Yeah, I got CFL "round" bulbs (CFL's with a round diffuser) for our bathroom. We did this because CFL's match the light tone of the fluorescent we put in the other half of our bathroom. The CFL bulbs take a while to "warm up" and now my wife hates them.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Jeff Chapin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chapinjeff@gmail.com">chapinjeff@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Be careful with the cheap ones and be prepared to return them. I have<br>
tried more than a few CFLs and I have found that the cheap ones, even<br>
from 'name brands' often have issues that I do not like -- the spectrum<br>
is *way* off, they are dim, or they take 2-3 minutes to turn on fully,<br>
or even longer.<br>
<br>
I'm not saying don't buy the cheap ones, I am saying keep the receipts<br>
handy, and don't settle. Return and try again if you are not<br>
*completely* happy.<br>
<br>
Jeff<br>
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Matthew Nuzum wrote:<br>
> Hello, I just moved and my new house uses an astonishing number of<br>
> light bulbs. For example, the master bath has a vanity with 15 40w<br>
> bulbs. When you turn it on you get a sun tan. (I hope they're 40's -<br>
> they're the fancy kind and there's no imprint indicating their wattage)<br>
><br>
> The problem is that a lot of the light bulbs are the round globe kind<br>
> (not the normal bulb shape, but the spherical shape). I have 24 of<br>
> these and Home Depot wants $12 for 2.<br>
><br>
> I also have lots of the smaller base bulbs. Some of these are the<br>
> candle flame shaped bulbs, others are just smaller bulb shaped bulbs.<br>
> I have 13 of the bulb shaped ones and 8 of the flame shaped ones.<br>
><br>
> I found normal bulbed shape CFLs at Sam's club for about $1 per bulb.<br>
> (GE) That, imho, is an awesome price. Home Depot also has contractor<br>
> packs of the common CFL spiral shaped bulbs for only slightly more per<br>
> bulb. I can't find a deal on any of the other bulbs though.<br>
><br>
> Any suggestions? My goal is to avoid the up-front cost of replacing<br>
> all these bulbs.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Matthew Nuzum<br>
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