LED (energy saving) GU10 light bulbs in Aldi or Lidl 2 for £10?
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MrsE_2
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I'm sure I saw a poster recently offering LED (energy saving) GU10 light bulbs in Aldi or Lidl 2 for £10
Can't find them on either of their websites now.
Did I see it?
Well I know I did, but where?
Can't find them on either of their websites now.
Did I see it?
Well I know I did, but where?
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Just bought some in lidl , 5.99 on the display so was pleasantly
surprised at the multibuy discount on the receipt
Haven't tried them yet , slightly sceptical about the 25,000 hour lifetime after rubbish lifetimes on low energy bulbs.
However they do have a 3 year warranty , only shown on the sign though , not on the box . So going to email lidl before using them.0 -
Just bought some in lidl , 5.99 on the display so was pleasantly
surprised at the multihull discount on the receipt
Haven't tried them yet , slightly sceptical about the 25,000 hour lifetime after rubbish lifetimes on low energy bulbs.
However they do have a 3 year warranty , only shown on the sign though , not on the box . So going to email lidl before using them.
Try them & let me know what they are like please :-)0 -
I gave in and tried them before checking 3 year warranty. I have a photo of the sign.
After reading many many reviews of led lights and how rubbish they are I am very impressed. Using them in a ceiling light with upwards pointing lights with glass opaque shades in the sitting room and a 4way light in kitchen with no shades . They are a bright white light rather than the yellowish light from the low energy bulbs they replaced in the sitting room. Other than that seem like equivalent light. Luckily I have 2 light fittings in each room so have them running side by side at the moment.
If and it's a big if , they last the quoted lifetime they will save a fortune. If they last the 3year warranty period they will still save a lot of money and stop me nagging my wife to turn the lights off ! Which is a huge plus for me in itself.
Won't be replacing all my halogens , previous owner seemed to love them . Three of them in a tiny down stairs loo as I don't think it's worth the outlay . They only seem worth it in a room which will have the lights on a lot.
I now need to hunt round my other lidls to buy a few more .
So in summary good light , bright white , only seem worth it in high use rooms. Also haven't tried them in down lighters so can't comment on usefulness there.
Hope this helps0 -
Will they honour their warranty?
I got some full price Philips LED GU10 at about £23 each
from SLD.
The light output matches my previous lamps and doesn't
have the annoying blue cast of earlier catalogue offerings
from non-EU suppliers.
Think it's worth it if I don't re-lamp until 2016.0 -
A tip. Scan the receipt. The heat-printed ones (like you get in a supermarket) fade.The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life.0
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I now need to hunt round my other lidls to buy a few more .
Isn't the offer on this weekend?
Are they selling out already :-(
I planned to try & grab some after work today :-(
I have 6 GU10s in the hall, 6 in the bathroom & 8 in the kitchen :-/
I was going to trial the hall first as I begrudge all that money to light a hallway.
Are they the type of low energy GU10s that stick out a little? I thought they all did that? I thought I was going to have to change all my light fittings?
It wouldn't matter in the hall as they are in spotlight fittings, but my other rooms are recessed, hence why I only planned them for the hall.0 -
They are the same size as GU10 , they just have a glass cover that sticks out say 3mm , so should be fine in recessed , they just wont be flush. Not sure about light coverage , angles etc ( you can tell I read far too many light bulb reviews )
They are out in my lidl now , I would grab them and then ponder as you can always take them back !
Just phoned them and they said the computer said 3 years , have emailed them to get something in writing.
Good tip about receipts though , I have some pcworld ones which are gone ! The aldi/lidl ones seem fine though - all in a folder for future use
I personally would only use them in high use areas which are going to have lights on for 4+ hours a day - do the maths at (50 -3) * x hrs/1000 * 15p * 365 to get yearly saving ( if replacing a 50 watt halogen bulb). I quickly did the maths in the shop just based on saving the full 50 watts as it was a lot easier !0
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