[ClearCase_guy]

The best thing about CF bulbs? "They last 15 times as long a incandescents!!!"
The worst thing about CF bulbs? Somehow, I find myself replacing them about every 6 months.

Most peculiar, Momma.

[driftdiver]

The good part is they only cost ten times more then the old bulbs

[Mastador1]

The best thing about CF bulbs? “They last 15 times as long a incandescents!!!”
The worst thing about CF bulbs? Somehow, I find myself replacing them about every 6 months.
Most peculiar, Momma.

I can tell you exactly what you are doing wrong that is causing the CFL’s to fail. You are turning them on, stop turning them on! If you were an environmentally conscious person you would never turn them on.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***I find myself replacing them about every 6 months.***

I’ve had several CFL bulbs burn out before their time. One lasted 24 hours, another 30 days, another 90 days. Others burn out after about a year.

They do not last near as long as claimed.

[TigersEye]

The worst thing about CF bulbs? Somehow, I find myself replacing them about every 6 months.

Same here. Even the cheapo incandescents I have bought last longer.

High quality incandescent bulbs.

[FredZarguna]

Get LED bulbs. They DO last, and they use even less energy than CFL.

[Paradox]

The best thing about CF bulbs? "They last 15 times as long a incandescents!!!" The worst thing about CF bulbs? Somehow, I find myself replacing them about every 6 months.

You have to use them right, I only use them places where the lights will not be turned on and off relatively quickly (bathrooms), especially hard to reach places. My bulbs consistently last a few years each.