coppertop alkaline batteries are instantly recognisable and with the  iconic Duracell Bunny, well, Duracell just keeps going…

An interesting behind the scenes video of the creation of a giant Duracell Bunny.

At 40ft tall it is one of the tallest Duracell Bunnies ever.

Watch more videos like this on our Duracell Direct YouTube channel.

Yes, Duracell do a range of torches for a variety of purposes. A small LED light for keychains to a heavy duty rugged Durabeam torch with a Xenon bulb. There is the iconic Duracell Bunny torch for kids which also doubles up as a table light. For those of you needing a hands free approach to torches, there is the 5 led head lamp with adjustable strap. Ideal for those adventurous, outdoor pursuits.

Duracell Bunny Torch

The Multistrobe torch is both a torch and a strobe safety light. The magnetic base is ideal, so the torch be fixed to the surface of the vehicle, keeping your hands free to fix the problem or while waiting for help. A must have accessory for your vehicle. The latest Daylite LED torch from Duracell is constructed out of Aluminium and has TrueBeam optics technology. Giving a bright, white, smooth even light.

Duracell Daylite LED Torch

Heroic Duracell Bunny saves the day mountain climbing. While others fail the Duracell Bunny keeps climbing!
Watch more videos like this on our Duracell Direct YouTube channel