Disclosure: I received this product to review in exchange for sharing my honest opinion.
As a mom of three, I am constantly worrying. Will my 1st grader catch up in reading? Will my kindergartner be good at school today? Will my 2 year old put something in her mouth that she is not supposed to? They may seem like small problems and yes kids will be kids, but the last one can be a serious issue. I am among the 62 % of parents (according to a survey conducted by Energizer) who was unaware of the risk of coin lithium batteries. I knew of course kids shouldn’t play with them and can choke on them, but I had no clue that in as little as two hours kids can get serious chemical burns if ingested. I feel like the coin batteries scream “Candy” to kids as they don’t look like regular batteries and kids may not be familiar with them. Most kids know that AA and AAA batteries go in toys, but coin batteries may be something they haven’t seen before and they are the perfect size to pop into their mouths.
In honor of National Childhood Injury Prevention Week that was earlier this month, the National Safety Council and Energizer has teamed up to share some important tips that every parent could benefit from learning on how to keep kids safe from ingesting Coin Lithium batteries.
The 4 S’s of Coin Lithium Battery Safety:
- STORE devices that use coin lithium batteries out of reach of children
- SECURE the battery compartments of devices
- SELECT battery packaging that meets federal guidelines for child resistance, such as Energizer’s coin lithium battery packaging
- SHARE this information with your friends and family
Energizer actually led the industry by being the first to voluntarily develop packaging for its 20 millimeter coin batteries that meets the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) strict guidelines for child-resistant packaging. To create awareness, Energizer has also developed a campaign in partnership wihth the Safe Kids Worldwide called The Battery Controlled. The campaign will work to alert parents and caregivers to the dangers of swallowing coin lithium batteries. Energizer is all about identifying ways its products can help keep families safe and make a positive impact on the world. If it is suspected that a child has swallowed a coin lithium battery, it is important to go the ER immediately, better safe than sorry!
While I open most packages with scissors I never realized how easy some are to open without. The CPSC has strict guidelines to determine if something effectively counts as child-resistant. An item is tested with groups of children ages 42-51 months old and also senior adults ages 50-70 who are given 10 minutes to attempt to open the package. For a pacakge to be child-resistant a total of 80% of the children they tested myst not be able to oepn the package and to make sure that adults can open properly, 90% of the adults tested have up to five minutes, with then another minute to open and close the package (if applicable) so that its child-resistant again. I received a package of Energizer and a pacakge of a compeitors coin lithium batteries packages to try out.
What were my results?
First off the compeititor package was cardboard and the Energizer had a special material that was pretty tough and durable, I’m not sure how to describe the material any other way.
After bending the package back and forth it easily ripped open and I was able to get the batteries out. This would be super easy for kids.
The energizer one recommend scissors but I tried again bending and it didn’t budge. I was able to eventually get it open after chewing on it with my sharp back teeth but I had to do it just right. With this package you also have to do it individually. Each battery has a sticker on it reminding parents to keep away from kids.
To keep my kids safe from the temptation of the batteries, I have them stored way up in my laundry room in a container.
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BUY IT: Look for Energizer Coin Lithium batteries as a mass retailer near you (and remember to keep them safely put away when you get home.)
WIN IT: (1) US winner will receive a Energizer Prize Pack
Includes:
- Two (2) packages of Energizer Coin Lithium batteries
- One (1) Energizer LED Nightlight (winner’s choice between Sleeping Beauty or Cars)
- One (1) Energizer Weatheready 2-in-1 LED Light
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GIVEAWAY ENTRY:
laurie nykaza says
in a metal box in a drawer
Charlene Kuser says
I keep my batteries on the top shelf in my laundry room
melikegarfield says
We keep them stored in a locked box in the closet.
James Coyne says
In a cabinet in the dining room
laurie says
I keep my batteries in my bedroom in the top drawer of mychest of drawers
Christian Alejandro says
I keep them in a drawer with our emergency kit.
kristin sims says
we keep them in a bin in a locker in our garage, thank you.
Alissa A says
I keep them in the laundry room!
Nicole Millheim says
In a high storage shelf
susan smoaks says
i keep them locked up in a cabinet up high
Donna Pyszk says
We keep them in a drawer in the kitchen
kathy pease says
I keep mine in a basket above the kitchen cupboards
Gianna says
Locked up.
Donna L says
In a high cabinet.
Teresa Thompson says
Junk drawer.
Colin Glendon says
I store them in a box in my locked closet
Shanda J says
I keep the batteries in the linen closet inside a basket. We go through batteries like water here with 3 small children.
