(CLOSED) Free energy efficient lightbulbs

[free123]

Friend of mine told me about this new site

Just need to register to receive free bulbs and to be entered into a prize draw

http://www.iguanadirect.co.uk

[droopsnout]

Excellent find, free123.

For registering, they send you 2 "Philips 20w BC PLET 12 year stick" bulbs. They sell these for £4.79 each. You are also entered into a free draw for a decent home appliance (dishwasher, washing machine, etc).

I look forward to getting my lamps!

And thanks, free123!

[jat100]

Thanks for this. :)

[shanni]

Wow, thanks, I already have a couple of these but they ar lower wattage so some brighter ones will be fab. :D

[Bodgerdogs]

Thanks for this - I was going to buy some!

[sparky61]

Thanks for this
:)

[simonm1970]

Thanks!
I have been using similar lightbulbs to these for about 5 years and they are great.

::)

[gritts]

That was easy - fingers crossed they send out the light bulbs.

[jo_b]

Excellent first post, Free123! ;D ;D Welcome to MSE!

[heatherw_01]

Thanks for that, although nothing mentioned in the emal about the free bulbs after registering.

fingers crossed

[Ryanski]

THANKS FOR THIS 1 ;D ;D

[ksh123]

fantastic - thanks! (hope they don't run out ;))

[Lawe]

Perfect timing!
I needed to get a couple more bulbs and bingo, this comes along ;D

Many thanks and a great first post!

[free123]

Had a good look around this site now and it's really quite cool!

They only sell home appliances (fridges, washing machines, dishwashers etc.) that are approved by the governments energy savings trust which means that they all save us money in the long run.

I've checked on the web and it looks like it's also the cheapest place to buy decent low energy light bulbs.

All prices quoted include p&p which is really quite refreshing!

Theres also a section which tells you what energy efficiency grants or free offers are available in your local area. I got offered discounts from Britrish Gas and NPower on home insulation. Too bad I'm already done.

I'm going to check the prices on the washing machines, fridges etc. on kelkoo and pricerunner etc. and I'll post back.

[CBo]

Just registed for the site. Sounds a great offer :)

[16011996]

thanks for this.

[tozuni]

:) Thanks.

[Pakchooi]

Woo!
At last a way to banish darkness forever!
Thanks free123 ( and Mr Edison of course).
:P

[albalad]

thanks for this free123

and a warm welcome to mse ;D

[rushnowt]

Thanks sent for mine. competition closes on 30/11/04 so be quick ;D ;D

[poppymop]

thanks!!

Wattage is low but a freebie is a freebie (and my bulbs keep blowing up anyhow!)

[Bubba Shaboo]

thanks!!

Wattage is low ......

Yeah but they're energy efficient ones so ..

"20 watt energy saving light bulb is the equivalent of a 100 watt traditional light bulb" !;)

OOps, and a big 'Thank You' to free123 for the link http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/clap2.gif

[Lagerkhan]

Hi All

Just had a look at this site - the free prize draw looks great. One of the prizes is worth about £650!!

I've done a quick price comparison and they're really pretty competitive. If you register and receive your free bulbs within 3 or 4 days I'd say their service levels are bang-on. I actually rang them earlier cos I had a question regarding the freebies.....they answered within 3 rings and the person at the end of the phone was extremely knowledgeable (and polite).

Bet they run out of freebies pretty soon!!

Lagerkhan

[wma345]

GREAT FIND :)

[magoogy]

ive just registered for this - received four free ones ages ago for filling a form out in a magazine.... but, that was before i became a member of here, so couldnt post it...

[lizweb20]

Thanks free123, this is a great post!
Just filled in the form. Hopefully another parcel for my friendly postman to deliver!
;D

[Cullumpster]

Thanks for this,

I use quite a lot of these bulbs they're brilliant so a couple more 'just in case' is fab.

