This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Duracell & Toys "R" Us. The opinions and text are all mine. The holiday season is upon us. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or another holiday, chances are you'll be giving gifts. If your holiday season gifting involves battery operated toys, make sure you gift the batteries, as well. There's nothing more frustrating to a kid than a toy that doesn't work!
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I'm sure we've all done it. I know I have. You got an awesome gift for one of the kids in your life. Maybe it was some kind of board game or a toy car. The problem is, it needed batteries. Did we get the batteries? Nope. That's when the joy of the holiday season becomes the frustration of the holiday season! Recently we gave my daughter an Obi-Wan Kenobi Ultimate FX Lightsaber Toy to play with in anticipation of the new Star Wars film. We're a huge Star Wars loving family, so this gift was already on her must-have list. I thought I'd gift it to her without the batteries, to see her reaction. Needless to say she was not amused! What's the point of owning a lightsaber that doesn't light up!? 
Thankfully, I had packs of Duracell batteries on hand to save the day — but could you imagine if I had actually forgotten the batteries for a much-wanted holiday gift!? 
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Duracell & Toys "R" Us. The opinions and text are all mine.
Adrienne Gordon
Ive never had that happen.
latanya
so far we have not, but I remember it happening to me as a child and my parents forgot batteries for my toys, I was sad
Margaret Smith
Yes! I had given toys to my two nephews for Christmas and forgot the batteries. I felt so bad. The kids asked their parents if they had batteries and they didn't. I was quite embarrassed and learned to always gift batteries with kids gifts.
Mami2jcn
I've never forgotten to buy batteries.
Linda
I have but luckily the person who received it had batteries.
Laura J
Yes, and it was my first and last time I did it! Felt so awful when he could not play with it and the stores are all closed. Now...I always buy batteries and tape them to each gift I give!
Jessica To
I always try to have extra batteries in the cabinet especially during the holidays.
harold
Yes, many times. Usually the reaction is disappointment, because they want to use the toy right away!
Ann Fantom
Yes, I have forgotten the batteries, but we borrowed batteries from another toy.
Sarah C
I always have extra batteries around just in case! I have never forgotten batteries when giving gifts.
Sara Lima
Truthfully - now. My mom always bought then when they were on Safeway Airmiles, and now I buy that at Costco. In fact, around Christmas, my future mother in law always asks me to pick her up a package - she divvies it up into all the stockings! 🙂
shelly peterson
I forgot batteries for my sons remote control car, he was disappointed but he didn't throw a fit or anything.
Roy
Nope! I make it a point to always get batteries. Can't recall a time I've forgotten. I have an arsenal of batteries at home lol.
HilLesha
It has happened to me, but mostly because some of the items didn't mention the battery requirement on the box.
Tari Lawson
Yes, one time I forgot to get batteries for my son's "must have" gift. I had to run out after midnight Christmas Eve to the only store open in our area to buy some.
Ashley C
Yes, I have forgotten batteries and there is always a lot of disappointment and complaining!
April
Nope, hasn't happened yet!
Natalie
I always make sure that whatever gift I give has batteries included and if it does not, I buy some.
Cynthia C
I haven't forgotten but I imagine it would be very disappointing.
Janet W.
Yes, I forgot to purchase batteries for a new toy I gave my grandson and he had a complete meltdown because he wanted to play with it right then. I will never forget in the future!
Elle P.
No, but someone has given my kid a gift and forgotten batteries and when he wanted to use it right away, I realized we didn't have the correct size and he had to wait until we could go out and buy them.. Very disappointing.
Kimmy Ripley
Forgetting batteries is the worst. Yes! I forgot them for a game for my daughter. She was bummed.
jules m.
yes, the last time i got a toy for my nephew. luckily my niece said she had plenty of batteries
Sandy Klocinski
I don't remember ever having forgotten to purchase batteries for a gift when necessary
Stephanie
i have never forgot lol
Kelly D
I forget to purchase batteries quite often and my kids react by asking me to rush out to the store to get them!
Meghan Malicoat
I am always on top of the battery situation. That is one thing I make sure I have on hand.
Kim Wilson
Yes sometimes I forget batteries or get the wrong ones but I usually look at the toys to see what ones to get but I always get dura cells.
McKim
Yes. It was as if it was the end of the world!
Lauren
The reaction is disappointment that they can't play with their new toy right away.