Karen says
They have their own special drawer in the kitchen.
Sylvia Ortiz says
I am currently out of batteries, but when I do have some on hand, I keep them in a box on top of my closet.
ken ohl says
up high in a cupboard
amy deeter says
in our junk drawer
Michelle Tucker says
We keep them in my office in a drawer.
jaron conley says
i keep my batteries in the cabinet on top of our fridge with a child lock on the doors
Dustin D. says
We keep all of our batteries in the ‘junk drawer’ of our kitchen =D. No small children though.
Brad Merrell says
Top shelf in the corner of the kitchen
T.h.Ransom says
We keep them on the top shelf in the office
melina r says
My husband keeps the batteries in a bag away from the reach of the kids–top shelf next to his bed.
Juliet says
I keep them in the freezer on the top shelf – that’s where my mom kept them.
s riches says
We keep our batteries in a desk drawer.
Breanne says
In the closet
jess says
in a junk drawer in my office. :/
AUGRIM says
in my closet. is that bad?
Debbie says
would love to win…i keep them seperate and in own bin with lid
krystal wethington says
in a drawer
Melinda Stephens says
We keep ours in a cabinet in my husband’s office.
Ellen Harry says
in a drawer with a child lock
Kayla says
I keep them in the junk drawer.
don hughes says
in a locked closet
Brittney House says
I keep them in the drawer in our bedroom.
Rebecca Lock says
I keep our batters in a lock and lock container in the top drawer of our buffet.
shanta spradlin says
In my husbands top drawer
Tina says
we keep them on our dresser.
Gaye M says
In the top drawer of the chest of drawers.
Debra Hall says
i keep mine in the kitchen drawer
kelly mcgrew says
cabinet in my dining room.
Bettye Short says
I keep mine in a dry place where they will not get moist and keep them in my dresser.
Debra F says
We leave them on our desks!
Amanda U says
In a kitchen drawer
Eric R says
in a drawer in our home office.
Sue Hull says
I keep them up high in a cabinet so the kids can’t reach them. It’s about time a battery company made these packages child proof. I don’t have any lithium batteries in my house but I also don’t have any little ones around. Next yr I’ll be a grandma(yay!) and up will go everything. Thank you 🙂
Ann Hoven says
I keep some in the fridge to alway be able to find them fast and easy.
harolde says
In our junk drawer at home
Sarah says
On the top shelf of the linen closet
Nicole D. says
We keep them in a kitchen junk drawer. We should probably move them somewhere safer.
Rebecca Peters says
In a drawer in my closet
Karen Drake says
I keep mine in a kitchen drawer, probably not the safest option.
Eileen Burke says
I keep my batteries on top of my kitchen cabinets.
Tanya B says
In the kitchen drawer
Jill Wilbur says
We keep them in a tote in our utility room
Lisa V. says
We keep spare batteries in the freezer.
Linda Bradshaw says
I keep them in the hallway storage closet with the cleaners.
Joana A says
i keep them in a small bag
Jennifer R says
I currently keep my batteries in a laundry room upper cabinet.
Ashley turicik says
I have a Tupperware in the towel closet with my batteries
abedabun dawn says
I keep my batteries in a draw in the kitchen
Jessamine D. says
I currently keep my batteries on a high cabinet in the kitchen 🙂
Theresa M says
In my kitchen drawer.
Anita A. says
In a box in the spare bedroom closet.
Jessica Rose says
I keep them in a spare drawer!
Jeanine says
I keep my batteries in my kitchen drawer.
greg says
in a basket under the coffee table
Sarah Stedman says
I keep our batteries in my husbands and my bedroom where the kids are not allowed unless invited by us.
danielle johnson says
Sadle i keep them in a plastic bag if they are not all used after opening the package.
Denise Titus says
Keep my batteries in a drawer away from kid hands!
jessica hager says
I keep mine in my kitchen cabinet with a child safety lock on it.
Mariah says
They are in the junk drawer
Kim says
in our junk drawer
Julia says
In a latched cabinet
joni says
I keep them in a battery box with different slots for the different sizes.
Sylvie Acklin says
in an air tight box in utility room
Kimberlie says
In a cabinet high in the laundry room
Ronald E. Callis says
I put mime in center of kitchen table.
Wendy R says
in our kitchen drawer
deb c says
In my husband’s desk drawer
Tammie D says
We keep our batteries in a clear tote in the closet to keep them from the children and point teeth of our animals.
Sarah Hall says
I have a catch-all drawer that the batteries stay in.
