Energy Saving Light Bulbs

Dustsucks

markyb wrote:

So which ones would you recommend as coming on instantly, as that is my OH's main complaint, because the ones we have take so long to get bright.

The Osram ones seem to have a very slight delay on turn-on but the best I have found so far are by Luxxx which light instantly and at a very good, though still not full, light output. I got mine from Maplin (https://www.maplin.co.uk) when they were on special offer for 97p recently but unfortunately they no longer seem to stock them However, if I find another source I'll post it here.

BTW they also sell a variety of other shapes and sizes, including candle-type - not particularly cheap but could be useful if space is limited.

Clare11

Thank you OAP!
I live in Northern Ireland and I did the same as you....rang John Lewis direct and they told me to ring Liverpool who would be my nearest store! (no store in Northern Ireland)
Success! They had the bayonett 18W low energy bulbs and are posting them direct to me.
Now that is what I call excellent customer service......99p each and free delivery!
They are certainly to be commended! 5 STAR

hookie

I've been using these bulbs for some years. The long life quoted for them needs qualifying. If they are being used where they are being turned on and off a lot, this will substantially shorten their working life. In spite of this I continue to use them for the reasons already stated. The newer designs have improved the time taken to come on and get to their maximum brightness.

italiastar

Avoriaz wrote:

A tad unfair. He is just being enterprising and doing what all shops etc do. Buy cheaply in bulk and sell in small quantities at a profit. Presumably his customers are happy with their purchases.

Sorry I don't agree. If the person want to resell the item they should buy them from the proper trade outlets, which incidentally don't sell to the general public, and pay VAT and tax on such sales / profit (They may be doing this, but I doubt it)

People like this are just trying to make a quick buck! Shops are selling these at a cut - price to encourage people to use thse bulbs and make them affordable. people emptying the shelve are reducing the availability for people buying them for there own use and forcing them to pay inflated prices.

The Diana ticket situation also disgusts me, but that's another subject - same issue though.

MiserlyMartin

builderbob wrote:

I was buying these by the case from Netto and then selling them on ebay and doubling my money. The 18w cost 47p and the 11w cost 49p, and I was slling them for a £1 each plus delivery!
The exact same Philips Genie bulb in argos is/was £3.99.

What is it they say about a fool and his money!!!

Hmmm sure you are very smug. Thats not on. This is morally wrong.

So no wonder Netto sell out of these deals quickly with people like you around! Meanwhile genuine moneysavers lose out while you reap profits. If you want to be enterprising buy from a cheaper proper wholesaler - not Netto!

I hope Netto put a limit per customer on these things.

Quaint1

There must be a glut of these things being imported at the moment as my local Asda (Basildon) had loads of Bayonet fitting 11W bulbs for 98p each. I bought one to replace a 'traditional' bulb that has been dead for ages in my hall - apart from the tube in the kitchen, every single bulb in the house is energy saving!
Au Res.,
Paul

BexTech

We haven't had standard light bulbs for years.

JohnFW

Listen - if you buy a lamp which consumes (say) 10 watts and it is supposed to last 5 times as long as a normal GLS bulb it should last 5,000 hours. But 10 watts for 5,000 hours consumes 50 kilowatt hours or around £3.50 at today's cheapest rates. So the energy cost far outweighs the initial cost anyway. And some of these lamps last 10,000 hours -£7.00.....
It's far more important to make sure you are getting the right bangs for your bucks - i.e. how many lumens per watt! Some phosphors are much more efficient than others!! So you can run a lower wattage lamp perhaps...

jmds

My local Wilkinson's (in North London) currently has them on sale for £1 each as well!

adouglasmhor

lightisfading wrote:

Saw this type today in Wilkinsons - about £2.50 each i think - though might be worth taking your old bulb with you to compare (see below!)

Be warned though everyone - they have a 'mini eco' type which i bought (without looking inside!) for my ceiling 3-spot-and-fan type thing (the normal ones are too long) - and the thread itself is about 1/3 the diameter of a normal one.. very strange!

Also worth noting that if like us you have bulbs that seem to blow every 5 minutes, the energy saving ones should last MUCH longer, negating the extra cost.

that kind is called small Edison screw and is coded SES somewhere on packaging standard is Edison screw ES