I had not had much luck with cheap batteries, only trust Energizer (about $1-$1.3 a pop).
Kids have more and more and more toys that need more and more and more batteries ... !
Any suggestions for cheap and good enough?

[I have tried rechargables but they get lost, so they behave like single use. So please don't suggest rechargables, although I can bet now that 50% of replies will be about how good eneloops are]