Cheers 123free and welcome ;)

[eggdog]

Thanks free123 ;D ;D ;D

[krakan]

Has anyone received their bulbs yet? I've registered but there's no mention of the bulbs in the confirmation email..

Great site though, and their bulbs are cheaper than the ones in my local supermarket so I'll certainly be getting them from here from now! - These beasties are great, they last years and save a ton on the electricity bill..

Thanks free123!

[greytroot]

Nothing better than a freebie - and a freebie that saves you dosh too.


;D ;D ;D

[queensway_boy]

Thanks for this 8)

[gritts]

This maybe some sort of freebie record. I signed up Thursday evening and the postman delivered the bulbs this morning (Saturday).

Thanks free123

[mrs_mix]

registered yesterday (fri) and light bulbs came today
;D
pam

[sparky61]

Mine have just been delivered.
Thanks again free123
:)

[calibrax]

Wow, that's a fast freebie... ordered yesterday, and they've just been delivered! Cheers, free123... great post!

Steve ;D ;D

[MimiJane]

Great freebie ... thank you.

;D

[clacker1uk]

Just received them today.

thanks free123

[Lawe]

That is what you call service, came this morning, ordered Thursday night. Result!!

[tru]

registered yesterday (fri) and light bulbs came today
;D
pamMe too ;D

Thanks free123 :)

[loates123]

me to great result

[jo_b]

Yes, mine arrived this morning as well! :D Many thanks. Excellent freebie!

[amie]

received my bulbs this morning1 they r philips 100 watt, very impressed! excellent freebie! well done free 123

[dagger_meerkat]

Registered yesterday mid-morning, got them today mornin at 9:00! ;D

[albalad]

unbelievable :o ordered yesterday and delivered 10am this morning :o
thanks again

[slazman]

Just registered. Most excellent tip. Thanks

[doubledark]

got mine too, ordered Thursday and came today. My electrician found them on the doorstep, (doing some work for me today) he was well impressed ;D

Good job free123!

[debs626]

Exelent freebie.....I too registered yesterday and postman gave em to me today..

THANKS

[lizweb20]

Mine were ordered yesterday and arrived this morning also! What a great service.
::)

[needmoney]

Thank you ordered for me and my sister in law who's even older than I am but I love her ;D

[mhuk]

received within 48 hours of filling in the form! ;D

[jat100]

I received mine today too - that has to be the fastest freebie ever!

[Maddie]

Got mine too, just wanted to say that I'm very impressed with the brightness and that you do not need to wait for them to light up, they are as quick as a standard lightbulb!

Thanks!

[Bubba Shaboo]

Me too ;D

Thanks free123 :)



Me three http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/f/spinface.gif

Cheers free123

[simonm1970]

ordered mine on Friday morning,
Delivered Saturday morning

great post!

Thanks free123!!

;)

[Basil_Fawlty]

A nice find and thanks to the original poster.Ordered Thursday and arrived today along with some handy money -off vouchers from Philps Lighting for filling in an Energy Efficiency questionnaire. Who said lighting doesn't strike twice in the same place! Yes Sybil, I did mean lighting.....go back to your knitting!

[akh43]

thanks free123, ordered mine thursday night and received them today, don't think I have ever received any freebie so quick before.

[Fionnuala]

Tried to order mine tonight, but the site tells me it's unable to create a user account. :-[
I do hope it's not because I am in N.Ireland...

[crutches]

not unless i moved there too.(north wales!) :(

[millie]

I also tried to register this morning and it says unable to create an account to me as well

[chivvy]

Just tried to register and got the same response but got an email saying that the bulbs are on the way so I have emailed them to see if they have my address etc.

Great freebie though.

[magoogy]

HOWS THIS FOR SERVICE - ORDERED FRIDAY - RECEIVED SATURDAY.... WOW.... :) ;) :D ;D :-* ::)

[ksh123]

thanks Free, mine came super quick too - amazing!

[Dave_Dubya]

I got the same " Unable to Create/Update User Account " message when I tried to register.