Jill K says
I keep mine in a drawer in my room
Sheryl says
I keep my batteries in a drawer.
michelle brunello says
we keep them in a box in our tv console in our master bedroom.
Victoria Carlson says
We keep ours in our office in one of our bins on the shelf!
Sharon Kelly says
I keep my batteries in my tool box.
darby says
in a drawer in our kitchen
Denise S says
I keep them on a high closet shelf.
wendy b says
I keep my batteries up on a closet shelf.
Megan Cromes says
i keep them in my room
Amelia Perkins says
I keep my batteries in my kitchen drawer
Maureen G says
I store my batteries on top of the fridge
Sarah Ann Walker says
I currently keep my batteries in the linen closet.
john hutchens says
I keep them in a cabinet above the stove
Katrina J says
Our batteries are in a plastic food storage container, in a box, in child proof locked cabinets.
martha says
kitchen drawer ….TY
Katherine Canterbury says
In the junk drawer. :/
Sky Kory says
I keep them up in a cabinet!!
Nicole says
In a box up on a shelf
Lasonda says
I keep my batteries in a drawer.
Paola S says
In a kitchen cabinet
tina reynolds says
We keep them in a small container up high out of sight and reach
Jenn McClearn says
we currently store them in a drawer with a safety latch
Jennifer Rote says
I keep the batteries hidden in my bedroom or my son uses them right up. lol
Virginia Rowell says
I keep mine all together in a small container. I make sure I keep them by the flashlight so I can keep track of them.
Jenny says
I keep them in a cupboard out of reach from my kids
mindy cole says
I keep them in a box on top of a shelf
Jennifer T. says
I keep our batteries in a box in the bottom of the spare bedroom closet. I need to move them–I never considered them a risk.
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Rebecca Parsons says
I keep my batteries in the garage in my husband tool chest.
Chavonne H says
I keep batteries in the 3 tier drawer beside my bed.
Monique Rizzo says
In a box on a shelf.
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Denise B. says
I keep our batteries in the stationary drawer.
Dana Rodriguez says
In a dresser drawer
crystal allen says
in a drawer in my bathroom thanks
April Yedinak says
I never have extra, so my batteries are currently kept inside toys, remotes and the smoke detector.
Karen A. says
I have a vanity table that I don’t use for “vanity” and use one of the drawers for storing batteries and extension cords.
Betty says
We keep our batteries in 2 locations – both closets where they were up and out of kids and pets reach
polly says
we keep the batteries in our junk drawer in the kitchen
melody says
in the “junk drawer” in the kitchen
Sarah says
In a plastic pin with a lid in the hall closet on a high shelf.
connie moore says
In my battery case in kitchen cabinet……..
charityk says
i keep my batteries in a kitchen drawer but always have the the gate up or i’m in the kitchen with the kids
Charisse Murray says
in a drawer in the kitchen
Kathleen Kellams says
We keep our batteries in a dresser drawer of my husbands in our bedroom away from our kids.
Selene M. says
Our batteries are in a small plastic covered bin.
Renee Walters says
I keep them in a drawer
Terra Heck says
I keep them stored in a cabinet above my stove. Thanks.
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xty cruz says
We keep our batteries in a locked drawer
Jennifer B. says
Our batteries are in a plastic covered box on a shelf over the washing machine.
Karen F says
I keep them in the top of my closet.
jeremy mclaughlin says
We keep our batteries in a drawer in the kitchen.
courtney gibson says
I keep my batteries in the kitchen n one of my high cabnites so the kids cant reach them
sandra says
the junk drawer and other random places
Gina H. says
Desk drawer.
FRANK S says
I keep them in a desk drawer
Amanda Kinder says
We keep our batteries in a drawer.
Colleen Maurina says
We keep our batteries on an upper shelf in the kitchen.
June S. says
We keep all of our batteries in a draw in the downstairs bedroom.
Kimberly Schotz says
we keep our in the back of the refrigerator
bryan clark says
at the store on the self labeled batteries …easy to find
danielle lima says
my batteries are kept in my husbands workbench in the basement.
Anastasia says
I currently keep my batteries in the “junk” drawer in the hall 🙂
Jane Ritz says
All my batteries are currently being used: my watch, the remote, the mouse, several toys. I don’t have a stash! Thanks for this giveaway.
Sue Ellison says
I currently keep my batteries in a drawer in my laundry room.
Linda Lansford says
I keep them in a drawer
Melanie Montgomery says
Put up in a drawer
ann says
I currently keep batteries in the garage on a shelf
Katie Morris Crider says
I keep them in a cabinet of the entertainment center.