Tarah
Yes, it was the first & last time I forgot. The child was upset she couldn't play with her toy right then & there.
Evie B.
I am usually pretty good about including batteries.
Ty
I haven't ever forgot to buy batteries, we buy in bulk especially at the holidays.
Debbi Wellenstein
I don't recall ever having forgotten batteries for a gift. We have run out-a lot of teeth gnashing until we bought more!
Thomas Murphy
I never forgot the batteries.
amy stonger
I have forgotten the batteries! its not a good thing!
Jessica Beard
One time I got a toy that said batteries included, but then they weren't in the box. We had to run to the store.
c.m
yes, for my christmas train righter after set-up. i was pretty sad.
Cheryl
No, there wasn't ever a time when I forgot to purchase batteries for a gift. I usually purchase gifts that don't require batteries.
Courtnie Miller
No, I luckily have not forgotten.
Dawn Monroe
I did forget the batteries one Christmas but I still wait until the last minute to buy them. I will never learn.
Monique Rizzo
No, I generally don't include batteries with gifts so it has never been a problem. Thank you for the chance.
Sonya Morris
The last time I forgot the batteries Grandpa had to bring some from his stash to save the day!
Tabathia B
I didn't have enough batteries and it was something that they were fine without until the next day.
Elena
I forgot batteries when I bought a helicopter toy for my son. He wasn't happy about it
carol clark
yes and it was sad faces how could u forget moma
shelly peterson
I have forgotten batteries before, never again...hopefully lol
Katherine
Yes and there were tears tears and more tears
Elena
I forgot to get batteries when I bought my son a toy gift
amanda sakovitz
I never have forgotten the batteries.
Jenna D
One Christmas I forgot to purchase batteries, the kids were bummed they had to wait until the next day to play with their new stuff.
Kyl Neusch
never forgotten to buy batteries
Heather Dawn
I don't typically forget to get batteries. I usually have a lot of hand. They are a good thing to have around with kids and toys 🙂
Erika W.
I don't recall forgetting batteries for a gift but if I did, I would just get them whenever I could get to an open store.
Sonya Morris
I forgot the batteries and Grandpa had to bring some from his stash to save the day.
erica best
my nephew birthday gift he was so mad
Crystal F
I've done it plenty of times. The kids are usually disappointed but they usually have other gifts they can play with until we get batteries. Thank you!
Tabathia B
I have not forgotten batteries
carol clark
yes mam i did a few times once at a birthday party
Mary Cloud
I think I forget to purchase batteries every year and there's always disappointment because they have to wait to try out their toys
Tina W
My sister forgot the batteries for her daughter's Barbie car one year. Thankfully one of her neighbors was well stocked and was willing to loan a few!
shelly peterson
I have forgotten batteries before and of course it's very disappointing.
Bridgett Wilbur
Yes I forgot the batterys on my son's birthday for his remote control car. Thank god for the tv remote batterys to save the day.
Gina M (Wild Orchid)
I have been in a situation where I bought a toy for my son thinking that it needed four batteries, when it really needed 6. That was pretty frustrating!
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Emily Smith
My son's favorite toy was an RC motorcycle and it used batteries like crazy. Before I knew it, we were out! He was very frustrated and bummed.
Sonya Morris
The last time I forgot the batteries Grandpa had to bring some from his stash to save the day.
carol clark
yes mam last year at christmas i forgot only 2 batteries not so bad for me
Amanda Sakovitz
no i never did
D Schmidt
Last year I did forget to purchase them and we did end up removing them from various items in the house to power the new toy.
Tabathia B
I don't think I have ever forgotten batteries
Elena
I bought a toy for my son and forgot the batteries. He was not happy about it
Seyma Shabbir
Not that I forgot to buy batteries, just thought the Xbox remote had batteries but they were dead!!! I sent hubby!
Richard Hicks
Yes, I gave a flashlight to my Dad for xmas one year and forgot the batteries!
Sarah L
Luckily my mother drummed it into my head to always have batteries on hand so I've never had that problem.
Thanks for the contest.
susan s
Yes I forgot! Usual reaction, whining! Must distract QUICKLY!
shelly peterson
I have forgotten batteries before unfortunately, they were upset they had to wait.
Natalie
I have not forgotten the batteries but my brother did once and his son was super disappointed.
amanda sakovitz
i always remember them
Sonya Morris
Last time I forgot the batteries Grandpa had to bring some from his stash to save the day.
