CutRateBatteries.com Establishes Itself as First Battery Retailer to Offer Google Checkout to Its Customers

Forest Lake, MN August 10, 2006 — Cut-Rate Batteries, Inc., the ultimate solution to the high cost of replacement batteries for two-way radios, barcode scanners, barcode printers and other portable devices , today announced that it has integrated Google Inc.’s Google Checkout on its website www.CutRateBatteries.com. This establishes the company as the first battery retailer to offer Google Checkout as a payment option to its customers.

“Adding Google Checkout as an alternative payment method in addition to options such as credit cards and Paypal that our company currently offers will help us create a better online shopping experience for our customers. Upon extensive testing of the Google Checkout payment system, we quickly determined that this is a very customer-friendly, easy and secure way to transact” said Baani Amrita, company spokesperson. “Visitors to CutRateBatteries.com will find that purchasing the right two-way radio batteries or barcode scanner batteries is now quicker and easier thanks to Google Checkout” she added.

To see Google Checkout in action and to discover how CutRateBatteries.com can reduce your cost on replacement batteries by up to 50%, please visit them at www.cutratebatteries.com

About Cut-Rate Batteries, Inc.

Cut-Rate Batteries, Inc. is one of the fastest growing online battery retailers. By providing its customers with the highest quality two-way radio batteries and barcode scanner batteries at unbeatable prices, it has quickly established itself as a leader in the online battery marketplace. CutRateBatteries.com serves the battery needs of several Fortune 500 companies along with hundreds of government, public safety and military organizations.