[Big Giant Head]

That ignores the fact that the normal CFL lasts for 5 years and a normal bulb lasts 1 year (meaning you’d have to purchase 5 bulbs)

I haven't had such luck. I bought 5 or 6 CFLs and only ONE has lasted a reasonable time. It's in the kid's closet where it's used as a nightlight. The rest lasted no better than an incandescent bulb. A couple didn't make 4 months.

I'd like to see the LED lights come along faster.

[rb22982]

I’ve had regular bulbs die in a month. I’ve only had CFLs for 3 months but several of my friends (who convinced me this year to try them out — I was die hard against them last year at this time) have been using them for a long time (like 3-6 years) with no replacements. The only ones we use are the standard 13 watt (60 watt equiv) CFLs and a couple of the big ones are bathroom uses that are 22 watt.

[Westlander]

May have had a bad batch. Mine last 5-6 years, and one of them is over 10 years. And we do use them. Remember that if you turn on a CFL - leave it on for at least 1/2 hour. This drastically increases life.