[MHT]

Just as an aging population needs more, not less, wattage, Congress imposes this stupid law.
Anyone who is not hoarding 100 watt bulbs is going to be sorry.

[NavyCanDo]

I put them in my son's room replacing his floods, because he was forever leaving the lights on, and that bank of flood lights spun out power meter like a 78 record.

The problem with the CFL floods we put in is, they take awhile to get to their full output, so much so that I have to wait several minutes before I can read him a bed time story.

[DM1]

we switched over to these things about a year ago and we save about 20 bucks a month on the electric bill. They do take time warming up so if it is cold be prepared for a dim minute or two but once they warm up some of them appear brighter than the ones i replaced them with

[KarlInOhio]

The Euros tried to claim that it only takes 1/5 the wattage in a CFL to equal an incandescent. In the US the boxes claim about 1/4 the wattage. From what I've seen it is more like 1/3, so if you want to replace a 60 watt incandescent you'll need a 20 watt CFL, not 13-15 like they claim on the box.

[HoneysuckleTN]

Glad someone admitted it! I have two of those bulbs. One was put outside on the porch, but cold weather made it very dim. I moved it into the dining room. It has lasted several years, but the light is not as bright, even inside. And it hesitates a few seconds before coming on when I flip the switch as I move into the room. For that couple of seconds, I'm walking into a dark room and afraid I'll trip over a cat or something. LOL

The other is in a room where the light is hardly ever turned on. At that rate, it'll last for generations. ;)

Then there are the regular incandescent bulbs I've been buying lately. They changed them to a lower wattage (what was 100 watts is now 90 watts, etc.). Is that to get us used to the dimmer light like from the CFLs? They don't last as long as they used to, either. Cheaper materials? Purposely to force us to buy the longer-lasting CFLs? Who knows!

[Trust but Verify]

Duh!

[staytrue]

I like the cfl’s for hard to reach places because they last a lot longer.

I am looking forward to led’s though which never burn out.

[RaiderRose]

The ones I have used have burned out just as fast, if not faster, than regular bulbs, and the light has sucked. Am I buying the wrong ones? Wrong wattage? I can’t afford a $10 bulb right now.

I am going to start hording I guess. I’ll have to hide them in the attic or my husband will have a fit. lol

[Red in Blue PA]

In 10 years, everyone will have eye problems from reading next to CFL’s.

[ontap]

I put one on a flasher and was amazed to find out it worked!

[AZLiberty]

Forget those wussy little IUD bulbs. You need a manly fluorescent light, 48-inches long. One of these 4-bulb babies really lights up a room -- on only 128 watts.

[Moonman62]

The ones I use are just as bright if not brighter.