[Ann Archy]

WOW!! Those EXPENSIVE GENERAL ELECTRIC light bulbs that have MERCURY in them and have to be DISPOSED of ONLY in a certain way!! GE must have DONATED MILLIONS to these LOSERS!

[CindyDawg]

I’m surprised we don’t have to pay a disposable fee.

[loulou]

They state the bulbs last 5 years....had one in the bath that died at 6 months

[Mogger]

WOW!! Those EXPENSIVE GENERAL ELECTRIC light bulbs that have MERCURY in them and have to be DISPOSED of ONLY in a certain way!! GE must have DONATED MILLIONS to these LOSERS!

I doubt it, as GE also sells incandescent Reveal light bulbs, which I have been stocking up on.

[rb22982]

CFLs are not expensive anymore. You can buy them for about a buck a piece now at Walmart, Costco, etc. They do last a lot longer and they do greatly reduce energy use.

That said, mandating their use is stupid.

[rmh47]

WOW!! Those EXPENSIVE GENERAL ELECTRIC light bulbs that have MERCURY in them and have to be DISPOSED of ONLY in a certain way!! GE must have DONATED MILLIONS to these LOSERS!

Everybody in the lighting business sells these. Sylvania is a big seller of them. There are others, as well.

As someone already pointed out on this thread, most, if not all, of them are made in China.

[geopyg]

“MERCURY in them and have to be DISPOSED of ONLY”

I just drove 18 miles round-trip to dispose of 10 fluorescent tubes at the haz waste facility. I have two more trips to go before I get rid of my many years of tubes. (They only take 10 per day per person!) 18 miles ~ 1 gallon of gas at $3.16/gal plus the time and aggravation. (Especially when I know most folks just toss them in the garbage anyway - which is probably fine too as they end up in a sealed landfill).

[MHT]

GE and Phillips are going to be the big winners because these are the most expensive bulbs they make. Some are $15 each! And we all look so good under fluorescent lights.