Kathleen
I forgot last christmas or didnt realize the toy did not come with batteries, either way, my daughter cried.
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Brittney House
I've forgot a lot. I usually just let them know I will get them later.
Debbi Wellenstein
We are very good at not forgetting the batteries.
Tabathia B
Can't recall ever forgetting batteries
Tanya White
Last Christmas I forgot to buy them my kids were very disappointed.
Cassandra Eastman
Yes, our son was 4 and we got him a remote control car. We got it opened and everything and realized we had no batteries. It resulted in a few tears!
Elena
I forgot to buy batteries for my son's toy car
Karla R.
Happens all the time with my eldest and she gets disappointed she can't play with her toy right away until batteries are bought.
Sarah L
No, I'm very good about having batteries in my house.
Danielle Marie
i remember getting something christmas morning without them one year. i think it was a walkman. i cried.
shelly peterson
I have forgotten batteries and of course they get sad and are disappointed.
Terry Maigi
Last year we forgot batteries and there were several gifts that needed them! Mommy fail lol
carol clark
i forgot the batterys the other day even after entering this how ironic
Tanya White
Yes Every time I buy toys I forget the batteries, the kids are always disappointed.
Cynthia C
I always check the package to see if batteries are needed and buy them.
Sonya Morris
I forgot them one time and grandpa saved the day by bringing some of his.
Tabathia B
I can't recall ever forgetting batteries
shelly peterson
I really try to have batteries on hand at all times. I have forgotten them in the past and felt terrible.
Sarah Hayes
that has never happened to me before
amy pugmire
ha ha yes! I felt a little embarrassed.
Sonya Morris
Yes, The last time I forgot the batteries Grandpa had to bring some from his stash to save the day.
Tabathia B
I don't remember ever forgetting batteries on christmas
Peggy Johnson
I have not forgotten batteries yet...and everyone was quite happy
Stephanie Liske
I don't think I've ever bought batteries for a gift. But, we always have Christmas at my parents house and my dad hordes batteries. 🙂
Sarah L
When I buy a gift that needs batteries, I include it with the gift.
shelly peterson
Unfortunately I have forgotten batteries in the past and it is very upsetting to see your kids unhappy.
Tiffany Banks
Oh yes!! I feel like every year on Christmas or birthdays I forget the dang batteries lol. The kids are always upset but we always go to the store the very next day to get batteries 🙂
Julie Wood
Yes, I forgot to purchase batteries for my son's remote control car, but it was okay because he got a video game and said he could wait for batteries the next day! He was nice about it.
Tabathia B
11/25 I don't think I have ever forgotten batteries
HilLesha
A few times. They were pretty disappointed!
Elena
I forgot to buy batteries for my son's toy
shelly peterson
I have forgotten a few times and the kids were so upset they had to wait.
Julie Wood
I got not a very good reaction when I forgot to get batteries one year for a walking robot.
Sarah L
11 26 Nope
Elena
I forgot to buy batteries for my child's toy. He wasn't happy about it
Julie Wood
I forgot to get batteries one year and my son was sad, and I felt awful, but he was good about it.
Tabathia B
I don't think I have forgotten batteries in a few years
shelly peterson
sadly I have forgotten batteries and had some disappointed kids
Jennifer Reed
Yes, when my sons were little I did forget to get batteries for a gift I bought and their disappointment made me go out to a convenience store and get some immediately.
Sarah Hayes
i can remember this happening when i was little . I was a little sad lol
Elena
I forgot to buy batteries for my son's toy. He was disappointed.
Birdiebee
There have been many times that I have forgot the batteries and the tears began to flow. I now buy batteries at the same time and tape them to the box or package before wrapping so I don't cause any more disappointment.
shelly peterson
I have forgotten batteries before, sadly, and the kids weren't very happy.
Kristen
Yes, I've forgotten and the reaction was frustration.
brandy c
No, I've never forgotten, I'm very careful.
Bo Simms
Yes, there were many times when I gorgot to purchase batteries for a gift, mainly because I overlooked the fact that it needed batteries, which are never included. The reaction is always disappointment, if I don't have batteries on hand to use right away for them.
Natalie
I always try to keep extra batteries in the house, so usually I never forget batteries for the toys I buy.