I've now received three completely blank emails from them.

D'ya reckon that means it worked?

[billyt]

Just registered for mine - created account OK and got an email confirming this.

Maybe they're getting swamped with hits from here !

Thanks free123 - I owe you one !

[free123]

WOW!

I only added this post on Thursday afternoon and most of us have received our freebies within 24 hours!

Is this a record>? ;D

Well done to iguanadirect.co.uk

I hope they've got enough of thes lightbulbs for the rest of the MSE community.

I was hoping for the fridge freezer in the draw so maybe I should have kept this to myself! :-/

Anyway, I'm very very pleased with my first post. ;D

Let me know when you get your bulbs.

(I've emailed Iguanadirect to admit to this post and got a lovely reply)

Free123 ;)

[sexy_fufu]

I ordered mine a on tuesday not recieved them yet i hope im not to late

:-( sexyfufu

[droopsnout]

Got mine this week, too.

What that means is that I will be offering my custom to Iguana Direct in the future.

Those who advertise freebies then do not deliver should take note!

Thanks again, free123, and what a great first post it was!

[Al_Inshearah]

Ordered on Thursday and got the Bulbs on Friday. Excellant service.

Only problem is at me end. The bulbs are baynot (spelling???) and all my fitting are screw type. Can't blame iguana direct for that.

1st class posting

[perry081064]

mine came today...no problems ;D

[Sir_Stanley_Bowles]

Hello There,

Thanks for that !!

regards Sir Stanley ;D

[Sir_Stanley_Bowles]

Hello there,

superb my partner done this one and we got two 100 watters!!!,

thanks for the post ;)

regards Sir Stanley 8)

[rangers_fc]

Thanks for the poster of this fab freebee. Item arrived in record time a great post ;D

[jneal24]

Thanks for this thread. Got mine this weekend. I'm on a roll at the moment

[poppymop]

HOWS THIS FOR SERVICE - ORDERED FRIDAY - RECEIVED SATURDAY.... WOW.... :) ;) :D ;D :-* ::)

Ditto!!

Wow! Super fast!

[allanhamer]

cheers to original poster just registered.... should keep the missus happy if it reduces our electricity bill... means I can spend more time with the computer on visiting these forums ;D ;D ;D

[Wombat]

Thanks Free123. Bulbs arrived today. Fantastic service.

[nazgeeza]

;D Nice one ;D
Just received them today.

[Ally]

aaaaahhhh, I am basking in the glorious energy saving light of a freebie ;D ;D

Brilliant amount of light .... Got them both today ;D ;D

Thanks again! :-*

[Bodgerdogs]

Got mine today - really quick delivery. ;D

[m00nie]

cheers got mine also..

;D

[speedyjoe]

Got mine today, very chuffed :)

Really useful as we have just swapped most of our incandesents to LE but have two more that I wanted to do. Because the lights aren't as often used as the others I couldn't justify changing them based on the cost/savings basis. So bloody marvelous freebie, thankyou ;D

Joe

[jnd]

FTS,

No problem if you are in NI. Mine were delivered yesterday. Well chuffed. Thanks free123. ;D

[Shinds]

I got mine yesterday :)

[gorilla]

Got mine today and plugged them in straight away. They work great :D Thanks OP

[kaybee]

mine came today. good freebie. Thanks free123 ;D

[ShaneM]

theys me orded another 10 :-)

[indigogirl]

Thanks to OP

Mine came today :)

[cafenervosa]

Placed my order on Friday I think it was. No sign of them yet >:(

[Jo4]

Thanks! Just registered.

[darkfour]

Registered on Friday morning and they were delivered yesterday. V impressed with them and the speed of response

[rchddap1]

First class ;D

The bulbs work great, well packaged and promptly delivered.

[Foxy]

cheers ;D

[nursemolly]

thanx, you "light up" my life...........

[Cullumpster]

Got mine the other day, plugged them in and they're working a treat.
Thanks

[Tempo]

Thanks very much free123, I signed up friday evening, my bulbs arrived this morning.

