Souvenir Sunday: rechargeable William & Kate batteries
On Sundays, StuckatTheAirport takes a look at offbeat, inexpensive and locally-branded items you can buy at airports.
This week I found an item I’m betting will show up in electronics stores in Heathrow, Gatwick and all other airports in Great Britain any moment now – if it hasn’t already.
For a few years now, my travel gadget wish list has included some of these rechargeable batteries from USBCell. They eliminate the need to tote around yet another charger because there’s a USB port under the cap that lets you recharge the battery on a USB plug on your computer or with a USB adapter.
I’ve been waiting for the price to come down on these batteries; they’re a bit pricey (about $18 a pair). But I may have to go ahead and buy a few packets now because the company has jumped on the Royal Wedding bandwagon and issued William-and-Kate-branded rechargeable batteries.
Corny but cute, yet very eco-friendly.
Santa, are you taking notes?
[Note: This Souvenir Sunday post isn't a benefit-to-me promotion in any way, but when I asked MOIXA Energy for a photo of the royal batteries, they offered to set up a 20% discount code ("Royal120") for StuckatTheAirport.com readers. If you buy some, let me know how they work and what sort of conversations they ignite at the airport.]
And..
If you find a great inexpensive (about $10), offbeat, “of” a city or region souvenir when you’re stuck at the airport, please take a photo and send it along. If your item is featured on Souvenir Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com, I’ll send you a set of ANA (All Nippon Airways) Relax and Refresh aroma cards or some other fun travel souvenir.
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- Souvenir Sunday: rodeo treats at William P. Hobby Airport
- Souvenir Sunday: horseshoes and cigars from Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport
- Souvenir Sunday: Socks and pet services
- Souvenir Sunday: New York souvenirs at Newark Airport
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What a useless product! Given that I can charge everything from USB means that I don’t need many AA batteries now. My flip even charges directly.
Waste of time and money !!