I’ve been using different battery brands for ages: Panasonic, Ever Ready, Duracell… I’m not really sure that Duracell is as good as they used to be, however. Last time, I took some old Duracell batteries that had leaked into the unit that was using them: a remote control that was rendered useless.
So I’m now looking for new vtech batteries to see if they are better. In the meantime, I will continue using Panasonic batteries, because I can only find a few branded batteries in our local stores… Pity.