I’ll say one thing for the CFLs, they are an outstanding way to introduce more mercury into the landfills. A big thank you shout out to the dumbass environazis!
You are entirely correct, along with those cute little kiddie shoes that have lights in them. They use mercury switches to make them blink.
The claim that CFL’s last longer is a false claim. That little “fact” was added on so people would not choke at the sight of the relative cost. Just think of the “New and Improved” crap on boxes of detergent for the last 50 years. The only basic thing improved is the packaging.