Well who would have thought. Im sure most people were aware of this...just not me.
I tend to order my batteries (especially 123s) online or grab a pack of D/AA/AAA when I find them cheap. Like to keep them stocked up since even regular alkalines tend to have a good shelf life.
Doing a search on google and we have a battery store here called Batteries Plus.
I thought they were here years ago but no longer open...dont know why I thought that. Turns out there is on a mile from my house. Going there today to see what they have.
Yeah, Im one of those that gets excited at big nice battery displays...isnt that sad?