Sarah Hayes
we keep extra batteries in the house to make sure this doesnt happen
Cynthia C
I always remember to check the package to see if batteries are required.
susan smoaks
yes i have forgotten to get batteries for a gift and then we had to dig around to find them in the house, it was upsetting.
Daniel M
yep forget 'em, had to go out and get some
Leigh Anne Miller Borders
I honestly can not recall a time only because my husband buys batteries ALL THE TIME! We have quite the stockpile of these (and I do nto know why0;)
Lisa V.
I don't remember a time because we always have extra batteries in the house.
Tabathia B
I hope I never forget batteries
shelly peterson
Yes, I have forgotten batteries before. Sadly the kids were left very disappointed.
Kristi C
Yes, I have and it was utter disappointment. My dad now stocks up on batteries and brings them over on Christmas Eve.
karen mayernick
Not that I can recall. I always include the batteries needed with the gift. I tape it to the package. Thanks so much for the chance!
Sarah Hayes
I think my LO would be disappointed if I forgot the batteries
Jammie
Lots of times! I always assume they come with test batteries, I didn't have a very happy child.
Natalie
I always keep a battery stockpile so I never forget batteries!
Sarah L
11 29 nope.
Erica B.
It's all a disappointment to not have batteries.
Tabathia B
11/29 I haven't forgotten batteries on christmas but maybe on birthdays.
Rebecca Lock
Fortunately, I have always remembered.
Laurie Emerson
Last Christmas I forgot batteries. One of the gifts was a remote control car and my 3 year old kept looking at it then me then it then me with the saddest look I have ever seen.
Stephanie Larison
Gosh, all the time! The most recent was my youngest daughters birthday when she turned 1. We went all out with a party and she couldn't play with any of her toys because of course they didn't come with batteries and we had forgotten.
Carolyn Daley
I have forgotten batteries once, but we just took a set out of a remote that was not being used and bought new batteries the next time we went to the store. No disappointment if you can hunt some spares down! Now we buy batteries on sale around the holidays to have on hand just in case.
shelly peterson
I have forgotten batteries a time or two. The kids were disappointed but got over it.
Natalie
We try to always have extra batteries on hand just in case.
Julie Wood
I forgot the batteries one year for my daughter's hand held game. She was not happy!
Tara
I usually have extra batteries on hand!
Bridgett Wilbur
Yes my son's birthday. Thank god we have so many remotes so we borrowed the batterys from them.
Emily Smith
We got my son a new RC motorcycle and assumed it came with batteries, but it didn't and we were out of that size. My son was really disappointed because he had to wait until the next day when we got batteries.
jules m.
yes for my lil nephew but my niece had a ton of batteries already so it was no big deal
Vera
We always have batteries on chargers so this hasn't been an issue for us yet.
Dierdra McGill
I am pretty good about keeping batteries around, so this has not happened yet.
kim keithline
I haven't forgot batteries because i always double check but my mom always did and we would cry all day because those were the days when nothing was open and you couldn't play until the day after christmas!
Richard Hicks
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Trish F
I can proudly say that I have never forgot the batteries. I usually have a whole stock of different sizes. Thanks!
Brian E.
Thanks for the giveaway...there have been one or two "emergency" trips to 7-11 for batteries for gifts over the years !
Leslie Stanziani
I forgot the batteries in 1998.My daughter was born on Christmas day in 1997 so it was her 1st birthday and her first real Christmas. I had gotten her a teddy bear that played music.She did not even know it was supposed to do anything so all was good but it taught me a lesson and I have not forgotten since.
Breanne
I've never forgotten batteries.
melissa Resnick
pretty crappy
Birdiebee
I have forgot batteries many times and it just made the kids cry. I do not make that mistake any longer as I buy batteries at the same time I buy an item needing batteries.
Karen Deva
I can't remember doing that. We usually keep a lot of spare batteries on hand so even if I forgot to buy batteries especially for that toy we would be able to dig some up.
Sarah L
11 30 no
Tabathia B
Maybe during a birthday she was a little upset but we just went to walgreens and got some batteries
shelly peterson
I have forgotten batteries before and the kids were a bit upset, I felt really bad.
Lauren knott
Last Christmas we totally spaced batteries. My hubs had to make a mad dash to the gas station. 🙂
Bonnie Day
I'm afraid to say many many times I have forgot batteries I just forget to look at the package to see how many and what kind