There's no shortage here, we have two bricks of Duracell alkaline D-cells that I bought when there was no panic or crisis. They're good until March of 2018. Why wait until an emergency to secure your stockpile? I have a couple D-cell Maglites and my other half has a couple D-cell LED lanterns.
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Better is the Enemy of Good Enough.
Okay, what’s your point??