For us Canucks....Eneloop batteries in my area are not easy to find (and Ebay shipping costs do not make for a good ROI.)

I was in Superstore a couple days ago and noticed they now have their own PC branded Eneloop batteries in AA and AAA size. I bought one package (4) ($14.99) of AA and took them home then compared them to Eneloop branded batteries. The batteries are the same in weight, thickness and quality of casing material.

A dual test of the PC and Eneloop brands fully charged in a old camera resulted in almost the same battery life with only 17 pictures separating the two brands. In testing the same batteries twice in an old mini maglite showed the batteries were within approx 1/2 hour of each other...1 brand lasted half hour longer the first time and the other brand the lasted 25 minutes longer in the second test.

Not a scientific test by any means but enough to tentatively show that there is no difference in quality and I will buying a few more packages of AA's next week.