[jiggerypokery]

Excellent freebie, mine came this morning - really quick response! :D

[oska]

:) Arrived this morning.

If only more freebies came this quick!! (or at all)!

[turner34]

:D :D Mine arrived this morning, delivered at the speed of light :-[

[queensway_boy]

Mine came this morning.Super quick.

Thankyou free 123

;D 8) ;D 8) ;D 8) ;D 8)

[tagz]

Just got mine! Brilliant freebie. Ordered some for my sis and Dad - they are very impressed- they think I'm a very clever bunny. I will tell they eventually that I got the tip from here but I want to bask in the glory for a little bit longer!! ;) ;) ;) ;)

Thanks!

[ShaneM]

thort id order a few more ;) i now have £190's worth of them :P

[randan]

Got mine today - thanks for this one !!! :D

[jewlls]

Mine came this morning, :)

Nice freebie

Thanks

[wma345]

got my today . well ;D

[thegriffmiester]

Registered today, it says they are on their way

Well Chuffed

Cheers Mate

Jim

[little_lil]

mine arrived this morning. ;D ;D

thanks free123

[pennyforthem]

Got mine today thankyou !

[PhilUK]

I find doing it once each day works well.. I need another 6 and ive filled my house with them LOL

One thing.. I didnt relise how many bulbs i needed! (20)

[oscarhugo]

My bulbs arrived this a.m.

Muchas grassy !!!!, Free123.

[ShaneM]

think we'r all gona put this company out of busines ;D

[DING_DONG]

thanks very much for this one, two bulbs have just gone in my kitchen so will come in very handy!! cheers :) :)

[greytroot]

Outstanding service - I mean it is free and they sent the bulbs out same day and arrived the next. What a great advert....... 8)

[professor]

Thank you for registering with Iguana Direct, your first stop for energy efficiency in the home.
Your 2 free Philips energy saving light bulbs are on their way!

Thank you free123

[nursemolly]

hi, some people say they have had loads of these bulb. if i re-register using the same details will i get some more? or am i just being greedy....he he he

[ShaneM]

redister with same stuff but use a different e-mail address, make 1 up, it dont matter as they dont send u a actvation e-mail :-)

[r.mac]

I got them in the post today - what a fantastic freebie.

Thanks free123

[Mr_Stroppy]

Received mine today (Only took 2 days!!) ;D

Cheers

[talkshop]

My Free bulbs arrived today, and very happy I am too ;D ;D ;D

Thankyou :) :D ;D

[Silent_Bob]

Ours arrived today woo hoo. Many thanks to the original poster. ;D

[Amalething03]

Great tip, mine arrived after only 4 days, (including the weekend).

Thanks alot :)

[Andy_Spoo]

Received these after only 2 days! ;D WOW ! I don't get this good a service for things I've paid for ;)

Andy

[maxvonmillion]

Does anyone know if the offers from Powergen & Iguana Direct are available to people living in N. Ireland?

Thanks in advance! :)

[jat100]

FTS,

No problem if you are in NI. Mine were delivered yesterday. Well chuffed. Thanks free123. ;D

Judging by the above post, it looks like the Iguana Direct lightbulbs are available to Northern Ireland.

[allanhamer]

received mine aswell cheers to the OP :)

fantastic service from the company concerned I think I will be BUYING some off them as a thank you for the rest of the house!!

[tomatojuice]

thanks recived mine also yesterday

great find

[Junier]

Just had my 3rd lot thru this good morning!!!!! ;D

Thanks to the O.P!!!!!

Fantastic find ;D

[Davesmum]

Great Freebie, received these this morning! Thanks!

[Foxy]

got mine 2day cheers ;D

[Careful_John]

Ours came today. Thanks, free123!! :)

[sparky61]

I received another 2 today. Don't know why, I'm not complaining though.
:)

[J_Tous]

Great - got mine this week too, thanks! I use these bulbs anyway as they last loads longer than normal bulbs. The problem I find is getting longlife bulbs for unusual sized lights e.g. spotlights or candle lights.

