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Paying $60 For A Light Bulb That Lasts 20 Years Is Kind Of A No-Brainer (Really?!)
Consumerist ^ | April 23, 2012 | By Mary Beth Quirk

Posted on 04/23/2012 3:19:08 PM PDT by SMGFan

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I am not buying it. Bulb or the line they are selling.
1 posted on 04/23/2012 3:19:11 PM PDT by SMGFan
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$60, huh you can already buy the LED bulbs for way less.
There are companies coming out in a few months with 75 watt equivalent bulbs for around $15 that last 20+ years.


2 posted on 04/23/2012 3:23:04 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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I am an LED believer. Though I can’t comment on this bulb specifically, and the good LED lights may still be a couple of years out.


3 posted on 04/23/2012 3:23:11 PM PDT by Rio
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If the $20 price is legit then I would buy a few for the garage, basement, etc.


4 posted on 04/23/2012 3:23:52 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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Compact fluorescent bulbs used to last a long time until they were all made in China. The Chinese shrinkage could bring the lifetime down to 2 years.
5 posted on 04/23/2012 3:25:20 PM PDT by mountainlion (I am voting for Sarah after getting screwed again by the DC Thugs.)
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It will last for 20 years?
So they have had one for 20 years in use and it lasted that long?
What if it breaks?


6 posted on 04/23/2012 3:25:51 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I sign up for the New American Revolution and the Crusades 2012?)
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I would estimate that I have spent maybe 10 to 15 precious minutes in the last 20 yrs changing lightbulbs. For that I am supposed to spend $1500 replacing all the bulbs in my house? /s


7 posted on 04/23/2012 3:25:57 PM PDT by Okieshooter
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Let’s see, I usually get one year out of a plain old Edison bulb which costs about 50 cents. .50 x 20 years = $10.00. Call me when your LED bulb costs $10.


8 posted on 04/23/2012 3:27:48 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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The lighting quality will sell it. If the lighting quality sucks, it will be off the market in a hurry.


9 posted on 04/23/2012 3:28:17 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Liberalism: Carrying adolescent values and behavior into adult life.)
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Only way I’m paying $60 for a light bulb is if it gets installed for me, by a naked Playmate, while I’m sitting directly under it. I don’t care how long they last, light bulbs just ain’t worth 60 bucks.


10 posted on 04/23/2012 3:29:57 PM PDT by discostu (I did it 35 minutes ago)
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LEDs are amazing, but all the hype is bullsht. The market will develop when the technology is ready.

Cold light!

Of course there are times when you want warm light! For that, incandescents are perfect.


11 posted on 04/23/2012 3:31:14 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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I will not buy it. I will not use them. I do not believe them.


12 posted on 04/23/2012 3:33:29 PM PDT by Pilated
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60 years is a long time. Lamps get knocked over. Power spikes burn out bulbs. Newer technology.

Hell... If you move you have to take your light bulbs with you. I guess you just buy a half dozen and carry them around the house with you. Better yet get one of those flashlight head straps and wear it around the house. Say I’ve got maybe 20 bulbs in my house. That’s $1200. I’d have to make payments.

Doesn’t seem too practical.


13 posted on 04/23/2012 3:34:25 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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I’ve been stockpiling incadescents. Not using the new bulbs until there are no more incadescents left.


14 posted on 04/23/2012 3:34:53 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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I guess Phillips is counting on the consumers not keeping their receipts for 20 years for any refunds.

Every CFL bulb I have tried has underperformed the regular bulbs for both lumens and life.

15 posted on 04/23/2012 3:35:05 PM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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It doesn’t say anything about the color. I think LED bulbs will be the wave of the future, but first, they need to get the color right. That will probably be by mixing different led elements to produce a good color that people can live with.

I’ve used compact flourescents for years in our house. Some makes give off a horrible color, but (I hate to say it) GE bulbs are a pleasant color to live with, IMHO.

We save a ton of money on our electric bills. LED bulbs would be even better, but first they need to get the price down and get some livable color from them. Also, unless you want spotlights, they also need to develop bulbs that give light that isn’t all directed one way. Indirect lighting only goes so far.


16 posted on 04/23/2012 3:35:41 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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I will not buy it. I will not use them. I do not believe the hype about them.


17 posted on 04/23/2012 3:36:05 PM PDT by Pilated
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by a naked Playmate,

Sorry I would pay a naked playmate 60 bucks to change my light bulb.

18 posted on 04/23/2012 3:38:08 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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bfd as is often said. IIRC, there are a couple of actual Edison bulbs still burning after almost 100 years (or more-didn’t do a search on it today)after first lighting.


19 posted on 04/23/2012 3:38:30 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (The biggest Hate group in America is located in the White House, Congress & DOJ)
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It’s like a table dance. Only at home. And you get a free light bulb.


20 posted on 04/23/2012 3:39:10 PM PDT by discostu (I did it 35 minutes ago)
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