Yeah, 23 years my butt...they last 2 years max under normal use. I tried them out and am now replacing them as they blow. The whole thing is yet another global warming scam, and I guarantee that in about 20 years or so, we’ll be reading horror stories about mercury contamination in the landfills because of these things.
I am glad I have a stockpile of the bulbs in 40 60 and 100 watts, enough to last me through till I check out for good which my doc assures me will be within ten years.
The new type bulbs don’t like cold. IF you have them in your UNHEATED garage, expect their life to be VERY short.
I had a bookkeeping client who turned off his heat every weekend. His CFL bulbs didn’t last 3 months.