I also checked out the section on the website where you can put in your postcode for information on energy saving grants, I might be able to get money towards a new boiler, which could come in handy as ours is on the blink...!
Well done Iguana.

[Jo4]

Only ordered on Wednesday and received them today! Has got to be the quickiest freebie ever!

[gaggyball]

Ordered my light bulbs last week and they were delivered on Tuesday.

Thanks, nice one.

[sward2202]

Missed out me thinks. It now says that the offer is closed ???

[jockettuk]

must only have been in the last few hours ordered some abt 2 oclock

[hoyin]

Grrrr I missed out on this one as well ..

The free over is now over.

:-(

[wma345]

hi there all just to let you know i went to get some lightbulbs and they have NOW FINISHED .......... Maybe they will do it again in a few weeks time.

[FruGal]

Many of the £1 stores have 60W equivalents.

[Frogling]

Thanks for this one free123, my lightbulbs arrived this morning. Looks like I just got my registration in on time for the freebies :D

[goldenbolux]

thanks
mine arrived today
as did my mams and everyone elses i know

[Anne_Marie]

Just got mine, ordered them a few days ago, looks like I was just in the nick of time. Thanks Free123, excellent freebie. :-*

[supermum]

Thanks for this, got my two this morning, requested them on Wednesday so got there just in time. ;D

[elvis_bloggs]

In the beginning God said "let there be light" ... that's why we have all these freebie bulbs. ;D

[elly]

just recieved 2 of these philips 20w energy saver light bulbs this morning. Both these bulbs are faulty, when the light is swithed off they flash every 5 or 6 seconds.
I've just phoned iguanadirect 0845 11 22 247 and they said they've had a lot of calls about these, told me not to use them and they will send me out 2 more which will be a different brand.

My complaint is genuine but a good excuse for anyone who has already recieved some to send for some more me thinks!

[Junier]

they said to me to send mine back then would send a replacement pack out :-/

[poppymop]

I received some which I thinks is broken....it rattles!!

Thanks, ill ring them now!!!

[elly]

Both my bulbs rattle but they work fine when switched on its just when switched off that they flicker on and off sounds very strange but true.

[talkshop]

Both my bulbs rattle but they work fine when switched on its just when switched off that they flicker on and off sounds very strange but true.

The rattle is normal, and not broken at all.

I have these bulbs in my house before the offer and they do all rattle.

The flickering when switched off is usually caused by using a non-standard light switch, such as a dimmer or timer switch.

It is not recommended to use dimmers or electronic switches with energy saving bulbs. It does actually say this on the box

[stephentheshark]

Many of the £1 stores have 60W equivalents.


They are generally nowhere near as good as the Philips ones, the poundland ones generate a nasty bluish light

[DebtEverest]

One of my free bulbs blew too. >:(
Interesting to see others have had similar problems.

Will use number listed in previous post to try and get a replacement.

[talkshop]

One of my free bulbs blew too. ! !>:(
Interesting to see others have had similar problems.



Nobody else here has had a blown bulb. Just you I think ;D

[talkshop]

Got another set of FREE bulbs delivered today.

I got in just before the offer closed. ;D ;D


Thanks again ;D

[Loobeylou]

Mine arrived this morning - many thanks to the originator of the post.

[rushnowt]

recieved mine today as well, thanks again for the tip ;) ;D ;D

[krakan]

Many of the £1 stores have 60W equivalents.

The ones in Poundland really aren't worth the effort.. It's incredible - they're that intense (and white) that you can't look near them, but they're so pathetic they can't light our small bathroom.. And it's not as if we do any precision carving in there or anything... :-/

[VeryTrying]

Mine arrived today! I asked for them MONTHS ago - November? I wonder what the holdup was? Still, better late than never and a really good post, thanks "free123".