39p Energy Saving Lightbulbs in Morrisons - but you've got to be quick!

art600

None of the energy saving lightbulbs are suitable for wall lights and centre 'spray' fittings.

If taxation makes us use them hope the manufacturers make a better range than present

AstonDB6

We have them almost everywhere. I've recently thrown out the first one I bought, certainly over ten years old.

Alan

antenna

art600 wrote: »

None of the energy saving lightbulbs are suitable for wall lights and centre 'spray' fittings.

If taxation makes us use them hope the manufacturers make a better range than present

Very Strange..........How can they not be suitable for wall lights?....maybe they wont fit yours.............dimmer,led or halogen..well ok....but all wall lights!!!..............

woohoo_postingid

No Morrissons near me but my local Wilkinson has Energy Saving Lightbulbs for 40p each (currently half-marked-price of 80p) if that helps anyone.

LEICESTERCITYFC

Morrisons at Leicester Freemans Common,have a large supply BUT beware as they are placed in the next aisle to the full priced bulbs,which are about £3.99 each!!!

koppite

These bulbs have NEVER lasted as long as advertised for me. As for being an EU directive to use them, well someone must have their finger in a mighty fruity pie, and given the directive writing egg-heads a big back hander. I think we should be told! Might as well get them while they're cheap anyway.

Jamsyke

andrewmoorcroft wrote: »

I have found some variable output low energy bulbs that work off a 'normal' switch that trigger by switching them on/off/on quickly. Think they come on at 100%, 70% or 40%. I have considered swapping my dimmer switches back to normal switches to try them but can't find them at 49p! Does anyone know how good this type of 'dimable' low energy bulbs is?

These are really good. I'm guessing you've seen the Megaman one which has 3 or 4 stages. There is one available that you can set at any level, do a search for 'digiflux spiral', they're made by Varilight.

Forget the 49p thing. That's like saying I can find a Ford Fiesta at £10k but I can't find a Ferrari at that price. Expect to pay over £10 for them, cheapest I can find online is 8.50+vat which is actually a cheap price. I work for an electrical wholesaler and our BUYING price is around 6.85+vat from memory.

With energy saving bulbs people get too caught up with the initial investment, but if you do the sums even if you spend £4 on a normal energy saving bulb the ongoing savings are significant.

The 'under a pound' supermarket offers are HEAVILY subsidised so please don't think that genuine lighting/electrical companies with higher prices are ripping you off, they're not.

Jamsyke

andrewmoorcroft wrote: »

Also has anyone found cheap low energy E27 screw 63mm spot lamps in 60, 80 or 100W equivalent?

The cheapest ones available are 8000hours at around £6, but the Megaman version is better quality and rated at 15,000hours, anywhere near £10 is a good price for these.

Jamsyke

koppite wrote: »

These bulbs have NEVER lasted as long as advertised for me. As for being an EU directive to use them, well someone must have their finger in a mighty fruity pie, and given the directive writing egg-heads a big back hander. I think we should be told! Might as well get them while they're cheap anyway.

It will be a few years before they're outlawed and I'm sure it will be gradual, starting with GLS lamps then eventually other types.

There are plenty of good quality low energy bulbs available and the range is getting bigger all the time whilst the bulbs themselves get smaller with higher outputs and faster startups. But expecting to get them all at 49p is missing the point.

Basically when energy savers first became popular the price was prohibitively high and people were reluctant to pay the price so the manufacturers have over the years had to reduce the lifespan of the bulbs in order to bring the prices down and get the market moving. Now people are accustomed to the cheap prices so 'economy' bulbs have become the norm and the manufacturers can't sell their long life 15,000 hour range.

whaleshome2

Thomas_Crown wrote: »

A couple of weeks ago the 15 watt energy saving bulb in the lamp on top of my TV stopped had stopped working at some point while I was away on holiday.

Last week I replaced it with another 15 watt bulb from the same box of 4 & it seemed to be working perfectly, well until the early hours of Friday morning that is. I was browsing the internet when there was a loud bang & the reading lamp fell into darkness! So, the new energy saving bulb lasted 7 - 8 days. What happened to 10,000 hours+ ?

I purchased my first economy bulb early 1993, a philips huge slab of glass that weighs a tonne (and cost £15). It is still in use today, but does look a bit worse than it used to. The inside has turned yellow and the light is a bit dim! It's brother burnt out about 2 years ago.

I have used both of them for about 4 hours a day since they were first purchased, being used as my main hallway lights in 5 houses :rotfl:

Whaleshome2.