Bought 4 of these new bulbs on sale Sat. Wife put one in bathroom Monday morning. Monday night it was dead. Put another one in Monday night. So far, it is still working but it will need to work for 3 years to make up the difference in costs for 2 of these expensive bulbs.
#1 If you paid more than $1.25 for them, you paid too much. I wouldn't call that expensive
#2 Take it back and get an exchange if you really had one die that fast. I would still be willing to bet the # of duds you'd get from incandescents is far higher than CFLs.
#3 They really do save a ton of money. My electric bill is down on average 20% in the 4 months I've been using them and I've only replaced 2/3 of my bulbs so far. They paid for themselves in their first month.