Sharon Kaminski says
We now keep our batteries in the safe so no one gets their hands on them.
Darlene Sullins says
We keep ours in the back of a kitchen drawer at the moment.
patrick m says
I keep my batteries in a battery draw in the kitchen.
Jammie says
I keep the batteries in the gun cabinet
Jen says
in my bathroom closet.
Carla Shiver says
I keep my batteries in a drawer in one of those rolling containers.
DIANE says
in the freezer
Greg Panske says
In the top drawer of our buffet
Dawn Ganey says
We keep our batteries in the cabinet above fridge.
angie says
I have them in a drawer right now.
Danai says
I keep them in my “tool bucket.”
Ann Fantom says
I keep our spare batteries in a cabinet out of reach of my daughter
Cyrena Salinas says
This is an awesome package and deal! Would be great for my god brother!! <3
Megan Parsons says
I put them in a locked closet on the top shelf
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
In the kitchen “junk drawer”
Lisa B. says
On a shelf in the hallway closet.
Rebecca Orr says
We keep ours in a drawer,
Seyma Shabbir says
We keep them out of reach above the washer machine
Kristy S says
wow that is scary how dangerous batteries can be to little ones. My kids are teenagers now and I never heard about that when they were little.
Michelle Olms says
I keep my batteries in my kitchen cabinet.
brandi hawn says
we keep all our batteries in a locked drawer in my home office lol my boys kept taking all of them so we have to keep them locked 🙂
Bernadette @ Aimless Moments says
I keep them in a drawer right now.
Jess McCarthy says
Ummm…in my desk drawer. I never thought of it before.
Ani says
We keep them on a high shelf in our hallway closet.
andie says
In the garage in a bucket.
Cheryl F. says
We keep our batteries high on a closet shelf.
Francine Anchondo says
I store them on the top shelf
nannypanpan says
in the basement
Dorothy Teel says
I keep all of my batteries in the top of my pantry and to get to them I need my step stool, and think this is very safe, I first did it because every time I was turning around the kids and grandkids were getting a battery and using them wastefully this works out for us
Jennifer Rogers says
We have a high shelf and bin on our stockpile shelf we keep our batteries in!
Denise Taylor-Dennis says
In a drawer out of reach.
tina m says
In a drawer in my closet
Beanybopp says
I have always grew up with hearing “keep the batteries away from the baby” but I never thought much of it since we had the bigger batteries. Those are still dangerous because they can chew on them and kids have very sharp teeth that might be able to penetrate the battery. I never had the small ones like above a lot but I can see how those would be easier to get and swallow. They are easier to drop and not notice or not be able to find. I have always cursed at the packaging…I never knew that there was a standard for the packaging. It is a very good read and something to be aware of. Thanks
Maralea says
We keep our batteries in a high cabinet.
Laura C says
I keep them on a shelf
Trisha B. says
I keep my batteries in a bedroom dresser drawer.
Shelly Leatham says
We keep the batteries in the top of the pantry!!
Yona says
I keep my batteries in my work desk drawer.
Stacey A Smith says
in a dresser in the kitchen.
Alina Hahn says
We keep them upstairs in our room in a top drawer – our son isn’t allowed to go upstairs unless we are with him and that isn’t very often.
DEBIJOT says
We keep our batteries on the top shelf of the closet in our bedroom.
Jo-Ann Brightman says
I keep my batteries in their containers in a plastic bag in the drawer
sandra davis says
i keep my batteries in a cabinet in my laundry room.
Nancy says
Our batteries are in our lockable roll-top desk.
Ashley C says
Ours are up on top of our fridge and we don’t keep button batteries in the house, we buy them when needed and dispose of them immediately
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Vicky D says
I keep them in the hall closet on the top shelf.
Eileen Richter says
My husband keeps a battery free for all box in our closet, usually set up high, not so kids don’t get into it but so they dont SWIPE them all. Now we have a 22 month in the house though, so need to be more diligent in keeping them put away safely.
Carolyn Colley says
we keep them in a supply cabinet
Jennifer Pittman says
In the garage inside a plastic drawer.
Patricia says
I keep my batteries in the kitchen drawer. It is probably not a good idea.
Audrey Griffis says
we have a drawer just for batteries
Mary Happymommy says
I keep batteries in a closet on a high shelf.
Kerrie Mayans says
We keep them in the locked medicine cabinet in our bathroom with medicines, and light bulbs.